Affiliates & Sponsors
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Astor Wines & Spirits’selection of both wine and spirits rivals that of any retailer in the country, and can sell and ship to 32 states in the US. More than 250 spirits that have been rated in Ultimate Spirits Challenge are listed on the UBC web site with shopping cart icons: clicking on the icon will take you directly to the Astor page featuring that product, where you can place your order for direct delivery. Astor Center promotes education and engagement between spirits and wine producers, chefs and culinary professionals with active and enthusiastic eaters & drinkers. More than just a place to take a wine class or watch a celebrity chef wield a blow-torch, Astor Center represents a new approach to education, a new way of exchanging ideas, a new forum for discussing that which brings us together around the table. |
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Beverage Media Group is dedicated to the promotion, distribution and marketing of beverage alcohol products. Each publication of The Beverage Network has always been the one source for communicating new products and promotions, marketing information, and brand and price listings of beverage alcohol products. The thirty-three member publications of the Beverage Network cover the nation and reach over 130,000 beverage alcohol licensees. In addition to its print directories BevNetwork supports the industry's leading wholesalers, suppliers and retail buyers by empowering them with proven e-commerce technology that increases operational efficiency through a rich, visual interface for personalized ordering, detailed product information and highly targeted marketing. |
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Snooth Media is a collection of Web-based epicurean properties that combines expert editorial content, innovative technology, and social interaction, and includes Snooth.com, the world’s largest wine site; TheSpir.it, a comprehensive cocktail destination bringing world-class cocktail recipes and with stories and techniques from behind the bar straight to the inbox, and WhatsCook.in, a recipe and cooking site. |
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The Beverage Information Group, a leading information source for the beverage alcohol industry, serves all industry segments through its print publications and web sites: Cheers, for restaurants, bars and the on-premise trade; Beverage Dynamics, serving retailers and off-premise operators; and StateWays, serving the needs of controlled-state stores. Beverage executives have counted on the Cheers Beverage Conference to deliver the industry’s most innovative, interactive, insightful national on-premise beverage conference. Beverage Information Group’s publications reach over 125,000 wine and spirit buyers, distributors and beverage industry innovators. |
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Brand Action Team is a marketing and consulting company specializing in the US wine and spirits market. Core services include: assisting suppliers shape their brands for successful entry and growth in the U.S. market; trade marketing; social media marketing; and ImporterConnect, a proprietary service to match brands with the right importer and route-to-market strategy. BAT is also a founder of the U.S. Drinks Conference, an international symposium focused on the needs of export brands in the U.S. market. USDC has now partnered with WSWA (Wine and Spirit Wholesalers of America) and will present its conference in Las Vegas in March of 2012. |
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Imbibe is the ultimate guide to liquid culture. In every issue of the magazine and on the website, you’ll find the best drink recipes, reviews, destinations and profiles—everything you need to know about the people, places, flavors and cultures of drinks. From wine, spirits and beer to coffee, tea and everything in between, Imbibe celebrates your world in a glass. |
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Sponsors
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Arc International Glassware |
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Dare All Natural Water Crackers |
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Ferrarelle |
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