Friday, October 27, 2006

DIAGEO LOOKS TO EXPAND WINE PRESENCE

Diageo is set to spend $20 million on its boutique wine business in Argentina over the next three years as a way to grow sales across Latin American and the U.S. The money will be used to upgrade Diageo’s Navarro Correas business by adding a new winery and expanding vineyards.

The boutique brand currently makes 75% of sales domestically, but Diageo will look to grow sales of Navarro internationally once the brand has caught on in Latin American and the U.S. Diageo also owns Blossom Hill, a best selling wine in Europe, and the U.S. wine group Chalone, which the company acquired last year.