Recently added articles from Beverage Dynamics:
"Nobody knows nuthin'!".(EDITOR'S NOTE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... A little over two decades ago, I received the gift of $2,000 from relatives to start a college fund for my recently born son. At the time, I approached a neighbor who was a stockbroker about how best to invest this money and, since we were friends and he didn't need the paltry commission ...
A daily helping of Beverage Dynamics.(FYI: News, Notes & Trends)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Whether you are looking for a daily helping of beverage insight or wanting an easy way to share Beverage Dynamics articles with colleagues, check out Beveragedynamics.com. Our new and greatly expanded web site highlights the day's beverage news that matters most to retail operators and ...
SKYY aims high.(FYI: News, Notes & Trends)
Jan 01, 2009 ... This has been an incredibly busy year for us," said Gerry Ruvo, recently promoted to chairman and ceo of SKYY Spirits LLC, in a wide-ranging interview with Beverage Dynamics. Indeed, the company added several high-profile brands to its U.S. portfolio in the past year, including Cabo Wabo ...
Stoli goes to William Grant & Sons.(FYI: News, Notes & Trends)
Jan 01, 2009 ... William Grant & Sons is now the new U.S. marketer and distributor of Stolichnaya in the U.S., after inking a deal with SPI Group, the owner of vodka brand. "We are extremely proud to enter into this agreement with SPI Group for the distribution of the Stolichnaya vodka brand, a ...
Brown-Forman has sold its Bolla and Fontana Candida Italian wine brands to Italian partner Gruppo Italiano Vini (GIV) for an undisclosed amount.(Business Briefs)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Brown-Forman has sold its Bolla and Fontana Candida Italian wine brands to Italian partner Gruppo Italiano Vini (GIV) for an undisclosed amount. GIV will handle Bolla in all markets outside of the U.S. beginning ...
Beam Global Spirits & Wine.(Business Briefs)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Beam Global Spirits & Wine appointed Peter Wijk as senior director, lifestyle brands, which includes Cruzan Rum and Beam GIobal's ...
Chateau Montelena has entered an exclusive distribution agreement with Vintus in the U.S., effective January 1.(Business Briefs)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Chateau Montelena has entered an exclusive distribution agreement with Vintus in the U.S., effective January 1. Sam's Club released its first Fair Trade Certified wine, called Neu Direction, a 100% Malbec from Argentina. The wine is produced by Vina de la Solidaridad ("vines of ...
American micro-distillers.(Retail Education)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Following in the footsteps of pioneer distillers Ansley Coale and Hubert Germain-Robin (Germain-Robin), Jorg Rupf, (St. George Spirits), Fritz Maytag (Anchor Distillers) and Steve McCarthy (Clear Creek Distillery), a new wave of distillers from all over the U.S. are responding to the ...
Growing beverage alcohol sales at A&P.(Retail Strategies)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Best Cellars at A&P made its initial appearance in Connecticut in November and it represented a new stage in an evolution that has taken the Best Cellars concept from an independent wine boutique to a multifaceted, uniquely merchandised adult beverage emporium affiliated with the ...
Guide to green wines: biodynamic sustainable natural organic.
Jan 01, 2009; ... Green Movement Sprouts Opportunity for Wine & Spirits Going green is gaining acceptance by wine growers, producers and consumers, as well as the press which means distributors, retailers and restaurateurs who embrace these products are finding ways to make their own green. ...
Irish spirits rising: as Irish whiskey makes greater gains percentage-wise than any spirits category, marketers gear up with new promotional activities for 2009.
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Just as the Irish have slowly and quietly emigrated to the far corners of the world, taking their culture and indomitable spirit with them, so, too, have Irish spirits found their way around the globe. Now they're starting to get the attention and respect ...
Yankee doodle dandy! The 2009 Retailer of the Year is Yankee Spirits, headquartered in Sturbridge, MA, which covers all the bases in selling wine, beer and spirits ... and then some.(RETAILER OF THE YEAR 2009)(Cover story)
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the modern age of retail specialization, wine, and spirits shops are sprouting up for every customer and all tastes. There are beer barns stocking unique brews from all over the world; wine shops that seek out only small production Italian vintages, or ...
Tapping into beer profits: category management in beer retailing focuses on maintaining and increasing profitability in a so-called recession-proof category.
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tight economy or not, category management is always applicable to retail sales. Category management offers retailers a systematic approach to managing categories as a strategic business unit. And savvy retailers are increasing their level of commitment to ...
California Chardonnay lightens up: still among California's most popular wines, Chardonnay has evolved into a range of styles to broaden consumer appeal.
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Poor California Chardonnay. Disrespected, disparaged and insulted, it has retailers in a quandary. Its problems all started as a movement that had its own acronym, ABC, which means Anything But Chardonnay. But disparaging Chardonnay is sort of ...
North stars: still the third-largest spirits category, Canadian whisky aims to rise again.(Company overview)
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Because the Canadian whisky category does not attract attention to itself with meteoric sales growth or equally precipitous declines, it can be easy to forget that it is huge: the third largest distilled-spirit category in the U.S. market, behind vodka and ...
Wine selections: the Beverage Dynamics National Retailer Wine Panel recommends a lineup of top quality/value cabernet sauvignons.(RETAILER)
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For this issue, we asked members of the National Retailer Wine Panel to recommend their favorite Cabernet Sauvignons. As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a rating and the wine's suggested retail price (which varies from store to store ...
[(ri).sup.1].(New Products & Packaging)
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Beam Global Spirits & Wine has debuted the company's first ultra-premium rye whiskey, called [(ri).sup.1], pronounced "rye one." The 92-proof, ...
Captain Morgan 100 Proof Spiced Rum.(New Products & Packaging)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Diageo has introduced Captain Morgan 100 Proof Spiced Rum. The new blend has a robust taste balanced with spices, as well as a hint of vanilla ...
Old Forester Repeal Bourbon.(New Products & Packaging)
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Old Forester Repeal Bourbon, a limited-release bourbon expression commemorating the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition, has been launched in retail stores nationwide. The bourbon comes in a gift pack that includes a mock ...
Bols Genever.(New Products & Packaging)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Lucas Bols has reintroduced Bols Genever, an old-school genever created almost two centuries ago, to the U.S. market. The complex distilled white spirit blends maltwine--made by triple distilling a mash of rye, corn and wheat in ...