News & Notes

Vinum Cellars Red Dirt Red New Bottle

Winesellers Ltd., the global importer and marketer of fine wines, has announce a newly designed package for Vinum Cellars’ red blend, “Red Dirt Red” (RDR). Paying tribute to the classic cattle farmers and branding irons,...

Liquor Barn Launches On-Demand Alcohol App

Liquor Barn-Party Mart, among Kentucky’s largest locally owned and operated retail chain of beer, spirits and wine has launched a “Liquor Barn” app and an e-commerce component on their website. In conjunction with the app...

How You Can Judge Wine Styles By Their ABV

One of the most useful pieces of information on any wine label is hidden in the small print, whether on the front or back label: the percentage of alcohol it contains. A wine’s alcohol content...

Barton 1792 Distillery Warehouse Collapses Completely

A week after one half of a massive, 1940s-era rickhouse collapsed at Barton 1792 Distillery, the rest of the structure has fallen down. Nobody was injured, the company says in a press release. No one was...

First U.S. Guinness Brewery in Six Decades Opens Next Month

Guinness will operate its first U.S. brewery in 60 years when the brand officially opens a new production facility next month in Maryland. Diageo Beer Company USA has announced that the Open Gate Brewery &...

Heaven Hill Relaunches Dubonnet Rouge Aperitif

Heaven Hill Brands has brought back the historic aperitif brand Dubonnet Rouge. Originally launched in 1846, Dubonnet returns in 2018 in a vintage package with an updated recipe. Bottles will hit shelves this month. Dubonnet is grounded in traditional...

Ron del Barrilito Five Stars

Edmundo B. Fernandez, Inc., founded in the 1797 Hacienda Santa Ana, has announced the worldwide launch of Ron del Barrilito Five Stars, a luxury Puerto Rican rum. This is the first collectible edition of rum presented...

Dogfish Head Announces Just-Add-Ice Summer Pack

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery has announced the release of the Off-Center Your Summer Pack, an assortment of canned brews in a box that converts into a functional cooler. Just pop it open and add...

Wine Column: My Return to Pennsylvania Wine

I thoroughly enjoyed my seven-year tenure at the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB), most of it as chairman of a then-$1.7-billion-dollar operation with over 600 stores and thousands of employees. Never would I have imagined...

Fishers Gin

Dozortsev & Sons Enterprises has announced the availability of Fishers Gin. Fishers Gin combines old English herbs and botanicals found along the Suffolk coast.  Fishers Gin is made with traditional botanicals like juniper, cardamom, orange and...