Buffalo Trace Distillery Moves Ahead With $200M Expansion
Buffalo Trace Distillery is forging onward with its expansion plans announced last year, in response to the continued rise in popularity of bourbon whiskey.
More than $200 million will go into the expansion, as new barrel warehouses...
Strongbow Cider Unveils New Flavor
Strongbow Hard Apple Ciders has announced its newest flavor: Strongbow Artisanal Blend, which will receive the support of an extensive marketing campaign.
An autumnal flavor, Artisanal Blend is made with heirloom cider apple varieties, the company says, cold-pressed and blended...
Budweiser Unveils New State Packaging
Eleven states will see their namesake on Budweiser bottles and cans as part of the brand’s 2017 summer packaging.
The rollout will be specific to California (featuring two Budweiser breweries), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New Hampshire, New...
The Best White Wines for Summer 2017
For our latest round of National Retailer Wine Panel reviews, we asked panelists to rate white wines perfect for Summer 2017.
As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a rating and the wine’s retail...
Amazon Partners on New Wine Brand
First, Amazon bought Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, giving the online-retailer giant access to bring-and-mortar food-and-alcohol stores across the country. Now, Amazon may soon stock some of those Whole Foods shelves with wines available only...
Italian Craft Beer Birra Antoniana Launches in U.S.
Birra Antoniana has announced its U.S. launch.
Based in Padua, Italy, Birra Antoniana was founded in 2011 by Sandro and Michele Vecchiato, brothers and owners of Interbrau, a major distributor of specialty beers in Italy. After a...
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...