Comments for Capt. Caruana – Malta & Gozo online & in store https://www.captcaruana.com Wines and Spirits, Cigars, Tobacco, Pipes and Accessories Retail Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:14:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Comment on Brown-Forman Strategic Restructuring and Workforce Reduction by Diageo announces challenges impacting financial performance and market position. • Capt. Caruana - Malta & Gozo online & in store https://www.captcaruana.com/brown-forman-strategic-restructuring-and-workforce-reduction/#comment-10075 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:31:44 +0000 https://www.captcaruana.com/?p=25086#comment-10075 […] times in the alcohol and beverage industry. First Buffalo Trace announces an expansion, then Brown-Forman removes its cooperage, now, Diageo, the UK powerhouse, one of, if not the global leader in alcoholic beverage sales, has […]

]]> Comment on Craving some bourbon? Coveted Buffalo Trace Bourbon will soon be easier to find. by Diageo announces challenges impacting financial performance and market position. • Capt. Caruana - Malta & Gozo online & in store https://www.captcaruana.com/craving-some-bourbon-coveted-buffalo-trace-bourbon-will-soon-be-easier-to-find/#comment-10074 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:42:32 +0000 https://www.captcaruana.com/?p=25082#comment-10074 […] times in the alcohol and beverage industry. First Buffalo Trace announces an expansion, then Brown-Forman removes its cooperage, now, Diageo, the UK powerhouse, one of, if not the global […]

]]> Comment on Craving some bourbon? Coveted Buffalo Trace Bourbon will soon be easier to find. by Brown-Forman Strategic Restructuring and Workforce Reduction • Capt. Caruana - Malta & Gozo online & in store https://www.captcaruana.com/craving-some-bourbon-coveted-buffalo-trace-bourbon-will-soon-be-easier-to-find/#comment-10073 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 01:07:44 +0000 https://www.captcaruana.com/?p=25082#comment-10073 […] Always bad news when these things happen! Brown-Forman, famous maker of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, a prominent name in the global spirits market with a 155-year legacy, has recently announced significant changes to its operations, including a reduction in its workforce and the closure of its long-standing barrel-making facility in Louisville. This strategic shift reflects the company’s response to a confluence of evolving market dynamics and economic pressures. Greatly contrasting with their neighbours Buffalo Trace, who are expanding currently. […]

]]> Comment on After frosts, Champagne harvest threatened by rain and mildew fungus by Challenging 2024 for Champagne Houses results in quality • Capt. Caruana - Malta & Gozo online & in store https://www.captcaruana.com/after-frosts-champagne-harvest-threatened-by-rain-and-mildew-fungus/#comment-9946 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 06:55:53 +0000 https://www.captcaruana.com/?p=16235#comment-9946 […] following a dramatic increase in sales in 2021 after the Covid pandemic, as mentioned in our post After frosts, Champagne harvest threatened by rain and mildew fungus. Maxime Toubart, president of the Syndicat Général des vignerons and co-president of the Comité […]

]]> Comment on Mazzei Zisola is now organic certified by Italy regains position as the biggest Wine Producer in 2024, whilst world-wide production falls. • Capt. Caruana - Malta & Gozo online & in store https://www.captcaruana.com/mazzei-zisola-is-now-organic-certified/#comment-9945 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 22:52:29 +0000 https://www.captcaruana.com/?p=24461#comment-9945 […] information : https://www.captcaruana.com/challenging-2024-for-champagne-houses-results-in-quality/ https://www.captcaruana.com/mazzei-zisola-is-now-organic-certified/ https://www.oiv.int/sites/default/files/documents/OIV_2024_World_Wine_Production_Outlook_1.pdf […]

]]> Comment on Challenging 2024 for Champagne Houses results in quality by Italy regains position as the biggest Wine Producer in 2024, whilst world-wide production falls. • Capt. Caruana - Malta & Gozo online & in store https://www.captcaruana.com/challenging-2024-for-champagne-houses-results-in-quality/#comment-9944 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 22:51:32 +0000 https://www.captcaruana.com/?p=24994#comment-9944 […] France is expected to produce 36.9 mhl in 2024, marking a significant drop of 10.9 mhl (-23%) from 2023, and 16% below its five-year average, putting France in second place. This is estimated to be the lowest production since the historically low record in 2017 (36.6 mhl). The significant decline in French wine production for 2024 is again attributable to adverse weather conditions across the country from flowering to harvest, impacting all wine regions, with issues like continuous rain, disease outbreaks, poor flowering, droughts and hailstorms reducing yields. This situation is linked to vineyard abandonments in regions such as Bordeaux, Languedoc-Roussillon, and the Rhône Valley and a challenging year for Champagne. […]

]]> Comment on Taittinger unveils English bubbly by Challenging 2024 for Champagne Houses results in quality • Capt. Caruana - Malta & Gozo online & in store https://www.captcaruana.com/taittinger-unveils-english-bubbly/#comment-9943 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 22:01:30 +0000 https://www.captcaruana.com/?p=24638#comment-9943 […] did the popularity of Prosecco, Moscato based Asti Spumante and other sparkling wines (and why not, English sparkling wines). Maxime Toubart, president of the Syndicat Général des vignerons and co-president of the Comité […]

]]> Comment on Andreola Bollé Sparkling Rose Extra Dry 75cl by Staff : Wines and Spirits Malta https://www.captcaruana.com/shop/wine/italy-wine/andreola-bolle-sparkling-rose-extra-dry-75cl/#comment-9521 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 07:41:04 +0000 https://www.captcaruana.com/shop/uncategorized/andreola-bolle-sparkling-rose-extra-dry-75cl/#comment-9521 Vintage 2021

5 StarWines The Book 2023 – 90 points
Sparkling Wine Forum 2022 (XX International Oenological Competition “Città del Vino”) – Gold Medal

]]> Comment on Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Cask 57.8% 70cl by Staff : Antoine https://www.captcaruana.com/shop/spirits/whisky/single-malt/kavalan-fino-solist-57-8-70cl/#comment-9520 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:07:34 +0000 https://www.captcaruana.com/shop/uncategorized/kavalan-fino-solist-57-8-70cl/#comment-9520 Platinum. Top ranked World best whisky at the The Beverage Testing Institute 2024.

]]> Comment on Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask 70cl by Staff : Filippo https://www.captcaruana.com/shop/spirits/whisky/single-malt/kavalan-amontillado-cask-70cl/#comment-9512 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 07:41:36 +0000 https://www.captcaruana.com/shop/uncategorized/kavalan-amontillado-cask-70cl/#comment-9512 And also a Platinum runner-up for Best World Whisky, in the The Beverage Testing Institute 2024.

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