6 Key Selling Points for Portuguese Wine
For a country the size of Indiana, Portugal sure makes a lot of wine.
Despite its relatively small size, the country boasts the ninth largest total vineyard area in the world. And it’s becoming a...
Disaronno Announces New VP National Sales Manager
Disaronno International has promoted William Mickel to the position of Vice President, National Sales Manager.
Previously, Mickel served as Regional Director of Control States. He was prompted into this newly created role in effort to further bolster the Disaronno...
Luxco Announces Plans for $35M Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky
Luxco announced today that the company has finalized plans to build a $35-million distillery near in Nelson County, Kentucky
Luxco has chosen to build the distillery on a 70-acre site (pictured above) off state highway...
After 50 Years, Hi-Time Wine Cellars Remains a Community Institution.
Note: This feature ran in a supplement in the latest issue of Beverage Dynamics that celebrated family-owned businesses in the beverage alcohol industry.
Chuck Hanson remembers the first six-pack he ever sold. It was 1957. His brother, Fritz, and...
How Liquor Barn Grew as a Father-and-Son Operation
Note: This feature ran in a supplement in the latest issue of Beverage Dynamics that celebrated family-owned businesses in the beverage alcohol industry.
As Minnesota trends toward large-scale operators, one Long Lake retailer is growing in an evolving market...
3 Emerging Alcohol Trends in 2016
As a brand strategist at a food and beverage agency, I have an insatiable appetite for curiosity in culture and consumer behavior. I have to - it’s part of my job. But more importantly,...
Ultimate Spirits Challenge Announces 2016 Results, Top-Scoring Spirits
The Ultimate Spirits Challenge (USC), a globally recognized standard for spirits competitions, has announced winners and full results for the just-completed 2016 Challenge.
Now in its seventh year, USC celebrates 40 Chairman’s Trophy winners, USC’s highest award...
Interview: Miljenko “Mike” Grgich, The King of Chardonnay
Note: This interview is from our sister publication, Cheers Magazine.
Croatian-born winemaker Miljenko “Mike” Grgich first gained international recognition at the celebrated 1976 Paris Tasting, a.k.a the Judgement of Paris. At the now-historic blind tasting,...
The 2016 Wine Growth Brands Awards: Dominant Trends and Best-Selling Bottles
This year’s wine and spirit Growth Brands Awards winners sold nearly 130 million 9-liter cases in 2015, averaging almost 1 million cases per winner. The Beverage Information & Insights Group used the following criteria to...
French Luxury Wines Look To Tap Into America’s Expanding Premium Market
Luxury is in.
Premium wines, a trend that took off in America in 2011, continue to gain steam. While bottles priced under $10 struggle for sales, those in the $15-to-$20 category are enjoying double-digit growth....