4 Myths Debunked About Jura Wine
Despite being one of the smallest wine regions in France, Jura is the most complicated. Or so argues wine writer and educator Wink Lorch, who literally wrote the book on Jura.
Lorch led a wine tasting of the region last week...
Constellation Brands Reports 12% Growth In Fiscal 2017 Behind Beer
Global drinks company Constellation Brands has reported a 12% growth in net sales for fiscal year 2017.
Net sales for the beer business increased 17$. This was due to a 13% increase in organic net sales driven...
Stoli Group Announces New CEO
The SPI Group announced today the hiring of Hugues Pietrini as Global CEO of Stoli Group, its division responsible for the production, management and distribution of S.P.I. Group’s global spirits portfolio.
The organization named for vodka has...
Jim Koch In NYTimes: Consolidation Threatens Craft Beer
Has Big Beer finally gotten the upper hand over the craft movement?
Industry pioneer Jim Koch fears so. In an op-ed column published in the New York Times this past weekend, the founder of the Boston Beer Company worries that continued...
Interview: Warren Bobrow Fears For Cannabis Under Trump
Editor's Note: As the cannabis movement continues to progress in America, we will cross-post content from our news source, Cannabis Regulator.
Warren Bobrow is concerned for legal cannabis under President Trump. And Bobrow knows a thing or...
What Exactly Are Craft Spirits?
What exactly is a craft spirit? The answer depends on whom you ask.
Numerous retailers have embraced the concept of American craft spirits as an efficient marketing term, creating shelf areas to accommodate the explosion of new brands. Some...
Luxco Nears Completion Of New Tequila Distillery
St. Louis-based Luxco today announced the completion of a new tequila distillery in Mexico.
The distillery, DGL Destiladores (Destiladora González Luxco), is located just outside the city of Arandas, in the highlands of Jalisco. DGL...
Rum’s First Female Master Blender Talks Modern Trends
Joy Spence is a rum pioneer. In 1997 at Appleton Estate she became the first female master blender in the industry. Two decades later she remains among the few women worldwide with her title.
To...
On-Premise Tequila Trends In 2017
Editor's Note: In an effort to keep readers up to date about on-premise trends, which often predict the next retail trends, we occasionally cross post pertinent content from our sister publication, Cheers.
Sophisticated tequila programs...
Decadent Saint Releases High-Proof, All-Natural Mixers
Decadent Saint, a craft winery out of Colorado, has announced the release of a new mixers line.
These are high-proof, concentrated, shelf-stable mixers made with real fruit. Unfiltered and unpasteurized, Decadent Saint’s products stay fresh for...