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What Millennials Want From Alcohol Brands

If you want a sense of the enormous influence of Millennials, just take a look at the stats. Millennials, the largest generation in America, are expected to spend $200 billion in 2017. They account for...

4 Varietals That Shine In Washington State Wine

What defines Washington State wine? Veteran Washington winemaker Bob Betz asked this question during a tasting earlier this month of some of the state's top wines. While the blind tasting revealed answers in broad strokes, Betz...

Download Our 2016 Sustainability Guide On Eco-Alcohol Trends

In the latest issue of Beverage Dynamics, we included a pullout section: our 2016 Sustainability Guide. This delved into the contemporary issues of eco-concious alcohol products and their sustainable, biodynamic production methods — and how...

Interview: Wyoming Whiskey’s David DeFazio On The Unusual Evolution of Outryder

When it opened ten years ago, Wyoming Whiskey became the state's first legal distillery since Prohibition. The Kirby, Wyoming-based distillery first launched a small-batch bourbon in 2012, followed by a single-barrel and a barrel-strength. Last month, Wyoming Whiskey launched...

The Best Wines Of 2016

As 2016 comes to a close, we asked our wine retailer panel to report their favorite wines they tasted in 2016. As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a rating and the wine’s retail price...

Why Flavored And Spiced Rums Remain Hot Sellers

The bright spot in the rum category these days is the vibrant flavored segment, especially the spiced variants. The flavored rum category is growing and evolving, almost as a separate entity from light and dark...
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Campari Exits Italian Wines Business

Gruppo Campari has officially left Italian wine behind. The company recently announced an agreement to sell 100% of its Sardinian winery Sella & Mosca and Tuscan winery Teruzzi & Puthod to the wine seller and distributor Terra Moretti. The overall deal will...

Legal Cannabis Could Be Cutting Into Beer Sales

Data from the first set of U.S. states to legalize recreational cannabis suggests that the change has negatively impacted beer sales. Colorado, Washington and Oregon all legalized marijuana back in either 2014 or 2015. Given time now to...

4 Alcohol Trends To Watch In 2017

The annual Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS) New York holiday event is a window into what's currently hot in alcohol — and what's gaining steam. Brand reps from some of the world's biggest drinks companies —...

Report: Beer Volume In October Slipped 7.6% Versus 2015

A report released this week by the Beer Institute, unofficially estimating the domestic tax paid shipments by U.S. beer brewers, identified 13.159 million barrels, a decrease of 7.3% versus October 2015 removals of 14.195 million. The...