BELVEDERE SUBSIDIARY LAUNCHES NEW POLISH VODKA

Imperial Brands, a US subsidiary of Belvedere and new wine and spirits importer, is making its nationwide debut with the importing of Sobieski Vodka, Poland's leading premium vodka. Headed by president and chief Chester Brandes, Imperial will begin launching Sobieski in top markets this August. Sobieski is currently the world’s seventh best-selling premium vodka at 2.2 million cases.

After undergoing a trademark dispute early last month, Millennium Import (an affiliate of Moët Hennessy USA and Polmos Zyrardow) and Belvedere Winery have come to terms. The two former partners agreed that Millennium will acquire the Belvedere trademarks, goodwill, and domain name in the U.S., giving Millennium and its affiliate’s full ownership of the Belvedere trademark in all major countries around the world.