How Hurt Was California’s 2017 Wine Harvest By Fires?
California's North Coast is like my second home, so it was difficult to watch the devastation from at least three wildfires that occurred there during the second week of October. I know many people...
Atlanta Craft Breweries Announce 2018 Plans
Atlanta, Georgia, has fast become a southern mecca for craft beer. A number of these microbreweries in The A announced plans for expansions heading into 2018. These include:
Arches Brewing
Growth of canning production –...
Meet the Retailers Who Sell Wine By Weight and Mouthfeel, Rather Than Flavor
In Boston's South End there is a retailer who sells wine differently. The Urban Grape does not focus at first on flavor or varietal when its staff recommends bottles for customers. Instead, the husband-and-wife ownership team...
Left Hand Brewing Announces 2018 Beer Releases
Left Hand Brewing Company’s 2018 beer release calendar includes a variety of new seasonals, limited releases and perennial beers — including a new nitro seasonal can series, four new year-round beers and a 25th...
Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference Coming to Denver
The 2nd annual Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference (BARC) will be held June 3-5 in Denver, CO at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center. The conference will bring together top retailers, offering in-person education and...
Meet Jeff Kunde, An Early Adopter of Eco-Winemaking
I recently caught up with Jeff Kunde, Chairman of the Board of Kunde Family Winery, in the middle of his 2017 harvest to discuss sustainable wine practices.
Jeff is a fourth-generation winemaker and has been...
Why Sustainable Winemaking Helps the Entire Industry
Sustainable winegrowing is a group effort that benefits everyone. Members of the Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers created the Sustainable Winegrowing Program (SWP) in 2001 to promote practices that are...
Marketing Strategies for Selling Organic Wine, Spirits and Beer
To keep pace with consumers’ evolving demands, off-premise retailers continue to tinker with marketing strategies for organic and sustainable wine, spirits and beer.
As many stores are grappling with whether to bump up consumer-education efforts...
Campari Acquires Bisquit Cognac
Campari Group continues to collect premium spirit brands.
The global drinks company announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Bisquit Dubouché et Cie. from the South Africa-based Distell Group. This company, owner of...
10 Holiday Cocktails For Making Merry
With the holiday season now in full swing, guests are looking to go out and celebrate with festive and creative libations. Here are 10 cocktail recipes to consider for your bar.
1) Mistletoe Magic (shown atop)
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