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Marquess of Casa Domecq (Spanish: Marqués de Casa Domecq) is a hereditary title in the peerage of the Vatican granted in 1906 by Pope Pius X to Pedro Domecq, an important Spanish businessman and promoter of the Sherry market in Jérez de la Frontera. [1] The title was granted usage in Spain and the peerage of Spain in June 1906.
Her first relevant role was in the early years 90's, in the famous mexican "Brandy Presidente" (a liquor from Pedro Domecq distillery) tv commercial, with a high impact phrase : "obviamente Presidente". This commercial was an important impulse in her modeling career.
Allied Domecq was the result of a 1994 merger between Allied Lyons and Pedro Domecq S.A. [2] Allied Lyons itself was the result of a 1978 merger between Allied Breweries and the food and catering group J. Lyons and Co. [2] [3] In 1999 the 3,500 strong pub division was sold to Burton-based Punch Taverns for £3bn after a bidding war with ...
Viscount of Almocadén (Spanish: Vizconde de Almocadén) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted in 1926 by Alfonso XIII to Manuel Domecq y Núñez de Villavicencio, main promoter of the sherry wine market. [2] [3] The title makes reference to Pago de Almocadén, an area situated in Jerez de la Frontera.
Pedro Domecq began producing Kahlúa in 1936. [1] It was named Kahlúa, meaning 'House of the Acolhua people' in the Veracruz Nahuatl language. Jules Berman was the first importer of the liqueur to the United States, earning him the nickname "Mr. Kahlua". [2] The company merged in 1994 with Allied Lyons to become Allied Domecq.
Don Álvaro Domecq y Díez (1 July 1917 – 5 October 2005) was born into an aristocratic Spanish sherry family in Jerez, of Cádiz, a province of Andalucia in south western Spain. He distinguished himself as a fighter pilot in the Spanish Civil War on the Nationalist's side, and later re-introduced bullfighting on horseback to Spain .
True commercial wine operations did not begin until the 1970s. Casa Pedro Domecq was founded in 1972 and L.A. Cetto shortly after in 1974. During the decade, production increased three-fold due to larger vineyards and the introduction of new technologies. By the end of the decade Mexican wineries were selling about four million cases per year. [1]
Pedro Delgado, cousin of President of Ecuador Rafael Correa and former governor of the Central Bank [1] France Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Gavin Prosory, Member of the National Assembly and Mayor of Levallois-Perret [24] Jérôme Cahuzac, former Minister of the Budget [1] Nicolas Crochet , an accountant and auditor for Front National [25] [26]