Polarizing a wine varietal-example Rioja:division between those at bottom producing volume& high quality on top
RIOJA BECOMING ‘INCREASINGLY POLARIZED’ Rioja is becoming “increasingly polarized” in terms of quality, according to one of the top winemakers in the region. “Some producers are destroying the image of Rioja by putting Gran Reservas on the market for £8 a bottle,...
New liquor law in effect in DC-Sunday liquor sales now allowed-Costco among first to seek permit
District alcohol authorities today started taking applications from liquor retailers who want to sell their wares on Sundays for the first time. Five businesses are eager enough to do so that they submitted applications on Day 1. Among them is the District’s newest...
Brown-Forman to Set up Own Distribution Company in France
Brown-Forman to Set up Own Distribution Company in France LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Brown-Forman (NYS: BFA) (NYS: BFB) announced today that it is establishing its own distribution company in France, effective January 1, 2014. Brown-Forman's business in France...
Report: Wine industry growth ‘slow and steady’
The wine industry will improve slowly and steadily in 2013, with sales growth ranging from 4 to 8 percent — albeit a lower rate of growth than in the previous three years — according to a new report from Silicon Valley Bank. The wine market will recover, said Rob...
Wineries may have tough time raising prices
Wineries dealing with costly grapes and labor in 2012 tried to raise prices on their finished product, but most weren't able to do so, according to a new report issued today by Silicon Valley Bank. While many wineries think they may increase prices in 2013, executives...
American Single-Malt Whiskeys Serve Notice
The humid streets of Waco, Tex., may not have much in common with the misty glens of Scotland, home to some of the world’s best malt whiskeys. Not much, that is, until last month, when a single-malt whiskey from the Balcones Distillery in Waco bested nine others,...
Ohio liquor sales grew 7% last year-growth coming from both volume and price-12th consecutive year of growth
Ohio logs $849 million in liquor sales for 2012 Ohioans love their booze. Liquor sales climbed 7 percent last year to $849 million, eclipsing the state record set the previous year, the Ohio Division of Liquor Control reported Wednesday. It was at least the 12th...
U.S. wine makers get help from Australian weather woes
U.S. wine makers could receive an unexpected boon from an unfortunate source, namely fires sweeping across much of the southeastern Australia in recent weeks due to unusually hot weather. In addition to at least one death, the fires have taken an economic toll...
South Africa wine exports rise 17%: WOSA
Wine exports in South Africa had touched 417 million liters in 2012, a 17% increase compared to the 2011 figures, according to Wines of South Africa (WOSA) - the generic body for South African wine industry. The amount of wine exported is the largest by the country...