2011 US WINE EXPORTS, 90% FROM CALIFORNIA, REACH NEW RECORD OF $1.4 BILLION

U.S. wine exports, 90% from California, reached a new record of $1.39 billion in winery revenues in 2011, an increase of 21.7% compared to 2010. Volume shipments were up 5.8% to 455.7 million liters or 50.6 million nine-liter cases.

“The quality, diversity and value of California wines have propelled us to another record year for wine exports,” said Robert P. (Bobby) Koch, Wine Institute President and CEO. “Our success in…

CRAFT BEER STORAGE NOW AVAILABLE IN SAN DIEGO & SOLANA BEACH

San Diego Wine Storage offers climate controlled lockers for local craft beer collectors.

For sure Napa and Sonoma make great wine, but San Diego is one of the hot spots in the United States for craft beer production. With more than 30 craft breweries in San Diego county, local beer lovers have access to some of the best beer…

MILLERCOORS’ TENTH & BLAKE ACQUIRES CRISPIN CIDER COMPANY

Tenth and Blake Beer Company, MillerCoors craft-and-import division, has acquired Crispin Cider Company, giving it a significant presence in the beer industry’s fastest-growing category.

Minneapolis-based Crispin sold its first cases on St. Crispin’s Day, October 25, 2008. The company grew approximately 200 percent in 2011, outpacing the overall cider category’s 26 percent growth during the same period, and is…

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W.J. DEUTSCH & SONS INTRODUCES NEW CALIFORNIA RED WINE – FLIRT

“Your other wine will never know”

With a wink, a nod and slight sassy smile, W. J. Deutsch & Sons (WJD), a leading wine and spirit supplier of more than 25 award-winning brands from around the world, today unveiled the newest addition to its portfolio – Flirt, a red blend from California.

Created through a joint venture with…

DOGFISH HEAD NOBLE ROT: A HYBRID OF BEER AND WINE

Noble Rot is the most ambitious hybrid of beer and wine in thousands of years

Complexity comes from grapes infected by benevolent fungus

Clay is the perfect material for capturing time in a bottle. As molecular biologists have discovered by unearthing ancient tombs, organic residue trapped in porous chards of pottery reveals quite a bit about what our ancestors drank…

[YELLOW TAIL] INTRODUCES SWEET RED ROO

New Blend Dons a Brilliant Label to Launch Sweet Red Blend

All that glitters is not necessarily gold. Bearing a unique bright red prismatic label, , the best-selling imported wine in the U.S., is bringing a bold, expressive and naturally sweet red blend to U.S. consumers through the launch of Sweet Red Roo.

Made in Australia from a…

STARBUCKS EXPANDING BEER, WINE SALES TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Starbucks Corp, which sells the coffee that helps many Americans get wound up for their day, is offering more of their customers a way to wind down.

The world’s biggest coffee chain plans to sell beer and wine in as many as 12 cafes in Atlanta and Southern California by the end of the year, as it expands beyond…

LG FRIDGE CHILLS A CAN OF BEER OR WINE BOTTLE IN MINUTES

It’s the classic dilemma – how do you chill a lukewarm can of beer or bottle of wine and do it quickly? The common answer is to stick it in the freezer and wait about 30 minutes. But this system is not without its faults as anyone who has ever pulled a frozen, deformed can out of the fridge knows…

CONSTELLATION BRANDS POSTS 25 PERCENT DROP IN PROFIT IN 3RD QTR

Constellation Brands Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter profit slumped 25 percent on weaker wine and beer sales in North America, price hikes that hurt sales of two popular wine brands and stepped-up promotional costs.

The results narrowly missed Wall Street estimates. Its shares fell 71 cents, or 3.5 percent, to close at $19.73 Thursday.

The world’s No. 2 winemaker by…