Wine and Spirits Summer Scorecard

Dear Client:Symphony IRI has tallied their 2012 Summer Sales Scan Scorecard for the 20 weeks ended Sept. 30, which included total US MULC (Food, Drug, Mass, Convenience, Walmart, Club, Dollar and Military), food, and convenience channels. WINE PERFORMANCE: Still wine sales were up 6.4% to just over $3 billion with volumes growth of 2.6% for the period. Though the growth represented a deceleration in sales when compared to the 6.8% growth from the 20-weeks ending October 2, 2011. The slowdown