The Best Alcohol Gifts for 2021
Every year, Beverage Dynamics magazine publishes our guide of the best alcohol gifts for the coming holiday season.
This year's list of 27 items includes limited-edition offerings, value-added packs, seasonal treats, stocking stuffers and all-around...
Industry Poll: Domestic Beer Declining is a Concern
The Beverage Information Group surveys our readers quarterly, collecting trends/sentiment data from distributors, on-premise and off-premise operators. For our third quarter 2021 survey, conducted in August, the rise in whiskey sales had the biggest...
The Top Alcohol Retail Tech for 2021-22
Technology was already important for beverage alcohol retailers before the pandemic. Now, with consumers more accustomed to buying everything online as they prefer quicker, efficient shopping, running the right tech at your business has...
How Top Ten Liquors Grew a Successful Alcohol Retail Brand
When a corporate attorney in New York decided to move back home to the Twin Cities region in Minnesota, you might think he'd return to the career he'd previously known. After all, it’s a...
Our Favorite Wines We Drank in 2021
For our final wine panel of 2021, we asked our panelists to recall and rate their favorite wines that they drank during the past year. Holiday season is a time of celebration, so this...
Why Brandy is on the Upswing
Not only is brandy the backbone in many classic cocktails, the distilled wine spirit also features prominently in fine cooking recipes. As more consumers turned to cooking and mixing cocktails at home during the...
11 American Whiskey Trends in 2022
What whiskey trends will define the new year, as American consumers continue evolving with the long-term effects of Covid-19?
The pandemic has left its marks in all industries, distilling included. Numerous trends have emerged in...
10 Craft Beer Trends in 2022
Covid-19 significantly upended the craft beer industry. Before the pandemic, one of the top craft beer trends was the rise of taprooms as a primary source of profits. Suddenly, the industry did not seem...
Podcast: The Latest Trends in Cordials and Liqueurs
On the latest episode of On & Off, Editors Melissa Dowling and Kyle Swartz dive into cordials and liqueurs. They discuss the history of this category, recent growth trends, why the pandemic likely buoyed...
Podcast: What is Sustainable Wine?
What’s the difference between organic and sustainable wine? If you don’t know the answer, then you must listen to our latest podcast with Allison Jordan, Executive Director of the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance.
Jordan explains...