Articles from Beverage Dynamics (September 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Beam Global Wine & Spirits (BGSW) recently celebrated its one-year anniversary of incorporating into its portfolio many major spirits and wine brands from the 2005 purchase (along with Pernod Ricard) of Allied Domecq's assets.			125
Beam Wine Estates.			53
Beer fights back: with disappointing overall sales and gloom-and-doom jabs at their industry, brewers take a step back, re-energize and get ready to rumble on a variety of fronts.	Bradford, Julie Johnson	Cover story	4753
Beer growth brands: total beer volume declined slightly last year, but imports, craft brews and others thrived.	Crecca, Donna Hood		1554
Beer here!	Brandes, Richard		518
Capital retailing: the success of the two-store Steve's operation, in Madison, WI, is proof of how an independent retailer with personality and strong customer service can thrive amid discounters, superstores and gourmet emporia like Brennan's and Whole Foods.	Khermouch, Gerry		3047
Daily's Ready-to-Drink Bloody Mary.			71
Diageo presents Golden Bar Awards.			169
Far from the metropolis: Trig's competes with locals and the big boys in the Wisconsin heartland.	Keane, Bob		2206
Havana Club Rum.			104
Hiram Walker Pomegranate Schnapps.			43
In a related development, Randall Grahm, owner of Bonny Doon Vineyard, announced that he is selling two of his most popular brands, Big House and Cardinal Zin.			41
Jackson Family Wines has acquired the Murphy-Goode Estate Winery (the purchase price was not disclosed).			50
JC Cognac VSOP.			97
Little Black Dress Wines.			81
Pernod Ricard USA Wines.			69
Point-of-satisfaction: today's hardware and software solutions for retailers focus on customer satisfaction, not just sales, at the register.	Sherer, Michael		4245
Premius Bordeaux Clairet 2005.			61
SOHO Lychee Liqueur.			77
Steering customers.	Ewing-Mulligan, Mary		685
SV Supreme Vodka.			87
Tapena.			82
The Absolut Spirits Company.			72
The Glenlivet Nadurra.			85
The straight story: sales of straight American whiskey continue to increase, spurred by gains among premium, super- and ultra-premium brands.	Riell, Howard		2196
The Wine Group LLC has formed Underdog Wine Merchants (UWM) to craft, market and sell premium wines to the large and growing Millennial consumer group of young adults, the company says.			97
Three Olives Watermelon.			81
Wine selections: to Beverage Dynamics National Retailer Wine Panel suggests a lineup of top quality and value cabernet sauvignon.			3172