WX Brands, Novato, Calif., announced its purchase of the Reckless Love and Sunday Funday wine brands. Reckless Love and Sunday Funday wines join WX Brands' group of brands that include Bread & Butter, Chronic Cellars, Jamieson Ranch Vineyards, Jelly Jar and Our Daily Wines.
U.S. wine exports to China were up 14 percent in value to $38.4 million for the first six months of 2018, January through June, compared with the same time period last year, despite the continued threat of increased China tariffs.
Sebastiani, Sonoma Brands assume management of VIANSA Winery
August 21, 2018
Vintage Wine Estates, Santa Rosa, Calif., announced a new partnership with Jon Sebastiani and Sonoma Brands. Sonoma Brands is a food and beverage products incubator and private equity fund led by Sonoma-based Jon Sebastiani.
For mature beverage categories, producing year-over-year growth can be a challenge. For the U.S. wine and spirits markets, sales growth has allowed these categories to increase not only its own yearly comparisons, but also gain market share from other beverage alcohol categories.
Newly retouched label displays imagery of the Argentinian winery
June 20, 2018
The labels depict the winery in bright pastel colors, which replaces the smaller, traditional black-and-white image that originally was featured on the bottles, it says.
Oregon wine company will operate independently following transaction
May 29, 2018
The Underwood family's Wilson Daniels Wholesale, New York, has agreed to acquire Portland, Ore.-based Galaxy Wine Co. from its founders, Matt Elsen and Bob Liner.