Industry News

Imported Portuguese Wines Report U.S. Growth in 2016

Portuguese wines enjoyed a fine year in 2016 in America. Wines of Portugal — the U.S. marketing campaign from ViniPortugal the Interprofessional Association of the Portuguese Wine Industry — recently released its 2016 exports report. Portugal...

ProWein Named Title Sponsor for Texsom Wine Conference

ProWein, the global trade fair for wines and spirits, has been named title sponsor of the grand tasting and awards reception at the 2017 Texsom Conference. Founded in 2005, Texsom conference was started by master sommeliers James Tidwell and...

HOF Imperial San Diego Pale Ale .394 Hits National Distribution

San Diego’s AleSmith Brewing Co. today announced that its Hall of Fame Imperial San Diego Pale Ale .394 will be available in markets across the U.S. The product rollout begins this month in tap rooms and...

New Seal Indicates Independent Craft Breweries

It's becoming tougher to tell what is and is not really craft beer. Corporate drinks companies like AB InBev continue to buy up craft breweries as the macro industry contends against the growing micro movement. In...

The 2017 Retailers of the Year: Part 2

Beverage Dynamics in 2017 opened its Retailers of the Year award for the first time using a nomination process, asking retailers around the country to apply for this coveted award. Retailers could nominate themselves, or be...

Woodland Radicle Buys Cockspur Rum Brand

The Barbados-produced Cockspur Rum brand has been sold to the global beverage company Woodland Radicle. The Cockspur brand features various craft rums, a best-selling rum punch and the cocktail Splashes brand. With the sale of the brand to...

Off-Premise Retailers Gather For Educational Event

The Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference, the only national educational event for off-premise retailers, had a successful debut in Minneapolis from June 12-14. More than 175 industry members attended the event at the Radisson Blu Downtown,...

Beer Reviews: Local Brews

For our latest round of the Beverage Dynamics National Beer Panel, we asked panelists to review beers from their local regions. These reviews include brief tasting notes and a rating. If you’re a retail or on-premise beer...

Edrington Announces 32% Profit Growth

The global drinks group Edrington this week announced a full-year profit of +32% for the fiscal year 2016-17. Edrington is well suited to benefit from the modern alcohol trends of craft and whisky. The company owns and produces a collection...

Smithworks Vodka Expands Distribution

The Pernod Ricard brand Smithworks Vodka announced today that its distribution will soon expand into mid-Atlantic America. Available in select cities throughout Pennsylvania in early July, Smithworks will be available in the Greater Philadelphiaarea by the end of the summer. The...