Afternoon Brief: Sonoma County Vintners Announces “Wine Is Us” Campaign Promoting Positive Benefits of Wine

Sonoma County Vintners (SCV) is excited to announce their new Wine Is Us multimedia campaign as part of their ongoing efforts to advocate for and promote Sonoma County wines to the world...

Zurich, June 3 - Amcor Capsules – the market leader specializing in the design and manufacture of capsules, closures, and eco-responsible foils for still wines, sparkling wines, and spirits – is preparing to launch ESSENTIELLE, a plastic-free foil made of aluminium and paper, in October 2024. With more than 280 years of history, Moët & Chandon, owned by LVMH, manages the largest vineyard in Champagne, with nearly 1,300 hectares of vines. The brand intends to continue its movement towards more sustainable packaging and is working with Amcor Capsules on the development and launch of its plastic-free foil. AN INNOVATIVE AND ECO-RESPONSIBLE CREATION The ESSENTIELLE foil is created using paper made in Europe, a material that has a lower carbon impact than other solutions made of plastic on the market. Indeed, by replacing plastic by paper the carbon footprint of this product is 31%1 lower compared to standard polylaminate foils. In addition, ESS

Best of the Best Awarded to Grandaddy Mimm’s Distilling Co. Barrel Aged Shine  December 21, 2022 (Santa Rosa, Calif.) — Winners have been announced for the 2022 Craft Distillers Spirits Competition, which took place in Santa Rosa, Calif., earlier this month. Taking the top spot this year is Grandaddy Mimm’s Distilling Co. Barrel Aged Shine, a limited production release from the Blairsville, Ga., producer.  The distillery is named for famed bootlegger Jack “Mimm” McClure, whose great-grandson, Tommy Townsend, founded the company using the secret family recipe. Judges described the Barrel Aged Shine as “sexy,” “earthy,” “rich,” “velvety” and “full of holiday spices,” At the end of the competition, the Shine took a Best Whiskey, Best of Class, double gold medal as well as Best of the Best honors. The distillery’s Sorghum Rum also won Best of Class honors (see list below).  Debra

Champagne Billecart-Salmon Launches Louis Salmon 2008

12 April – Named after the House’s very first chief winemaker, this 100% Chardonnay Grands Crus champagne takes you on a journey to the heart of the exceptional terroir of […]

Each season brings new and exciting happenings for our World Cooperage Account Managers around the globe as they work with our partner winemakers. We checked in on a few of them recently to see what was shaking in their part of the world. Come take a peek with us! Today we bring you updates from Paso Robles, the Sierra Foothills, Canada, France, and Chile. Stay tuned for our next update where we will hear from Account Managers in different parts of the world. FRANCE Emmanuel Boudaric, Account Manager Bonjour from sunny Bordeaux where the fruit set is in full swing in the Medoc region! The sales campaigns of the Classified Grands Crus for the 2020 vintage en Primeur are showing good momentum on the recovery of the wine trade. The end-of-aging tastings for the 2019 vintage and the first tastings of 2020 are led by exceptional quality. It is also the time of the year when we start to look into the upcoming 2021 vintage and discuss technically with our customers on adapting the best toast

25 Years in Prison for 5 Attackers of Bordeaux Wine Tycoon Bernard Magrez: On 30 April, the first chamber of the Bordeaux criminal court convicted the six men charged with kidnapping and burglarising Bernard Magrez, owner of four Grands Crus Classés, and his wife, at their Bordeaux home overnight on 11 January 2018... The post Afternoon Brief, May 4th appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/05/04/afternoon-brief-1857?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1857 Published Date:Tue, 04 May 2021 21:45:58 +0000 

Equipment for Wine Quality When Scott Laboratories, the industry’s leading supplier for the North American wine community for over 80 years, began working with German manufacturer Willmes in 1982, it was not long before the company principals realized the sheer ingenuity and technological advancements behind the Willmes press. In the European agricultural arena since 1918, Willmes’ engineers invented the first pneumatic grape press in 1951 and the first tank press in 1974, creating an industry standard as the only field specialists in pressing technology. A title they’ve now held for over 100 years. MERLIN Plus+SIGMA Now, after a relationship that has lasted more than 35 years and three generations, Scott Laboratories and Willmes can proudly proclaim to be supplying the wine industry with the most innovative, efficient, durable, state of the art presses available on the market today. “The success of our presses comes from responding to five basic nee

Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, exhibitor registration for ProWine China 2020, International Trade Fair for Wines & Spirits, has been very good. Individual exhibitors will include renowned names such as Les Grands Chais de France (GCF), Schmitt Söhne and Henkell Freixenet. 14 major wine-growing nations will be represented with their own country pavilions: […] The post Prowine China 2020: Good Response Despite COVID-19 appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/11/02/prowine-china-2020-good-response?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prowine-china-2020-good-response Published Date:Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:30:46 +0000