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Joel Whitaker

The Road to Respectability

(Another in a series about how the Distilled Spirits Council led the transition of the public's perception of the liquor industry.) All through the 1980s, the alcohol industry as a whole, and the distilled spirits segment in particular, found itself under unrelenting attack on two fronts. Mothers Against

[BND] Your Breakfast Briefing --

Good Morning, and Happy Friday! It's August 18, 2023. St. Supery Buys 48-Acre Vineyard for $14.8 Million St. Supery Estate Vineyards & Winery purchased a 48-acre vineyard in Napa Valley's Rutherford appellation. The seller was LMR Wine Estates, and the transaction was estimated

Drop-Shippers Need Virginia License for Each Shipping Location

Drop shipping just took a body blow in Virginia. Drop shipping is a practice where a business sells a product it does not carry in stock but rather contracts with another firm to actually box and ship the order to customers. In a case involving California-based VinoShipper, the court

How Breakthru Identifies Potential in Emerging Brands

According to Oppe, there are three umbrella elements that make a brand stand out and indicate they are ready to partner with Breakthru: product, purpose and people, says Jenna Oppe, National Director, Emerging Brands at Breakthru Beverage Group. According to Deloitte's 2022 Global Marketing Trends report, consumers want

Aperol Partners with US Open

Aperol, the iconic Italian Aperitivo, has signed on as an official partner of the US Open, beginning with the 2023 event, the U.S. Tennis Association said. Aperol will bring a slice of Italian culture to the US Open grounds in 2023. A branded, indoor-outdoor patio bar located off

Australia Has 859 Olympic Swimming Pools of Wine in Storage: Rabobank

That's more than 2 billion lieters of wine or more than 2.8 billion bottles. Improving trade relations between the two countries and the recent removal of Chinese tariffs on Australian barley has led to optimism that five-year tariffs placed on Australian wine in March 2021 may