Industry News

Dogfish Head Announces Just-Add-Ice Summer Pack

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery has announced the release of the Off-Center Your Summer Pack, an assortment of canned brews in a box that converts into a functional cooler. Just pop it open and add...

Wine Column: My Return to Pennsylvania Wine

I thoroughly enjoyed my seven-year tenure at the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB), most of it as chairman of a then-$1.7-billion-dollar operation with over 600 stores and thousands of employees. Never would I have imagined...

Corazón Tequila Announces Barrel Select Program with Buffalo Trace

Corazón Tequila will offer retailers and consumers the opportunity to select customized barrels of tequila, bottled just for them. This special-barrel selection allows customers to select Corazón tequila aged in bourbon barrels that once held...

Castarède Armagnac Appoints 375 Park Avenue Spirits as U.S. Importer

Louisville-based 375 Park Avenue Spirits was recently named exclusive U.S. importer for the Castarède Armagnac House. The deal is effective July 1, 2018. Founded in 1832 during the reign of Napoleon III, Castarède is the oldest registered French...

Italian Wine Producer Il Palazzone Names M.S. Walker National Importer

M.S. Walker today announced its appointment as the U.S. importer for the Italian wine producer Il Palazzone. Il Palazzone is an environmentally engaged producer of brunello located in Montalcino, Italy, the company says. With a focus...

Cannabis Becomes Legal in Vermont

Cannabis will become legal for adults in Vermont on Sunday, making it the ninth state to lift its prohibition on adult marijuana use (in addition to D.C.) and the first to do so via...

The Macallan Unveils M Black 2017 Release

The Macallan M Black 2017 Release is the latest in the M series of single malt whiskies. In partnership with creative director Fabien Baron and crystal masters Lalique, The Macallan M Black comes encased...

The 2018 Retailers of the Year Part 6

Welcome to the final part of our series that recognizes our 2018 Retailers of the Year. Check out Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5, which all posted in past weeks. And be sure to...

Opici Wines Adds Campania Producer Vinosìa to Portfolio

Fine-wine importer Opici Wines has added Vinosìa Aziende Agricole from Campania to Opici’s growing Italian portfolio. Though briefly in the U.S. with various other importers, Vinosìa will now be carried exclusively by Opici. Opici will back...

Barton Releases Statement on Warehouse Collapse

Shocking, unfortunate images surfaced on social media last week that depicted a massive warehouse collapse at Barton 1792 Distillery. Barton, owned by Sazerac, has released a statement saying that the accident took place at Warehouse #30...