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SGWS Travel Retail Sales & Export to Rep Ste. Michelle

Southern Glazer’s Travel Retail Sales & Export Division will assume distribution of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates’ award-winning portfolio—including Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14 Hands, ETHOS, Liquid Light, Columbia Crest, ESTIVAL, and more—across the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. The agreement expands upon Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

B-F Pausing Production at Slane Irish Whiskey

Brown-Forman has paused production of Slane Irish Whiskey. "We have a robust supply of maturing whiskey, ensuring there will be no interruption in the availability of Slane for our customers worldwide," a spokesperson told Robb Report. “Demand planning and production forecasting are critical parts of our business;

Judge: Uncle Nearest Better at Spending Money Than Making It

No matter how you slice it, Uncle Nearest Inc. was and still is insolvent, U.S. District Judge Charles Atchley Jr., who is overseeing the receivership case initiated by Farm Credit Mid-America against the distiller, said. Farm Credit initiated the action because it wasn't being repaid on

Feds Probing Uncle Nearest

Uncle Nearest Inc. is being investigated by Federal agents, Philip G. Young, the court-appointed receiver disclosed in a filing, in which he advised the court he had retained Simms Funk, a boutique Nashville, Tenn., firm that specializes in white collar and corporate investigations and regulatory and administrative law among

Sale of Uncle Nearest Underway

A letter of intent to buy "substantially all the assets of Uncle Nearest, Inc., Uncle Nearest Real Estate Holdings, Inc. and Nearest Green Distillery, Inc. was signed on May 29 and was submitted to the U.S. District Judge overseeing the receivership of the troubled distillery Monday (6/1)

Sales Lag Year Ago, Holiday Demand Sparks Weekly Improvement: NIQ

During the four weeks ending May 23, Total Alcohol lagged year-ago levels. Dollar sales reached $8.5 billion but fell -4.7% vs a year earlier, while case volume totaled 164.5 million, down -6.5%, NIQ reports. On a weekly basis, dollar sales grew slightly compared to the

Dewar's Offers Champion's Edition for U.S. Open

Dewar's Offers Champion's Edition for U.S. Open

This year's U.S. Open will take place on Father's Day weekend, June 19-21, and Dewar's, the tournament's official Scotch whiskey, has released Dewar's 19 Year Old 'The Champion's Edition' finished in Old Cabernet Franc