The Drinks Business
15 March 2021 By Arabella Mileham
Portuguese wine group Sogevinus has declared 2019 a vintage year for four of its ports, which will be available at the end of 2021.
The wine group, which owns Port labels Kopke, Burmester, Cálem and Barros, has declared the launch of two Single Quinta Vintages – Kopke Quinta de São Luiz 2019 and Burmester Quinta do Arnozelo 2019 along with two Classic Vintages under its Casas Cálem and Barros ranges.
According to Márcio Nóbrega, head of viticulture at Sogevinus Fine, an important factor for achieving high quality grapes came from the unusually long ripening period in the 2019 harvest, with dry weather and moderate temperatures, which enabled a gradual maturation of the grapes.
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From activities in low-Earth orbit to NASAs Artemis program, the commercial space industry has emerged as an innovator in areas of space access, commerce, and exploration. In an effort to address the growth of commercial space over the past decades and inform the relationship between government and industry for the future, NASA will host a virtual event Wednesday, March 17, through Friday, March 19, with a final session Thursday, March 25.
NASA and the Rise of Commercial Space: A Symposium Examining the Definition(s) and Context(s) of Commercial Space will address such topics as legal and entrepreneurial frameworks, advancements during the space shuttle era, and new trajectories, while examining the historical context surrounding questions such as How will humanity explore the Moon and Mars? and, more fundamentally, how to define commercial space.
2021 sees spate of new drinks industry acquisitions
15 March 2021 By db staff
Another day, another deal. Since Christmas the big drinks companies have been adding to their portfolios and reshaping their businesses at a hectic pace.
An onlooker would easily conclude that the industry believes it is heading for a new period of substantial growth, with none of the major participants wanting to miss out.
First off the mark in early January was Constellation Brands. The US$810m sale (with possible add ons) of its sub $11 commodity wines portfolio to Gallo had been long negotiated and needed revising several times to meet US Federal trade concerns, but immediately the ink was on the contract, Constellation reinforced its balance sheet through early redemption of $500m debts.
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Senior Services will open vaccination appointments Monday at 8 a.m., the department announced on Friday.
Only those who live or work in Boone County, and are in an eligible tier, may schedule an appointment. Eligible tiers include Phase 1A and Phase 1B Tiers 1, 2 and 3. Phase 1B-Tier 3 will open on Monday.
The first round of appointments will be available from Monday, March 15, to Saturday, March 20.Â
Eligible Boone County residents can schedule their appointment at CoMo.gov/CovidVaccine.
The state of Missouri is moving into Phase 1B Tier 3 of vaccine distribution on Monday, which includes several groups like K-12 educators, childcare workers, and government employees.Â