Wine Industry News
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Beam Global Spirits & Wine is set to trim yet further the wine side of its business by divesting the Cockburn's Port brand to Symington Family Estates.The Fortune Brands-owned unit, which sold off the bulk of its wine business to Constellation Brands in 2007, said earlier today (7 October) that the ... -
(BUSINESS WIRE)--From Oct. 7 through Dec. 24, United Supermarkets will be helping its guests get a jump on holiday gift giving with a unique opportunity to create custom wine labels in a matter of minutes. Over the next three months, United will host a 3 Dreams Wine tour of north and west Texas at i...United Supermarkets Invites Texans to Dream Up Personalized Wine Labels
October, 07, 2010 -
CONSTELLATION Brands, the US group that bought Australia's largest wine business, Hardy Wine Company, in 2003, has booked an operating loss of $US3 million ($3.03 million) for its Australian and European wine operations. Sales were constrained by a higher Australian dollar and tough conditions in Br...Australia turns sour for Constellation
October, 07, 2010 -
/PRNewswire/ -- Belvedere Vodka announces the launch of a worldwide search for its next Global Brand Ambassador. Aptly called the Belvedere "Dream Job", vodka aficionados and amateurs alike are invited to compete for a chance to win a one year, $100,000 contract working directly for Belvedere and ...Belvedere Vodka Launches a Global 'Dream Job' Competition
October, 06, 2010 -
Jancis Robinson, one of the world's best-known wine writers, has pledged her support against the construction of a shopping mall on prime vineyard land in South Australia's McLaren Vale. Joining the campaign to fight a proposal to build a retail and housing development at Seaford Heights, McLaren ...Jancis Robinson joins fight against McLaren Vale development
October, 06, 2010 -
Some South Australian wine grape growing regions have been ignoring industry pleas to produce fewer grapes.The South Australian Phylloxera Board's 2010 vintage report, found overall tonnages in the state were down, but some areas like the Barossa and Adelaide Hills actually produced more than in pre...Some SA growers defying the wine glut
October, 06, 2010 -
Shares of wine producer Constellation Brands (STZ), which also distributes Negra Modelo beer, are on the rise this morning, up 55 cents, or 3%, at $18.31 after the company this morning beat fiscal Q2 expectations. Revenue for the three months ended in August was down 1.6%, at $863 million, but be...Cheers! Constellation Rises as Wine Sales Beat
October, 06, 2010 -
The fine wine auction boom in Asia has hit a new high after two Sotheby’s sales at the weekend raised more than HK$100m (US$13m). The two auctions – including the cellar of collector Marcus D Hiles and the sixth instalment of the cellar of an unnamed ‘Great American collector’ – sold out ...Sotheby's sales reinforce Hong Kong's position as fine wine hub
October, 06, 2010

