Deep Eddy Vodka Teams Up with the San Diego Padres
From opening day until the final out, Deep Eddy Vodka will be an active teammate at Petco Park.
The vodka brand will host a "season-long outdoor party" at the San Diego Padres stadium, as the official craft vodka of the MLB team, according to a...
Dos Equis Jump Starts the Cinco de Mayo Fiesta
Dos Equis is starting their Cinco de Mayo campaign early in 2015.
This year’s Dos Equis’ Dos de Mayo retail program is geared towards helping consumers celebrate "the biggest Saturday ever," according to a press release. Program elements include...
Blue Moon Rising: Colorado Company Opens a Second Brewery
This year marks Blue Moon Brewing Company’s 20 anniversary, and the company is celebrating that milestone by building another brewery.
“We just locked-down a prime location in the heart of Denver’s rapidly growing RiNo Art District,” said Keith...
J. Lohr’s Pinot on the Patio
J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines announced a new sweepstakes running through June 21, inviting entrants to vote daily on photographs showcasing Pinot on the Patio moments. From the press release:
San Jose, CA – May...
Spotlight QA: Avion Tequila
I recently spoke with Ken Austin, the founder of Tequila Avión, who created the brand after seeing what he called an opportunity in the super-premium tequila market. Austin’s spirit-industry career highlights include time at...
Anheuser-Busch InBev Becomes Most Water-Efficient Global Brewer
Anheuser-Busch InBev has become the most efficient in terms of water use among global brewers, based on publicly available data provided by these brewers, as of May 30
The designation was achieved by reaching an industry-leading water use...
California Wines Achieve Domestic, Global Sales Growth in 2014
The California wine market continues to flourish.
According to The Wine Institute, California wine shipments in the U.S. totaled 225 million cases in 2014, up 4.4% from the previous year, with an estimated retail value of $24.6...
Diageo Announces Leadership Changes
Following the news last week of Larry Schwartz's pending retirement at the end of this year, Diageo announced a number of other executive changes for its North American group.
CFO Dierdre Mahlan will become President...
Spotlight Q&A: Celebrating Heritage and History
Wente Vineyards is the oldest family-owned winery in California, with more than 132 years of history behind the brand. I recently spoke to Carolyn Wente, a fourth-generation winemaker who joined the family business in...
Trip Report: A Week in Spain Wasn’t Long Enough
In April I spent a week traveling across Spain, visiting a number of wineries and sampling vastly different wines as I made my way from Galicia on the Atlantic coast to Tarragona and Barcelona...