MARCH 1, 2022 – Winners have been announced in the first-ever Los Angeles Invitational Wine & Spirits Challenge. A Cabernet Sauvignon from Adobe Road Winery (www.adoberoadwines.com) and an XO Cognac from Sire Spirits (www.sirespirits.com) topped their fields to be named Best of the Best. The competition was established, in conjunction with Los Angeles-based beverage professionals (representing both the on- and off-premise channels), to highlight the best of the best wine and spirits producers in the world, and to introduce those producers to the largest market of consumers in the country. Judging took place February 20-22 and, says event producer Debra Del Fiorentino of Wine Competitions Management & Production (winecompetitions.com), “Typically, a strong first-year competition can expect about 500 entries. We were thrilled to receive more than 1,250 submissions — producers were clamoring to get in!” Even with a large number of entries, competition was s

Afternoon Brief, June 9th

Police Seize Grange in "Sting of the Century": Two full sets of Penfolds Grange valued at $400,000 each have reportedly been seized by Police as part of Operation Ironside which is being billed as the "Sting of the Century"...

Quady Winery’s Fortified Wines Sole Gold Medal Winners from U.S. at IWSC Competition

June 8th – Quady Winery (Madera, California) was recently awarded two gold medals at the 2021 International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) for their high scoring Essensia (96 points) and Elysium (95 points) fortified dessert wines. These were the only two fortified wines from the United States to earn gold medals in the category. The […]

A Look into the Pairing of Quady Wines and GTREE™ Stock The old adage, “work smarter, not harder,” was the key motivator when Quady Winery contacted G3 Label Division. Quady Winery has developed a passionate following for its Electra family of wines made in the Moscato d’Asti style. The wines are lightly effervescent with a touch of sweetness and complex aromas of tropical fruit flavors. Quady’s wines are unique in that they are bottled at very cold temperatures in a wet bottling room. This process creates moisture issues as condensation builds under the label almost immediately after it is applied creating a challenge for the fast-growing winery. In the past, the condensation often meant peeling off labels that did not apply correctly to the bottle or waiting for the wine to reach room temperature to then re-apply the label. Given the continued growth of Quady Winery, these approaches were no longer feasible.  When the winery turned to G3 Label Divis

While the advent of craft, low volume contemporary Left Coast vermouth production dates to Andrew Quady's 1998 launch of VYA, its Right Coast rise by wineries originates in 2013 from New York's Channing Daughters initiating its VerVino line with several others south to Virginia, west to Wisconsin, and north to Vermont joining since.... The post East Coast Wineries Crafting a Niche in the Vermouth Market appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/09/15/east-coast-wine-vermouth-market?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=east-coast-wine-vermouth-market Published Date:Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:53:35 +0000