•NEW YORK’S BROOKLYN BREWERY, California’s 21st Amendment Brewery and Colorado’s Funkwerks have partnered to create a nationwide sales and distribution platform. The project will officially launch on January 1, 2018, with 70 shared sales representatives and 90 brand ambassadors spread across 38 states. The partnership means that Brooklyn’s beers will reach Northern California, 21st Amendment’s beers will enter the southeast U.S. and Funkwerks will be distributed in New York, among other new market entries. As part of the venture, Brooklyn has purchased minority stakes in both 21st Amendment and Funkwerks.
•GRUPO CODORNIU HAS INTROduced three single-estate Cava labels under its Ars Collecta range, following the creation of Spain’s new Cava de Paraje Calificado designation. The trio includes Finca La Pleta, Finca El Tros Nou and Finca La Fideuera, which are…