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6 May

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6 May

Bella Oaks Proprietor Suzanne Deal Booth Acquires Neighboring Winery - Wine Industry Advisor

Bella Oaks Proprietor Suzanne Deal Booth today announced she has acquired a neighboring winery and tasting room located at 1271 Manley Lane in Rutherford, adjacent to the Bella Oaks estate at 1350 Bella Oaks Lane. Deal Booth has acquired the property from the Rudd family. The purchase includes 1.4 acres of land comprising production and hospitality facilities built by the W. Clarke and Elizabeth Swanson family in the late 1980s.

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6 May

Nuet brings premium aquavit to UK drinkers - Drinks Retailing News

Nuet, described as “the world's first premium aquavit”, has announced the launch of its Dry Aquavit in the UK, following its overwhelming success in the Norwegian market. 

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6 May

La Honda Winery Launches New “Merry Pranksters” Wine & Becomes Climate Neutral Certified - Wine Industry Advisor

“The Merry Pranksters were the spark behind the 60’s. Ken Kesey, the author of ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’, was the leader of the pack, a famed band of wild and fun trouble-makers who marauded around the country on a psychedelically-painted bus. Their ‘radical self-expression’ set the tone for the cultural liberation that breathed a mischievous awakening from convention into America and the world” says David Page, owner of La Honda Winery.

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6 May

Salt Point Canned Cocktails Launches Margarita Flavor - Bevnet

Just in time for Cinco De Mayo, Salt Point Canned Cocktails enters the Margarita canned cocktail space with a new all-natural, great tasting recipe. Made with Blanco tequila using the finest Weber Blue agave mixed with house-made triple sec, agave syrup, lime and just the right amount of carbonation, the result is a fresh and bright tasting Margarita with sweet aromatics, ten percent alcohol by volume and no artificial preservatives.

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6 May

SKYY Vodka Unveils Innovative New Liquid Twist Made From Water Enriched With Pacific Minerals - Bevnet

With its launch in San Francisco in 1992, SKYY broke all the rules by offering the world a premium American quadruple-distilled and triple-filtered vodka, proving that quality vodka didn’t have to come from overseas. Now SKYY is challenging category standards once again with an evolution of its award-winning liquid and a new, elevated packaging design.

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6 May

Bluecoat Gin Gets New Look - Bevnet

Philadelphia Distilling unveils new packaging for the full range of Bluecoat spirits – original Bluecoat American Dry Gin, Bluecoat Elderflower Gin, and Bluecoat Barrel Finished Gin. The brand redesign also features a new logo, which had remained unchanged since the brand first hit shelves in 2006.

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