Posted on 02/05/2018 6:04:35 PM PST by cba123
Nanpu, the distributor of E&J Gallo’s entry-level Carlo Rossi for over a decade, has reportedly parted ways with the giant California wine producer, Chinese media Wine Business Observer has reported, citing local distributors of the wine brand.
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The article is linked in the post below. However I think it is worth noting that the original (Chinese) posting on this said:
"it might be the fact that Nanpu struggled to achieve Carlo Rossi’s sales target"
(Excerpt) Read more at thedrinksbusiness.com ...
Myself, I suspect it may have something to do with a later paragraph:
"The popularity of the wine brand in China has made it vulnerable in the face of counterfeiting as well. Last February, police in Songjiang District in Shanghai uncovered roughly 3,000 cases of counterfeit Carlo Rossi worth 800,000 RMB (US$116,000)."
In either case, please click on the link for the full article.
New motto: “We no sell wine before time.”
The Chinese apparently have no taste for Thunderbird
I drink the best and I drive the best and that’s why I like Thunderbird! Ha!
counterfeit Carlo Rossi? ick.
I ‘member a liquor store in SF had a big sign,
WE SELL NO WINE BEFORE IT’S TIME.
OPEN 6 AM.
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