Podcast: Alcohol Industry Trends: Part 2
Following Part 1 of this two-part episode, Editors Melissa Dowling and Kyle Swartz dive into even more alcohol industry trends.
These include celebrity-backed alcohol brands and their common pitfalls; the rise of CBD beverages and...
Why Vineyard Soil is So Important for Terroir
Grasping the underlying concept of terroir is like getting an all-access pass that helps unlock many of wine’s most confounding secrets.
Terroir is the reason why many countries label their wines by region — not...
Podcast: American Whiskey Trends with Maggie Kimberl
What’s trendier in the alcohol industry than American whiskey? But can our brown spirits boom continue at such a rapid pace? And which American whiskey trends are here to stay — or only temporary?
In...
Bourbon Women Launches Amber Circle Diversity & Inclusion Initiative
Furthering its educational mission, the Bourbon Women Association has announced its new Amber Circle Diversity & Inclusion Initiative.
This new scholarship program builds on the organization’s Amber Circle mentoring program that started in 2019. It strives to empower women...
Bud Light Brings Back NFL Team Fan Cans for 2021
Football is almost back and Bud Light is celebrating with the return of its NFL team fan cans for 2021.
The official beer sponsor of the NFL, Bud Light has unveiled the 2021-2022 NFL team-specific...
Podcast: Top Alcohol Trends in 2021-22
In part 1 of this two-part podcast series, Editors Melissa Dowling and Kyle Swartz talk about the top alcohol trends affecting all categories of the industry, this and next year.
This includes the hard seltzer...
Why Argonaut Wine & Liquor is a Top 100 Retailer
In addition to profiling our 2021 Retailer of the Year, Gary’s Wine & Marketplace, our editorial team has chosen four other Top 100 winners ranked in our top 20 to highlight. This includes Argonaut...
Podcast: Wine Needs to Recalibrate
Why aren’t Millennials drinking wine? And why is wine consumption broadly declining?
In this episode, Editors Melissa Dowling and Kyle Swartz interview wine educator and author Marnie Old, who previously served as the director of...
The Glenlivet Unveils 12 Year Old Illicit Still Scotch
The Glenlivet has launched The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Illicit Still, a Scotch whisky inspired by the illegal past of this Speyside distillery.
The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Illicit Still references distillery founder George Smith, who once distilled his whisky...
Podcast: Responsible Alcohol Practices in 2021
Responsible alcohol practices remain extremely important in the (hopefully) final leg of the Covid-19 pandemic in America.
The 2020 health crisis completely changed the alcohol industry with cocktails to-go, direct-to-consumer shipping and alcohol ecommerce. These...