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Interview: The Future of Cannabis Drinks

Water-soluble cannabinoid products have improved dramatically in recent years, stimulating growth in the cannabis drinks industry. THC/CBD beverages are on the upswing, thanks to leaps forward in this area of production technology. What’s next? As...

Wines That Work With Indian Food

The unique and flavorful ingredients of Indian food inspire an exotic journey for the palate. Because of the many spices, herbs, and dimensions of those flavors, it’s a common myth that pairing wine with the...
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Why Mocktails Remain So Popular

Spirit-free cocktails have most definitely hit the mainstream. Mocktails made the top 10 of Yelp’s 2023 Food Trends. The crowd-sourced local business reviews platform reports that searches for mocktails were up 59%. The 2023 Bacardi...
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Why Are There Crystals in My Wine?

If you have been in the wine business long enough to have opened hundreds of bottles, chances are you’ve encountered some that contain tartrate crystals, either as a visible sediment at the base of...
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Wine Reviews: South American Wines

For this panel, we asked our wine panelists to taste and rate South American wines. These can be any style and from anywhere in the popular region. As always, these selections include brief tasting notes,...

Podcast: Whiskey and Tequila Trends and Travels

What's the latest trends in whiskey and tequila, two of the hottest alcohol categories? Editors Melissa Dowling and Kyle Swartz recall what they observed in these two trendy categories during several recent media trips...

Our Wine Supplier of the Year: Constellation Brands

The Constellation Brands wine portfolio is looking a little smaller these days. After all, the company sold more than 30 wine brands to E. & J. Gallo Winery in 2021, and in October of...
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Our 2023 Spirits Supplier of the Year: Brown-Forman

Brown-Forman Corp. has seen a lot in 153 years, from World Wars, Prohibition and pandemics to what it calls "the dark ages for dark spirits.” That’s the period from 1965 to 2000, when sales...
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Rum Trends in 2023

Consumer trends in the alcohol industry have shifted significantly in recent years and the rum category has evolved accordingly. The Covid-19 crisis has even more people focused on health and wellness, while the influence...
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The 2023 Growth Brands Hall of Famers

Our Growth Brands Awards recognize the top products and suppliers in the beverage alcohol business each year. The April issue of Beverage Dynamics magazine highlighted the fastest-growing and top-selling spirits and wine brands. Now,...