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Exciting new brand – Elderflower Liquor – Pelican Brands and Chase Distillery partnership…

J Smoke Wallin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:51:36 +0000

I’m very pleased to announce our partnership with William Chase and his distillery… as laid out below, William has created an exciting brand platform and everyone at Pelican Brands is very excited to bring these hand crafted brands into the US. I look forward to tasting you on the Elderflower Liquor… you won’t believe it!

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Pelican – Altamar Brands Strategic Partnership, Anchor Brewery Acquisition

J Smoke Wallin — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:35:32 +0000

Well its been a busy couple of weeks since I posted my thoughts on the growth in Craft Brewing. Since then, Tony Foglio and Keith Greggor of Griffin Group (Formerly Skyy and in the old days Diageo/UDV/Paddington) purchased the Anchor Brewery from Fritz Maytag. Wow! I’d like to say they read my post, and went [...]

Craft Beer Continues to Lead Beverage Alcohol Industry Growth

J Smoke Wallin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:26:19 +0000

All the feedback on Craft Beer has turned incredibly positive. Now that Pelican Brands is fully in the Craft Beer Segment with our outstanding beer, Napa Smith and legendary brewer Don Barkley, I thought I’d highlight some of the recent quantitative and qualitative information we are seeing in the market. In just the past two [...]

Kane’s Beverage News Daily – On Pelican Brands and J. Smoke Wallin

J Smoke Wallin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:32:23 +0000

I’m posting the Kane’s article from Fall 2009 tracking some of my activities and discussing the launch of Pelican Brands… now that we have begun adding a strong platform of brands, I thought it was relevant to share this as we articulated our strategy well here.

Kane’s Beverage News Daily

Volume 5, No. 184 The National Beverage [...]

The Margarita King Debuts Across the U.S. With Pelican Brands As the Exclusive Brand Manager For the Award Winning Margarita Cocktail In a Bottle

J Smoke Wallin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:08:46 +0000

Today, Pelican Brands and The Margarita King announced their exclusive partnership across the US. I am very excited by Pelican’s progress in attracting distinct brands with a real place with the consumer. More to come!

Kind Regards,

Smoke

The Margarita King Debuts Across the U.S. With Pelican Brands As the Exclusive Brand Manager For the Award Winning [...]

Napa Smith Appoints Pelican Brands As Exclusive U.S. Brand Manager For Its Award Winning Craft Beer Portfolio And Its World Class Napa Wine Program

J Smoke Wallin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:15:20 +0000

I’m pleased to share with you our latest announcement from my Pelican Brands company. In 2009 the craft beer segment outpaced all others and grew on a volume basis over 5%. We have been looking for the right premium craft brands to fit into our growing brand platform. Napa Smith is the perfect fit! More [...]

Is anyone serious in Washington?

J Smoke Wallin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:39:25 +0000

Alas, given the current state of the US Budget and the latest one submitted by the Obama [...]

Commentary on the US Beer Market 2009 results and 2010 thoughts…

J Smoke Wallin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:27:12 +0000

I’d thought I’d share some thoughts on the US beer market based on the 2009 results (starting to be published broadly) and my own insights calling on the distributors and retailers at Pelican Brands representing Singha Beer.

First, the 2009 beer market was characterized by tough trading conditions overall, consumers trading down from a number of [...]

I was saddened to hear Fred Joseph passed away

J Smoke Wallin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:24:20 +0000

I met Fred through my high school friend Scott Isherwood who worked with Fred for many years. Scott graduated 2 years earlier than me from Bayshore High School in Bradenton, FL and went on to Dartmouth. I followed to the north to Cornell two years later. We stayed in touch over the [...]

New York Wine industry booming

J Smoke Wallin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:17:02 +0000

I just saw this report which points out what many of us have known for some time, that NY has a thriving wine industry. I thought it worth highlighting as we have a handful of NY based wine companies (some producers, some importers) joining our many other fantastic wines from CA and around the world [...]

Wine 2.0 Announces New York Premiere Of Documentary Film ‘America’s Wine: The Legacy Of Prohibition’ At Wine 2.0 New York Nov 18

J Smoke Wallin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:02:41 +0000

New Film Takes Unprecedented Historic View of America’s Wine Industry – ‘America’s Wine: The Legacy of Prohibition’ Includes Interviews Which Chronicle The Rebuilding Of The Wine Industry And The Emergence Of A New American Wine Culture.

NEW YORK, NY, November 06, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ — Wine 2.0, the innovator in social networking and events in the wine [...]

Boon Rawd Appoints Pelican Brands As Exclusive U.S. Brand Manager for Singha Beer

J Smoke Wallin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:53:08 +0000

Singha Beer is The #1 Thai Beer Exported Around The World. Pelican Brands is Led by An Experienced Team from the Global Beverage Industry

BANGKOK, THAILAND, CARMEL, IN, October 26, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ — Boon Rawd Trading International announced today that it has appointed Pelican Brands as the exclusive brand manager for Singha Beer in the U.S. [...]

WINE 2.0 ANNOUNCES ROBERT OATLEY VINEYARDS SIGNS ON AS CORNERSTONE SPONSOR FOR 2009 MULTI-CITY EVENTS SCHEDULE

J Smoke Wallin — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:13:26 +0000

New Brand Founded By Australian Wine Legend Bob Oatley, Founder Of Rosemont Estates, Will Jumpstart Marketing Push With Participation In Over 15 Events Around The US For 2009

San Francisco, CA (NEWSWIRE), February 10, 2009, Wine 2.0, the innovator in social networking and events in the wine industry, today [...]

WINE 2.0™ ANNOUNCES WINE 2.0 EXPO SAN FRANCISCO PRESENTED BY CRUSHPAD, APRIL 2ND, 2009

J Smoke Wallin — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:10:31 +0000

Event Features Cutting Edge Wine Industry Start-ups And Wineries From Around The World, Plus Over 1,000 Wine And Tech Lovers In One Exciting Event Timed To Coincide Again With O’Reilly Media’s Web 2.0™ Expo

San Francisco, CA (NEWSWIRE), February 19, 2009, Wine 2.0, the innovator in social networking and [...]

ZAP (ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES & PRODUCERS) & WINE 2.0 ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION WITH TWO EVENTS AT ZAP FESTIVAL IN JANUARY “WINERY BEST PRACTICES” SESSION ON 1/30 AND “BLOGGERS’ LOUNGE” ON 1/31

J Smoke Wallin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:12:34 +0000

San Francisco, CA, January 8, 2009, Wine 2.0, the innovator in social networking and events in the wine industry (www.winetwo.com) and ZAP, Zinfandel Advocates & Producers (an organization [...]