Interview: What Does the Uber Deal Mean For Drizly Customers?
The world of alcohol ecommerce took another big step forwards this month with news that Uber bought Drizly. The largest ride-share platform on the planet now offers Drizly a fleet of opportunities in delivery...
Interview: How the Middle Tier Has Adapted with the Pandemic
Covid-19 has forced rapid adaptation by the middle tier of the alcohol industry. Suddenly, common practices for both warehouses and drivers were potentially dangerous for spreading the virus. An entire new way of conducting...
Mezcal and Tequila Trends in 2021
Consumer thirst for tequila and other agave spirits keeps propelling the category to new heights, with new mezcal and tequila trends emerging.
Consumption of this category in the U.S. rose from 15 million 9-liter cases...
Interview: Coravin CEO Christopher Ladd on Wine Trends and Innovation
Coravin changed the way we drink wine when it launched the Wine Preservation Opener in 2013. Rather than needing to finish a whole bottle soon after opening, Coravin’s technology allowed for repeated pours over...
Acme Fine Wines: Innovators in Napa Valley
Shopping at Acme Fine Wines is like buying art. Rather than case displays and aisles of products, this innovative retailer in St. Helena, Napa County, showcases a wall of wines. Around 350 individual bottles...
The Best Rosé Wines to Drink in 2021
For our first wine panel of 2021, we asked panelists to taste and rate rosé wines.
This remains one of the hottest styles in the industry. The array of rosés wines our panelists reviewed also...
Interview: Bourbon Women Association President Maggie Kimberl
The Bourbon Women Association recently named its newest president in veteran spirits expert, speaker and journalist Maggie Kimberl.
Founded in 2011, the association highlights and supports women in the world of whiskey. Kimberl moves into...
Podcast: How Kentucky Spirits Became a Global Powerhouse
Kentucky spirits were not always this hot. Not that long ago, distilleries could not give away bourbon. Now, fanatical fans of brown spirits post in private Facebook groups to help each other hunt down...
10 Craft Beer Trends in 2021
Suffice to say, 2020 did not play out as originally planned for craft beer. Rather than a continued expansion of the taproom boom — which had breathed new life into the category while overall...
Interview: Kaveh Zamanian, Rabbit Hole Founder and Whiskey Maker
As part of our look early in 2021 at this year's top whiskey trends, we recently interviewed Kaveh Zamanian, founder and whiskey maker of Rabbit Hole Distillery.
Rabbit Hole remains one of the fastest...