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Fine wine firm to pour one of world’s most expensive wines

Fine wine investment firm Oeno is to host its first portfolio tasting in February, featuring 25 wineries including Bordeaux’s Liber Pater and China’s Silver Heights. The company is divided into two branches: the investment division, called OenoFuture, and the trade side, named OenoTrade. Its first trade show will take place in London on 26 February in the Leadenhall Building. Supplying some of London’s leading restaurants, including City Social, The Cinnamon Club and Park Chinois, Oeno is looking to broaden its relationship with the trade and top sommeliers. Its portfolio...

Why Canopy Growth has delayed its cannabis drinks launch

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Canopy Growth Corp has been forced to delay the launch of its first cannabis drinks. Canopy Growth CEO Bruce Linton As shares are marked down and product launches are delayed, the future is hazy for Canada’s biggest cannabis growing firm. Canopy Growth, whose largest shareholder is drinks giant Constellation Brands, has postponed the launch of a line of cannabis drinks as it hasn’t been able to scale its production to commercial levels yet. The grower had planned to launch its first cannabis drinks across Canada in January, but chief executive David Klein said it had only been able...

Molson Coors to Cease Production at Irwindale, Gives Pabst Option to Buy

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Dear Client: Molson Coors Beverage Company just announced plans to cease production at its Irwindale, Calif., brewery by September 2020. “Additionally, Molson Coors has entered into an agreement with Pabst Brewing Co. which gives them an option to purchase the Irwindale facility,” it said. Recall that Molson Coors, then MillerCoors, shuttered its brewery in Eden, … Continue reading “Molson Coors to Cease Production at Irwindale, Gives Pabst Option to Buy” You are unauthorized to view this page. Read the full article

‘The definitive Christmas present for wine lovers’ recreated

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A new book called In Vino Veritas “is the recreation of the definite Christmas present for anyone who loved wine when I was in my 20s,” according to wine writer Steven Spurrier. Published by The Académie du Vin Library, the book, which has been edited by Susan Keevil, is inspired by Cyril Ray’s The Compleat Imbiber – a guide first published in 1957, and one that prompted Spurrier to make the remark. Spurrier, who founded the Académie du Vin Library, described this latest book from the business as “my baby”, adding that In Vino Veritas would be “launching onto the worldwide market something...

Top 10 drinks trends in the US on-trade for 2020

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The low to no alcohol trend will expand Non-alcoholic ‘spirit’ brand Seedlip’s Mr McGregor cocktail In the coming year, expect to see an increase in ‘spirits’ with no alcohol in the US, with a greater variation in products to appeal to different drinkers. On-premise creativity will continue to fuel alcohol-free cocktail menus and bars across the country. The rising popularity of drinks like spritz-based cocktails has helped this category grow. New takes on classic drinks may emerge, highlighting the emergence of low-alcohol Sherries, vermouths and saké options.

Constellation/Canopy Preparing For D-Day

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Dear Client: D-Day is December 17. That’s when Canada will see legalization of edibles and THC-infused beverages. Canopy Growth has been hosting both media and analyst days at its Smiths Falls Campus in Ontario (Canada). They were showing off their manufacturing and beverage facilities before Dec. 17. MKM Partners analyst Bill Kirk (full disclosure: related … Continue reading “Constellation/Canopy Preparing For D-Day” You are unauthorized to view this page. Read the full article

Top marketing moves in drinks: November

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Heineken to sponsor Euro2020 and Champions League Heineken will be the Official Beer Partner of next year’s UEFA Euro men’s football tournament, and has also extended its sponsorship of the UEFA Champions League for the next five years. The two separate agreements means the brewer is now the major beer sponsor of Europe’s leading club and international football tournaments. Its partnership with the UEFA Champions League is already 25 years old, and the new deal extends the brand’s sponsorship through to 2024. The new Euro partnership will see Heineken given exclusive pouring rights in the...

Who is L.A. Libations?

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Dear Client: A couple of weeks ago, the newly styled Molson Coors Beverage Company announced a minority stake in non-alc beverage producer and incubator, L.A. Libations, which has hatched or helped grow giant new age beverage names, like Core Water, Zico Coconut Water, Body Armor, Arriba Chelada and more. But we wondered more about L.A. … Continue reading “Who is L.A. Libations?” You are unauthorized to view this page. Read the full article

Seafood restaurant recycles leftover oyster shells to flavour gin

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London seafood specialist Wright Brothers has jumped on the flavoured gin train and launched a spirit distilled with oyster shells, Amalfi lemon and kelp seaweed. Produced with partners The Ginstitute Distillery of West London, the gin has has been designed to complement Wright Brothers’ menu of oysters, shellfish and fish. It is a savoury gin with high mineral notes and a pink pepper finish. The fishy liquid has been made in partnership with The Ginstitute, which also produces west London gin label Portobello Road, and “provides a sustainable way to reuse oyster shells from Wright...

Top Distribs Having a Good Year, Thanks to Seltzer, Mexican Imports and Guinness

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Dear Client: At the BMI seminar in New York, two former Big Beer execs — Ed McBrien, COO, Manhattan Beer Distributors (formerly president of sales and distributor operations at MillerCoors) and Evan Athanas, CEO Chesapeake Beverage (formerly of A-B), talked about life on the “other” side of the business. Many distributors would probably be heartened … Continue reading “Top Distribs Having a Good Year, Thanks to Seltzer, Mexican Imports and Guinness” You are unauthorized to view this page. Read the full article

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