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Black Ink Rose

Black Ink Rose

February 23, 2017

Guarachi Wine Partners announced the launch of a new domestic product: Black Ink Rose. 


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Backpack Wine

Backpack Wine

February 21, 2017

Source Code Beverage announced the national rollout of Backpack Wine.


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Beverage News

Brown-Forman announces appointment of new whisky maker

Rachel Barrie succeeds Billy Walker
February 20, 2017

Effective March 1, Brown-Forman, Louisville, Ky., announced that Rachel Barrie assume the role of whisky maker for its Scotch whisky portfolio, which includes the BenRiach, The GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh distilleries. 


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Beverage News

2017 Nightclub & Bar show to host more than 600 exhibitors

Tradeshow and convention to take place March 27-29
February 15, 2017
Taking place March 27-29, 2017, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, the Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show will continue to bring the latest technologies, products and strategies for hospitality professionals in the bar, restaurant and nightlife space to the forefront.
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Barbara Harfmann, Between Drinks column

Celebrity endorsements proliferate in the beverage business

Beverage campaigns utilize TV, social media to engage consumers
Barbara Harfmann
Barbara Harfmann
February 15, 2017
In his 2003 hit song “Celebrity,” country crooner Brad Paisley sings about the perils of celebrity and “acting like a fool just ’cause you’re on TV.” Yet, many alcohol and non-alcohol beverage brands recognize that the star power of athletes, musicians and actors often equates not only to deeper consumer connections but also to increased brand recognition that translates into sales.
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life water after dark

PepsiCo's LIFEWTR hosts Art After Dark experience during Super Bowl Week

Starbucks partners with iPayYou to accept Bitcoin payment
February 15, 2017
PepsiCo’s new premium bottled water brand LIFEWTR partnered with traveling night club, Club Nomadic, for Super Bowl 2017. On Feb. 3, during Super Bowl Week in Houston, the brand hosted “Art After Dark,” an entertainment experience fusing music, technology and art, the company says.
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Beverage News

California wine exports reach $1.62 billion in 2016

Premiumization trends continue
February 14, 2017

U.S. wine exports, 90 percent of which are from California, reached $1.62 billion in winery revenues in 2016, a new record, according to the San Francisco-based Wine Institute. Despite challenges from a strong dollar, winery revenues were up 1 percent from 2015.  Volume was 412.7 million liters or 45.9 million cases, it adds. 


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Prestige Beverage Group

Sparkling wines, red wine blends fastest-growing segments

Millennials drive category growth
Barbara Harfmann
Barbara Harfmann
February 10, 2017
Capping several years of steady, modest growth for both domestic and import wines, the wine market in the United States continues to grow, experts note. Fueled by consumers’ interest in fine wine and increased product launches, the market has grown “at mid-single-digit rates on dollars [and] smaller single-digit rates on volume as consumers continue to trade up to more expensive wines,” says Danny Brager, senior vice president of beverage alcohol for New York-based Nielsen. “Sparkling wines in particular continue to grow dynamically at double-digit rates.”
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