The Specialty Wine Retailers Association (SWRA) led by director Tom Wark issued a press release earlier this week alerting the industry that up to 500 California wineries could be prohibited from shipping wine to Illinois consumers if pending legislation is passed. Virtual wineries that hold Type 17 and Type 20 licenses issued by the California … Continue reading “ILLINOIS LITIGATION COULD LOCK OUT HUNDREDS OF WINERIES”

According to the latest study by CAMY, Alcohol companies aren’t spending enough of their advertising dollars on responsibility messages. Here are some quick stats:The report claims that alcohol responsibility commercials made up less than 3% of the nearly 1.5 million industry TV ads that aired from 2001 to 2005, says CAMY. Furthermore, only 2% of … Continue reading “CAMY ATTACKS LACK OF ALCOHOL RESPONSIBILITY MESSAGES”

Based on a report by Melissa Earlam of UBS, NABCA volumes grew 9.1% in May. Growth is up 4.6% year-to-date, as compared to 3.3% ytd in April and a 3.9% increase in 2006. Comps in May 2007 remain challenging, said Melissa.Diageo’s volumes jumped above the market at 9.8% in May (5.1% ytd), while Pernod remained … Continue reading “CONTROL STATE VOLUMES CLIMB 9% IN MAY.”

Beginning July, in-state and out-of-state farm wineries producing less that 250,000 gallons of wine a year can start shipping wine to Arkansas grocery and c-stores. So far no out-of-state wineries have applied for the necessary license to ship directly, however, according to the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and local papers. You are unauthorized to view … Continue reading “ARKANSAS: DIRECT TO RETAILER SHIPPING A WEEK AWAY”

sold exclusively in Costco based on its upcoming animated film, “Ratatouille.” Hailing from the Burgundy region in France, the chardonnay varietal will feature the Ratatouille name and likeness and will sell for $12.99 a bottle. You are unauthorized to view this page. Username Password Remember Me     Forgot Password

The Bush administration strongly opposed a bipartisan amendment by Senators Charles Grassley and Barack Obama to make the immigration bill easier on employers, reports the AP. The amendment would make a new program to stop businesses from hiring illegal workers less burdensome, which Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff called “a serious step backwards” in a … Continue reading “IMMIGRATION AMENDMENT MEETS WITH CRITICISM”

to $373.7 million in the five months to May 2007 compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Chilean Agriculture Ministry’s Office. Export volume grew 27% to 120.6 million liters from the 95.2 million liters in May 2006.The UK and US are the top importers of Chilean wine, constituting 20% and 15% … Continue reading “CHILE’S WINE EXPORT SALES ROSE 33%”

reports that screw cap wines accounted for 17.5% of its wine sales in the 12 months ending May 31. Most of the sales came from white wines (53%), while reds made up 41% and rose and dessert wines compromised the remaining 6.4%. Australia leads the screw cap trend, followed by California, New Zealand and France. … Continue reading “ONLINE WINE RETAILER WINE.COM”

received compensation valued by the company at about $4.1 million in its 2007 fiscal year, according to its proxy statement last week.For the year ended Feb. 28, Sands received a salary of about $1 million and a bonus of $436,348. STZ also gave him “other compensation” valued at $339,984 for the year, including a designated … Continue reading “CONSTELLATION’S CHIEF RICHARD SANDS”

grocery workers and Vons, Albertsons and Ralphs, grocery workers voted yesterday to give their union the right to strike if negotiations for a new contract fail. The grocery chains filed to meet a June 21 negotiation deadline which they claimed was premature. You are unauthorized to view this page. Username Password Remember Me     … Continue reading “IN THE UNFOLDING DRAMA BETWEEN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA”

were marked by several factors, said the company, with these in particular:- “remarkable” cognac sales,- all the Group’s brands moving upmarket,- an ongoing price increase policy,- focused and sustained marketing investment,- a significant reduction in debt, and- the decision to leave Maxxium in 2009.Rémy Martin had an excellent year, says Remy, with the majority of … Continue reading “REMY COINTREAU’S FULL YEAR FISCAL RESULTS”

Tesco unveiled seven locations for San Diego-area Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores Wednesday. Other cities where the UK retailer is building locations include Las Vegas and Phoenix. You are unauthorized to view this page. Username Password Remember Me     Forgot Password

Absolut says it is sponsoring the “Live Earth SOS” short films series aimed at creating awareness for the global climate crisis. The partnership begins 7-7-07 at the Live Earth concert at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.Fifty of the SOS films will debut at the Los Angeles Film Festival on Live Earth Day, on 24 June, … Continue reading “ABSOLUT TO SPONSOR “LIVE EARTH” FILMS”

Yesterday we reported, based on several press reports, that the World Health Organization (WHO) had decided during their World Health Assembly this week that they would initiate a global alcohol ad campaign targeting alcohol abuse. In actuality, those press reports (and ours) were wrong. The WHO has actually decided nothing. Not sure how that confusion … Continue reading “THE WHO PUTS OFF POLICY ON ALCOHOL UNTIL JAN 2008 MEETING”

Terlato Wine Group has signed Grey New York agency to head brand strategy, advertising and marketing. You are unauthorized to view this page. Username Password Remember Me     Forgot Password