Industry News

Dos Equis Launches ‘Keep it Interesante’ Campaign

In an evolution of its “Most Interesting Man” campaign, Dos Equis will advertise that “interesting” is not limited to just one man — everyone can be interesante. The "Keep it Interesante" campaign aims to drive...

Writers’ Tears Whiskey Increases U.S. Distribution

Walsh Whiskey Distillery has announced a major expansion of its Writers’ Tears - Copper Pot Irish whiskey to over 40 states. Writers’ Tears was first distributed in the U.S. late in 2015 and is already...

How Growlers Have Evolved

The growler—a pail or jug traditionally used to bring beer home from the bar—vanished early in the last century with the advent of convenient and affordable packaging. But, decades later, growlers reappeared with the rise...

Michelob Ultra Introduces 7-oz. Bottles

Michelob Ultra, among the few macro light beer brands that's growing in the U.S., has announced a new, smaller-format bottle: Michelob Ultra 7 Oz. The new brew is 55 calories and 1.5 carbs. “We know that...

Talking Sonoma Vintages with Bryan Davison, Winemaker at Michel-Schlumberge

I recently sat down with winemaker Bryan Davison, who took over the helm of winemaking in 2011 at the iconic Michel-Schlumberger Winery in Sonoma’s Dry Creek Valley. Bryan is highly regarded in the industry...

Pernod Ricard Announces New VP of North America Manufacturing

Corby Spirit and Wine Limited —Pernod Ricard’s Canadian affiliate — has announced Melissa Hanesworth as the newly appointed VP of production, reporting to Patrick O'Driscoll, president and CEO of Corby. Also, Hanesworth was concurrently appointed as VP...

375 Park Avenue Spirits Reorganizes Sales Team

375 Park Avenue Spirits has announced a reorganization of the field sales force effective March 1, 2018. Under the new the structure, three management positions were created and roles within the current organization have been...

Booker’s Announces First Bourbon in 2018 Batch Collection

The first release of Booker’s 2018 Batch Collection will be known as Booker’s Batch 2018-01 and also “Kathleen’s Batch.” The name pays tribute to Kathleen DiBenedetto who, together with founding distiller Booker Noe, helped launch Beam's...

Winning Spirits Announced From 2018 ACSA Tasting Competition

The American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA), the non-profit trade group representing the U.S. craft spirits industry, today announced the winners of its Fifth Annual Judging of Craft Spirits. Winners were announced from more than 500...

Our Wine Panel Reviews Chardonnay

For our latest round of National Retailer Wine Panel reviews, we asked panelists to taste and grade bottles of Chardonnay, any style from anywhere. The round before was pinot noir. As always, these selections include brief...