News & Notes

Cape Classics Adds Burgundian Producer Domaine Auvigue To Portfolio

Cape Classics this spring will add another Burgundian producer to its French book. Domaine Auvigue will join the portfolio that includes Philippe Pacalet and Domaine Philippe Colin. In the 19th century, the family settled in village of Solutré where...

Sidney Frank Importing Company Announces Name Change

Sidney Frank Importing Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mast-Jägermeister SE, today announced it will operate under the name Mast-Jägermeister US effective immediately. The name change marks a new era for Mast-Jägermeister SE in the...

Can Irish Cream Expand Beyond Holiday Sales?

Every retailer knows when Irish Cream sells best: the fourth quarter and St. Patrick’s Day. The three months of Q4 alone can account for 50-60% of yearly sales for some Irish cream brands. But can...

Mouton Cadet Changes Style, Packaging

Mouton Cadet will look and taste different this year. Its producer Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA has gained complete control over its sources of supply, from vineyard practices to vinification, and in turn has changed the style...

Johnnie Walker Launches ‘Blenders’ Batch’ Experimental Program

Johnnie Walker announced today the introduction of its new Blenders' Batch series into the U.S. The program is intended to highlight the "art of blending" that goes on in Johnnie Walker production. These labels of these limited-edition, experimental...

Copper & Kings Blue Sky Mining Muscat Brandy

Louisville-based Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. is launching a limited-release 7-year-old muscat brandy: Blue Sky Mining. Matured for 30 months in a Kentucky hogshead barrel, the non-chill filtered spirit is untouched by post-distillation infusion of...

The Top 50 Best-Selling U.S. Breweries Of 2016

The Brewers Association this week released their annual list of the top 50 U.S. breweries from the past year. Results are based on beer sales volume. Of the top 50, a total of 40 were craft brewers. “With such a broad...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Slams Legal Cannabis

Attorney General Jeff Sessions this week gave perhaps his harshest critique of legal cannabis since being appointed by President Trump. During a speech to law enforcement in Richmond, Sessions said: "I realize this may be an unfashionable...

Amazon Adds Alcohol Delivery In Cincinnati, Columbus

Amazon is expanding its alcohol-delivery services by now offering it in Cincinnati and Columbus. The company announced today that its Prime Now one and two-hour delivery service has added wine and beer to its product offerings available in...

Mighty Swell Sparkling Cocktails Mango

Austin-based beverage company, Mighty Swell Sparkling Cocktails, announced the launch of their newest flavor, Mango, the first flavor addition since the company launched in 2016. The new Mango Mighty Swell tastes of sweet, ripe fruit balanced with...