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Jolly Roger Brew Opens Brewery in Mooresville, NC
A new brewery opens on Lake Norman, in Mooresville NC. - October 04, 2017 - Jolly Roger Brew
Royal Dragon Vodka Presents World's Most Valuable Bottle of Vodka, The Eye of The Dragon
Royal Dragon Vodka will unveil “The Eye of the Dragon” at Studio City Casino's Anniversary Gala Dinner, on 7th October 2017 in Macau. This beyond luxury masterpiece is a 6 liter bottle of the most premium Royal Dragon “Imperial” Vodka, incorporating an extremely rare, round and fancy intense yellow diamond of 50 carat (GIA certified) plus almost 15,000 additional diamonds and nearly 2 kg/4.5 lbs of 18 karat gold. - October 03, 2017 - Dragon Spirits Limited
Local Whiskey Lab Company Supports Habitat for Humanity Women Build at Hard Hat and Black Tie Event
BRAIN Labs, LLC donated a Whiskey Lab Double Barrel Gift Pack for auction at Habitat for Humanity Portland Metro/East Hard Hat & Black Tie Event. These unique vessels are designed for home enthusiasts to explore “barrel aging” whiskey or other spirits, without the barrel. The seventh annual event will be held at the Portland Art Museum Friday, October 6th. - October 02, 2017 - BRAIN Labs, LLC
Château de Pommard Reboots Burgundy
A New Brand Image Sets the Stage for the Future - July 20, 2017 - Chateau de Pommard
Twinpanzee Brewing Company to Open Loudoun County’s Newest Family Owned Nano Brewery in Sterling, Virginia: Grand Opening Celebration Saturday, August 12, 2017 12pm-10pm
Twinpanzee Brewing Company, Loudoun County's most anticipated new nano-brewery is set to have their Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, August 12, 2017 from 12pm to 10pm. - July 20, 2017 - Twinpanzee Brewing Company
Columbia Based Owner Opens 2nd Casual Pint in Lexington South Carolina
Doug Harmon, owner of The Casual Pint in the Vista section of Columbia, will open his second location in Lexington this Friday. - July 12, 2017 - The Casual Pint
Critically Needed Houston Startup Velour Imports Listed in Tech.co Competition, Your Vote Critical to Reach Semifinals & to Equalize Access to $300 Billion Beer Market
The secret to equalize access to $300 billion beer market lies within the opportunity to expand a craft brewer’s distribution network abroad. - July 10, 2017 - Velour Imports
Gray Wolf Craft Distilling Releases Timber Sassafras Rested Gin
Maryland Distillery gets Sassy with Barrel Rested Gin Debut Gray Wolf Craft Distilling is proud to announce the newest addition to its spirit line, Timber Sassafras Finished Gin. Gray Wolf Craft Distilling expands its trade, with gin, eight months after launching its premier spirit, Lone Single... - July 01, 2017 - Gray Wolf Craft Distilling
NZ Wine Navigator Provides Wines at "NZ Meets LA" Dinner at LA Food Bowl 2017
Sianne Dixon-Hall recently represented NZ Wine Navigator at the LA Food Bowl 2017 event, NZ Meets LA, dinner at Tangaroa Fish Market & Raw Bar. https://winepredator.com/2017/05/19/nz-meets-la-dinner-at-tangaroa-during-la-food-bowl-2017/ Tangaroa is a restaurant and fish market with a friendly... - June 09, 2017 - NZ Wine Navigator
World’s Best Breweries Battled It Out at the 11th Annual San Diego International Beer Competition: Moonlight Meadery Wins Two Medals
Moonlight Meadery wins Gold and Silver medals at International Beer Competition. - May 06, 2017 - Moonlight Meadery
Wine Industry Veteran Michael Ditch Partners with Beverage World Specialties
Beverage World Specialties (BWS), the upstart international beer, wine, and spirit supplier, has attracted another beverage industry veteran with the addition of former RNDC wine guru Michael Ditch as partner and vice president – director of wines. With his broad wine experience spanning... - April 30, 2017 - Beverage World Specialties
300 Years Later: Burgundy Unmasked
Château de Pommard’s New Wine Experiences Explore the Mystery of UNESCO’s World Heritage Climats. - April 20, 2017 - Chateau de Pommard
Minnesota Hard Cider Makers Form Guild, Organize Minnesota Cider Week
Minnesota Cider producers have formed a guild for the purpose of developing and promoting Minnesota-made Cider. Together they are organizing Minnesota Cider Week June 5-10, a week-long celebration of cider with multiple events at different venues throughout the Twin Cities. The Craft Cider Festival on Saturday June 10 at City Place in downtown St. Paul offers a tasting of 50 different ciders from around the world. - April 19, 2017 - Minnesota Cider Guild
New Trade Show Debuts in Lafayette, Louisiana This Summer
The new, semi-annual Southern Wholesale Gift Show debuts in Acadiana in July, welcoming boutique and retail buyers and wholesalers to the Cajun Dome Convention Center in Lafayette for a weekend of fun and profit. - April 07, 2017 - Southern Wholesale Gift Show
Beverage World Specialties: New International Consortium Brings Broader Access for Today’s Specialty Beverage Trends
Recognizing that consumer appetites clash with recent distribution challenges, Jeff Coleman, a former Paulaner USA executive, is launching Beverage World Specialties (BWS). - March 24, 2017 - Beverage World Specialties
Craveyon CloudWines Conquers The Chronicle
Craveyon CloudWines is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with, and it is indeed their wines that are catapulting them to success like never before. This year alone, three of Craveyon’s wines were awarded at the reputable San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, including their uber... - March 16, 2017 - Craveyon CloudWines®
Southwest Spirits & Wine Releases Calamity Gin and Knockmore Irish Whiskey
Southwest Spirits & Wine, a joint venture between Southwest Distillery and Prairie Creek Beverages, releases Calamity Gin and Knockmore Irish Whiskey. In a journey to create a gin for the next “gin”eration that would appeal to non-gin drinkers it took the President and Master... - February 09, 2017 - Southwest Spirits & Wine
Apprise Named 2016 Lehigh Valley Business of the Year
Global ERP and supply chain management software firm accepts annual top honor for excellence. - January 07, 2017 - Apprise Software, Inc.
New Holland Brewing Announces Beer Distribution in Pacific Northwest Through Columbia Distributing
Holland, Michigan-based craft brewery and artisan distiller, New Holland Brewing, has announced plans to distribute their beer to Oregon and Washington through a new partnership with Columbia Distributing beginning in December. These new territories are part of the brewery’s growing 34-state distribution network. Beer will be available in the Pacific Northwest at restaurants, pubs and retail locations. - November 23, 2016 - Columbia Distributing
Apprise Announces Its Newest ERP Software Version
Apprise® ERP Version 7.6 Offers Features Specifically for Consumer Goods Suppliers - October 27, 2016 - Apprise Software, Inc.
Gunbarrel Brewing Company Coming to Boulder, Colorado in 2017
Boulder couple inks lease on 20,000 square foot brewery facility in Gunbarrel. - October 23, 2016 - Gunbarrel Brewing Company
Whiskey Lab to Offer Oregon Oak Barrelheads - the At-Home Spirit Aging Team Offers a New Rare Wood Option to Reach Kickstarter Stretch Funding Goal
BRAIN Labs, LLC, a Portland, OR-based company that manufactures Whiskey Lab at-home spirit aging containers today announced that they plan to add Oregon oak (Quercus garryana) to their lineup of interchangeable wood Barrelheads. Launched on the popular crowdfunding platform Kickstarter on July 27th campaign ends September 25th, 2016. Whiskey Lab has already surpassed its initial $12,500 USD funding goal. - September 21, 2016 - BRAIN Labs, LLC
Bellavita Expo Amsterdam 2016 - Food & Drink Buyers
Discover food and drink of the highest quality and innovation at Bellavita Expo Amsterdam 2016, the second edition of its Amsterdam show which will take place on the 20th - 21st November. Bellavita Expo showcases the most unique and high-quality products in the industry right now, as well as... - August 22, 2016 - Bellavita
Odyssey Beerwerks Oktoberfest Tapping w/the Mayor of Arvada - 8/18
Nobody really waits until October for their Märzens, do they? - August 12, 2016 - Odyssey Beerwerks
Whiskey Lab Barrel-Aging, Without the Barrel
Whiskey Lab is a unique vessel designed to explore “barrel aging” whiskey or other spirits, without the barrel. The vessel performs like the full-sized barrels, without the disadvantages of mini barrels and sticks. As you make a barrel smaller, you have a higher ratio of wood in contact with a smaller volume of liquid inside, which can cause the woody-flavored elements to diffuse into the liquid too quickly. Whiskey Lab keeps the ratio of wood-to-liquid similar to a full-sized barrel. - July 27, 2016 - BRAIN Labs, LLC
American Wine Journalist Inducted Into Prestigious Madeira Wine Brotherhood
Seattle-Based Wine Journalist Roy Hersh Honored with Induction Into Prestigious Madeira Wine Brotherhood - July 24, 2016 - For The Love Of Port
Apprise Debuts Updated Version of Its Mobile Application
Apprise® Mobile version 2 offers improved performance and new, key features created with consumer goods distributors in mind. - June 15, 2016 - Apprise Software, Inc.
Brett Dennen Adds Winemaker to His Resume in Time for Bottlerock Napa Valley
Brett Dennen's 93 point highly rated sparkling rose Charismatic Fool was picked by VinFormant wine merchant in Napa Valley as their official wine for Bottlerock. - May 27, 2016 - Vinformant
Penn Brewery Names Wilsbach Distributors and Nittany Beverage as 2015’s Penn Beer Wholesalers of the Year
Pittsburgh-based Penn Brewery has named Harrisburg-based Wilsbach Distributors and State College-based Nittany Beverage its Wholesalers of the Year. The award is granted based on year-on-year dollar sales growth of Penn Brewery beers. - February 19, 2016 - Penn Brewery
Apprise® ERP Earns German Financial & Accounting Certification
Certification of leading ERP solution for consumer goods is an integral step in working with businesses operating in Germany. - February 07, 2016 - Apprise Software, Inc.
Moonlight Meadery ® Offers Valentine Romance by the Glass... Sip of Love and Legend
History of Valentine's Day, mead, ancestor of fermented beverages, Valentine events. - February 02, 2016 - Moonlight Meadery
Peachy Canyon Winery Takes Paso Robles Wine to Cuba
Paso Robles, California winery is invited to participate in an international wine symposium held in Havana, Cuba, to celebrate the recent lifting of the US-Cuba trade and travel embargo. - January 27, 2016 - Peachy Canyon Winery
SANP Enters Letter of Intent to Acquire Dominican Republic Tobacco Company
Santo Mining Corporation also known as Cathay Lifestyle Group Inc., (OTC PINK: SANP), (the "Company"), announced the signing of a letter of intent to purchase a controlling interest in a tobacco company in the Dominican Republic, Tabacalera Café Fuerte SRL. Additional revenue... - December 14, 2015 - Santo Mining Corp.
NoDa Brewing Company Collaborates with Night Shift Brewing
NoDa Brewing Company to kick off their sour program by bringing back a collaborative brew with Night Shift Brewing titled Stop, Collaborate & Glisten. - December 12, 2015 - NoDa Brewing Company
Brain Labs Innovation Group to Launch Flagship Product, "Whiskey Lab," the Better-Than-a-Barrel Aging Solution
Whiskey Lab’s development was inspired by its creators’ experience aging white whiskey that they made together in a distilling class. Looking to develop the complex flavors that they enjoyed in commercial whiskeys, they tried many of the products available on the market, but were left disappointed. Whiskey Lab allows aspiring spirit crafters to enjoy the process of wood-aging and tasting, with the same professional-quality experience of a full-sized whiskey barrel, on a home scale. - December 11, 2015 - BRAIN Labs, LLC
Growing at a Tremendous Speed, JustWines Now Sells Over 2300 Different Kinds of Aussie Wines, Aussie Sparkling & French Champagnes
JustWines, Australia’s favourite online wine store is pleased to announce that it now sells more than 2300 different kinds of Aussie Wines, Aussie Sparkling & French Champagnes. - December 11, 2015 - Just Wines
New Wine Picker App Wants to be Your Pocket Sommelier
Intuitive wine app scans and recommends the best sips from restaurants wine lists; recently launched Kickstarter campaign. - November 28, 2015 - Wine Picker
Jack Joyce Scholarships Totaling $85,000 Awarded to Seven OSU Fermentation Science Students
Columbia Distributing and Rogue Ales awarded scholarships to seven Oregon State University (OSU) Fermentation Science students, totaling $85,000. The Jack Joyce Schoalrship, as it's known, honors the Oregon beer icon and late founder of Rogue. Generous donations were made from Hop Valley Brewing, the Beer Institute, Great Western Malting Co., Wyeast Laboratories, Inc. and Crux Fermentation Project, among others. - November 13, 2015 - Columbia Distributing
Deadhead® Rum Transitions to a Larger Distillery
Deadhead® Rum-which recently won a Gold Medal for its Amber Rum and a Platinum Medal for its bottle design at the 2015 Sip Awards, the international spirits competition held in Newport, CA-will move distilleries this month to keep up with growing demand; its sales have nearly doubled in the... - October 31, 2015 - Iconic Brands
Iconic® Brands’ Apocalypto® Tequila Wins Big at Glorious Spirits' Made in Mexico Awards
At the 2015 Glorious Spirits' Made in Mexico Awards, both the Apocalypto Blanco and Apocalypto Reposado expressions from Iconic® Brands took home Gold Medals. Occurring in San Diego, the tasting is judged by industry executives, who rate each spirit's appearance, aromatics, flavor, mouthfeel... - October 11, 2015 - Iconic Brands
Iconic® Brands’ Sangre de Vida® Tequila Wraps Up the Summer in a Big Way
At the seventh annual Sip Awards held in Newport Beach, CA, consumers judged over 400 spirits, and Sangre de Vida® came home with a Silver, Bronze and Gold Medal for its Blanco, Reposado and Añejo expressions, respectively. Winning these medals, qualifies these Sangre de Vida®... - October 04, 2015 - Iconic Brands
Hoppiest Beer of Your Life Challenge – Guaranteed
Hoppy Life Challenge - from August 21 – 28 go to www.hopblast.co and use promo code “hoppylife” to receive free shipping and 2 additional Hop Blast containers. Put all 3 Hop Blasts and aroma hops on your beer at once, and you'll experience the hoppiest smelling beer of your life. Guaranteed or your money back. - August 23, 2015 - The HopBlast Company
Santo Mining, Corp. Announces Chief Executive Officer Resignation
Santo Mining Corporation (OTCBB: SANP), (the "Company"), announced today that Mr. Alan French, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, has tendered his resignation, effective immediately. The company indicated Mr. French's resignation is unrelated to his work performed at the Company, and... - July 14, 2015 - Santo Mining Corp.
3D Wines and WineVIP Team Up to Offer Wine Loving Americans a Chance to Own Parcels of Terroir in Some of the Greatest Appellations of France
UK based 3D Wines announced today a partnership with WineVIP of California which will enable American consumers a unique opportunity to lease a dedicated parcel of classic terroir in France. Then a skilled and passionate vigneron will cultivate and harvest their grapes and produce a small quantity... - June 06, 2015 - 3D Wines Ltd
Iconic® Brands’ Sangre de Vida® Wins Big at The 2015 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Three expressions—the Blanco, Reposado and Añejo—from Iconic® Brands' Sangre de Vida® were honored with Double Gold Packaging Design Awards and Silver Medals from The 2015 San Francisco World Spirits Competition that took place in late March. Made in Jalisco, Mexico,... - April 24, 2015 - Iconic Brands
Iconic® Brands’ Sangre de Vida® Reposado Receives Major Accolades at WSWA
Walking away with not only a Double Gold award from the 2015 Spirit Tasting Competition at the 72nd annual Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Convention, Iconic® Brands' (www.iconicbrandsinc.com) Sangre de Vida® Reposado Tequila also took home the honor of Best of... - April 22, 2015 - Iconic Brands
Exclusive Opportunity Coming to the USA: Wine from Your Own French Vineyard
For wine-loving Americans who appreciate quality French wine, an exclusive French Vineyard Partnership opportunity is coming soon to the USA via an exciting new collaboration between 3DWines (UK) and WineVIP (USA). - April 18, 2015 - 3D Wines Ltd
New York Wine Events to Present Its Inaugural NYC Spring Wine Festival at the Broad Street Ballroom in Downtown Manhattan, Saturday, May 9, 2015
New York Wine Events will host its inaugural NYC Spring Wine Festival: A Celebration of Wine Downtown at the Broad Street Ballroom in lower Manhattan on Saturday, May 9, 2015. Festival attendees can choose from two sessions, Afternoon: 3-6pm or Evening: 8-11pm. Learn more at NewYorkWineEvents.com... - April 02, 2015 - New York Wine Events
Fine Selection of Wines from Baja California Now Available in the US
A distribution contract signed for a comprehensive selection of Wines from Baja California (Mexico) - January 15, 2015 - Volubilis Imports, Inc.
Boneshaker Brewing Company Announces Expansion, Launch of Second Brand
The Black Vinyl Ale Project will produce exclusively Barrel-Aged and Sour beers. - December 11, 2014 - Boneshaker Brewing Company