Joel Whitaker

[BND] Your Morning Briefing

Good Morning and Happy Friday, September 29, 2023. The chill in the air these last few days has confirmed that fall has definitely arrived in the Washington, DC, region.  No one is complaining though – it's definitely sweater weather, but almost any beverage is perfect at this time of the year.

What We're Reading --

It's the big companies that are slowing the wine market We've been hearing about a weak US wine market for years now. But what if it's actually only slumping sales from the Big Seven largest US wine companies? (Wine-searcher) Devil’s Advocate: Avoid the Value for Money Trap Robert Joseph

Earnings

Marie Brizard Sales, Profit Advance in Half

Marie Brizard said its net revenue in the first half was 14.3% higher than in the like year-earlier period. Net profit more than doubled, rising to Eur 5.1 from Eur 2.5 a year earlier. This improvement is mainly due to increased sales in part of the international

Corporate Social Responsibility

Kit NA Brewing Tackles Mental Health Stigma

Kit NA Brewing, the award-winning and crushable non-alcoholic Portland, Maine, beer brand is proud to announce its inspiring and powerful initiative, "Kit NA's Tuned In." This corporate social responsibility initiative involves partnering with leading organizations to help confront one of the most defining issues of our generation: the growing mental

Sponsorships

Actor and Producer Dave Bautista Joins Devils River Whiskey Ownership Group

Devils River Whiskey welcomes Dave Bautista, the actor, to its ownership team and as the newest member of its Devils Advocates: a group of Devils River Whiskey and bourbon enthusiasts involved in supporting the brand's social responsibility efforts and overall mission. Since the introduction of the brand in 2017, Devils

Crime

PLCB Closes All Stores in Philadelphia Area After 18 Are Looted

Eighteen Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board retail stores were looted in Philadelphia after a judge dismissed all charges against a former Philadelphia police officer in a fatal shooting during a traffic stop. As a result of the looting, the PLCB closed 48 retail wine and spirits shops in Philadelphia and one

Who & What --

Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. said Alex Ryan is retiring from his role as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the company. The Duckhorn Board of Directors has appointed Deirdre Mahlan, a veteran of the alcohol and beverage industry, as interim President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson, and has initiated a

Earnings

Vintage Wine Estates Restates Earnings

-Vintage Wine Estates, Inc. (Nasdaq: VWE and VWEWW) said it will restate its previously issued consolidated financial statements for the first, second and third quarters of fiscal 2023, which ended Sept. 30, 2022, Dec. 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023, respectively. The adjustments resulted from a reassessment of technical accounting

Health

What We're Reading --

True grit: 5 times Coors came back from the brink A flood, Prohibition, World War II, the advent of light beers and lack of a national presence all threatened Coors Brewing Co.  Here's the story of the decisions that led Coors to do what so many of its contemporaries didn't

AVA

TTB Proposes Nine Lakes of East Tennessee AVA

Responding to a petition from the Appalachian Region Wine Producers Association, the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau proposed establishing the "Nine Lakes of East Tennessee AVA." The proposed AVA contains about 4,064 square miles (2,601,390 acres) in Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon,

What a Fed Gov't Shutdown Means for Bev/Al

Just because the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau closes its doors during the expected forthcoming partial government shutdown, doesn't mean you won't be expected  to file tax returns and pay taxes to the bureau. It also doesn't mean that there's a lien against your business, or if it goes into

Promotions

Crown Royal Presents $100,000 Check to Black Rodeo Riders

Crown Royal has pledged $100.000 to the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Foundation (BPIRF), a fund designed to empower the Black rodeo community and inspire a new generation of riders to pursue their passion as part of the Hats Off Grant, which will offer financial support so  four cowgirls and

New Products

Creador Agave Spirits Released Nationwide

Creador Agave Spirits announced their second release. It featuring six ancestral style expressions each milled by hand, clay pot fermented and distilled by maestro palenquero José Alberto Pablo from San Bernardo Mixtepec, Oaxaca. Creador is also pleased to announce that they are now available to ship to most states nationwide.

[BND] Your Morning Briefing --

Good Morning, and Happy Thursday.  It's September, 28, 2023. Washington State May OK Fingerprint Scans to Buy Alcohol, Cannabis The Washington State Legislature is considering give the State Liquor and Cannabis Board rulemaking authority over the use of  biometric age verification by private entities to buy alcohol or cannabis. Biometric

Who & What--

Wilson Daniels promotes Shannon Coursey to executive vp-national sales and marketing. She's been senior vp-national sales since 2019.

What We're Reading --

How a Beloved Manga Helped a Berkeley Winery Blow Up in Japan There’s really no way to prepare yourself for the news that, for seemingly esoteric reasons, you’ve blown up in Japan. Bridget Leary, the general manager at Berkeley’s Broc Cellars, remembers the day she received the

Alcohol Policy

Washington State May OK Fingerprint Scans to Buy Alcohol, Cannabis

The Washington State Legislature is considering give the State Liquor and Cannabis Board rulemaking authority over the use of  biometric age verification by private entities to buy alcohol or cannabis. Biometric age verification is a process by which a person’s identity is confirmed online or in-person through fingerprints or

Holistic Spirits Intros a Specialty Vodka and Harmony Gin

Both are all-natural and botanical ingredient-based products that "offer consumers a better way to drink." Using carefully crafted and certified green distilling methods, Origen and Harmony marry science, nature, and artisanal distillation. After four years of applied testing Holistic Spirits has a patent pending on its unique alcohol composition invention,

Promotions

Sam Adams Intros 'Beer Fest, Beer Fear'

Thirty-eight percent (38%) of American beer drinkers admit that Cenosillicaphobia - the fear of an empty beer glass - is a relatable fear, according to a new survey1 commissioned by Samuel Adams and conducted online by The Harris Poll. In fact, 20% of American beer drinkers say they'd rather run

Corporate Social Responsibility

Murphy-Goode Winery Awards $25,000 to 3 Community Projects

Murphy-Goode Winery announced in April 2023 its new "Goode" campaign, A Really Goode Cause, that sought three non-profit organizations to each receive a $25,000 donation for supporting their local communities, all in the name of sharing some "goode." Following a three-month nomination-based search and submission review process, Murphy-Goode  selected

Distribution

Kings County Distillery Enters Maryland, Delaware and DC

Kings County Distillery said it expanded its distribution footprint to Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. with a partnership with Lanterna Distributors. The agreement connects Kings County's most significant markets in the Northeast with the rest of the country. With this arrangement, Kings County is now available to retailers, bars,

Imports

Demeine Estates Announces New Import Partnership with Villa Sandi

Demeine Estates, a fine wine importer and marketer, said it  has been awarded the exclusive import partnership of Villa Sandi, Italy's leading Prosecco producer. Beginning in January 2024, Demeine Estates will manage the U.S. distribution and execute the marketing activities of Villa Sandi's renowned portfolio of Proseccos from DOC

New Products

Glenglassaugh Relaunches Core Range with 3 Coastal Single Malts

Glenglassaugh Distillery relaunched its core range with three coastal single malt whiskies – 12 Year Old, Portsoy, and Sandend – along with a new bottle design for the full portfolio. The overall artistic direction of the brand has evolved, taking inspiration from the rippling sand tides at Sandend Bay, with touches of

Advertising

Bacardi says It 'Took Over' 2023 Video Music Awards

In partnership with MTV, BACARDÍ launched a 360-degree campaign that celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and highlighted the brand’s longstanding roots within the genre. Leading up to and throughout the ceremony, BACARDÍ executed several VMA programs, including: ·       Bacardi x MTV Limited Edition Bottle: Featuring a specialty design that

[BND] Your Morning Briefing

Good Morning, and Happy Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Bourbon Gains Share Point on Drizly; Scotch Down a Bit, Irish Up Bourbon inched up 1 percentage point to 40% on Drizly thus far this year, as did Irish whiskey, but Scotch whisky lost 2 share points, as Drizly reported its sales