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Our Favorite Wines We Drank in 2023

To close out 2023, we asked the Beverage Dynamics national wine panel to taste and rate their favorite wines from this past year. As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a rating and the...

Waterford Whisky Introduces Three New Cuvée Releases

Waterford Whisky just introduced a new core range of Cuvée Concepts to the U.S. These releases mark an evolution in Waterford Whisky's mission to create "flavorsome" single malt whiskies, the company states. “The natural progression of...
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Podcast: Empowering Women Leaders in the Alcohol Industry

In this episode, we speak with Hillary Wirtz, Breakthru Beverage’s Director of D&I, as well as the Chair of WSWA’s Women’s Leadership Council (WLC). Wirtz talks about the importance of improving diversity in the...

Aguasol Additive-Free Tequila

Fully mature agave, natural spring water, and the Jalisco, Mexico sunshine are the only three things inside Aguasol’s newly launched tequila. Designed for music festivals and sporting events, Aguasol is made by a fourth-generation...
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Celebrating Female Leaders in the Beverage Alcohol Industry

Women have played key roles in the beverage alcohol business from the beginning, though they haven’t always received the credit they deserved. That’s been changing in the past decade or two, however. While there...
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How Sparkling Wine Works

All wines are bubbly at some point because carbon dioxide is a byproduct of fermenting sugar into alcohol. However, this natural carbonation is usually allowed to dissipate, leaving a still wine behind. Why? It is...
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Our 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

Each year, Beverage Dynamics lists the wines, spirits and alcohol-related gifts your customers will ask for this holiday season. Our 2023 Holiday Gift Guide is an interactive collection of the best gift-giving options in...
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What’s Popping in Sparkling Wine in 2023

Sparkling wine has come into its own as a beverage that transcends celebratory toasts. As author Hester Browne quipped, “Always keep a bottle of Champagne in the fridge for special occasions. Sometimes, the special...
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Tasting: Mysteries Unveiled with Bruichladdich Black Art

Surprising an alcohol journalist is not easy. Not when you routinely travel, sample innumerable products, and attend countless tastings in Manhattan. But Bruichladdich pulled off a pleasant surprise this week by chauffeuring writers to...
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Industry Data: Fall Alcohol Retail Sales Dragged

As part of our ongoing tracking of the industry, the Beverage Information Group surveys our readers quarterly, collecting trends/sentiment data from distributors, on-premise and off-premise operators. For our most recent study, conducted in September...