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Here’s What Consumers Are Buying from Drizly During the CoronaCrisis

In an age of social distancing and self-isolation, many people have opted for at-home deliveries rather than risk infection by traveling to local stores. This move has increasingly included at-home alcohol orders. Drizly, the leading...

How Can Craft Distilling Survive The Coronavirus?

The U.S. craft spirits industry was booming before COVID-19 gripped hold of the globe. Consumers flocked to distillery tasting rooms across the country. U.S. spirits sales grew 5.3% last year, reaching a record high...

How Liquor Stores Adapted to the COVID-19 Crisis

Alcohol remains essential. As states across the country reacted to the coronavirus outbreak by locking down businesses — devastating on-premise — liquor stores wondered whether they, too, would have to shutter. So far, with...

America’s Fastest-Growing Spirits Brands

The 2020 Beverage Dynamics Growth Brands Awards recognize the fastest-growing beverage alcohol brands in the U.S. With hundreds, if not thousands, of new products coming onto the market every year, how can members of the...

America’s Fastest-Growing Wine Brands

In Part 2 of our 2020 Growth Brands Awards, following spirits last week, we look at the fastest-growing wine brands in America. After 25 consecutive years of growth, total wine consumption fell 0.6% in 2019,...

9 Vodka Trends in 2020

Vodka is still king of the spirits. For all the press around trendier categories like whiskey or tequila, vodka retains the sales crown. It represents about one-third of spirits volume nationwide. And vodka is still...

How Does Craft Beer Survive COVID-19?

The craft beer industry was growing steadily before COVID-19. Thanks to the rise of taprooms — allowing breweries of all sizes to generate consistent revenue — the category had found more room to expand....

The Best Old World Wines to Drink in 2020

For this latest round of Beverage Dynamics wine reviews, we tasked our panel of independent experts to drink and rate Old World wines. The write-ups below represent a wide range of styles and countries,...

Recognizing the Top Alcohol Brands and Trends

EPG Media annually recognizes the fastest-selling spirits and wine alcohol brands, and their top producers, with our Growth Brands Awards. We were set to present these prizes at Las Vegas during WSWA 2020, but...

Jensen’s Liquors Reflects Miami

Colorful flare is at the heart of Miami culture, and this is reflected by Jensen’s Liquors. Owned by second-generation operator Eddie Cruz, this lively chain now counts six units, in and around the city....