Posted: October 2, 2006 By Bridget Eldridge
At the 23rd Annual Market Watch Leaders Awards Banquet held Thursday, September 28th, in Washington, D.C., Market Watch honored Bill Deutsch of W.J. Deutsch & Sons as "Industry Executive of the Year," as well as the year's best new and established products with the "Leaders Choice Awards.
Posted: October 2, 2006 By Bridget Eldridge
Jacksonville, Florida-based Universal Beverages is launching Snow Queen Vodka in New York City and Miami this month. The spirit, which made its U.S. debut this summer in Washington D.C. and Chicago, is also scheduled to launch in Las Vegas later this year.
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Posted: September 30, 2006 By Bridget Eldridge
Market Watch held its 23rd annual Leaders Awards dinner on Thursday, September 28 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., to salute the nation's most outstanding beverage alcohol retailers. David and Robert Trone of Potomac, Maryland-based Total Wine & More were named the 2006 "Retailers of the Year.
Posted: September 26, 2006 By Bridget Eldridge
El Paso, Texas-based Dos Lunas Spirits has debuted a new line of super-premium Tequilas. Owner Richard Poe II launched Dos Lunas Silver and Reposado Tequila in select Southwestern markets this summer including Texas, Colorado and New Mexico.
Posted: August 22, 2006 By Bridget Eldridge
Connoisseurs who have dreamed about sampling Scotch from a cask will no longer have to make plans to travel across the Atlantic. White Plains, NY-based Pernod Ricard USA is rolling out The Glenlivet Nàdurra next month.
Posted: August 7, 2006 By Bridget Eldridge
Manchester, U.K.-based Boutinot Ltd. will partner with Columbia, MD-based A.V. Imports to distribute the newly revamped Old Fart Wine brand in the United States. A.V. Imports will act as the exclusive U.
Posted: August 2, 2006 By Bridget Eldridge
New Rochelle, NY-based Sidney Frank Importing Co. has announced that its latest ultra-premium product, JC Cognac VSOP, debuts nationally this month. "We've been working on this product for a number of years now, and we've come up with the perfect combination of taste and elegance," says Lee Einsidler, CEO of Sidney Frank Importing Co.
Posted: July 7, 2006 By Bridget Eldridge
Woodland Hills, California-based TGIC Importers Inc. introduced Montes Winery's 2005 Montes Cherub Rosé in June. Produced on Montes Winery's Archangel Estate in Chile's Colchagua Valley, only 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean, grapes undergo the "Vin d'une Nuit" cold maceration process.
Posted: July 7, 2006 By Laura Pelner
Beltran and Sperry, a new importer based in McLean, Virginia, has unveiled its first product, the Tequila-based cream liqueur Tequipal. Made with a mix of 100-percent blue agave Tequila, cream and fruit juices, Tequipal comes in strawberry, mango, coconut and coffee flavors that are designed for the cocktail scene.
Posted: July 5, 2006 By Laura Pelner
Minneapolis-based Phillips Distilling Co. released Black 100 in June, an herbal liqueur that joins the company's portfolio of 100-proof liqueurs. The spirit's launch is supported by a promotion that aims to change the way people consume spirits shots—in a specially designed spoon instead of a traditional shot glass.
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