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PPP Muzik Mansion Miami Party

The three-day event was sponsored by Bud Light Lime Ritas and Bud Light Platinum. From the press information:   Bud Light Lime Ritas & Bud Light Platinum partnered with multidisciplinary Parisian collective Pigalle, Pompon, Pain O...

Felix Serralles Accepts Lifetime Achievement Award

Pictured, during a ceremony at the Friar's Club in New York:   Joseph D. Cinque, President & CEO of The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences Presenting the Five-Star Diamond Award as well as the Lifetime Achievement...

Sipping Blue Nectar

I spent some time yesterday with Nikhil Bahadur, co-founder of Blue Nectar Spirits company, which makes Blue Nectar Tequila. I had the opportunity to learn a little more about the history behind Blue Nectar,...

Trendspotting Wine Video

In the January/February issue, the Trendspotting column spotlighted a wine retailer who grew his business using P2P loan funding. Below you'll find a video, where Cris Zukowski shares more details of his story:      

Farewell to 2014

As 2015 approaches, I'd like to take a moment to reflect on 2014, which has been a year of change for me and for Beverage Dynamics. When 2014 began, I was the editor of...

If You Can’t Compete on Price…

Last week I was on a Caribbean cruise, visiting Belize, Honduras and Mexico (a great chance to get away from zero degree temperatures in New England). On the ship and in every port were...

Filmmaker Ron Howard Receives the Critics’ Choice LOUIS XIII Genius Award

Director Ron Howard, left, received the Critics' Choice Louis XIII Genius Award on Jan. 15 at the 20th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Presented this year by actor Chris Hemsworth, right, the third annual Critics'...

Classifying Asian Spirits and Sake

When I was writing the Japanese Imports feature story for our Jan/Feb issue, one of the questions that came up consistently was "Where should sake be placed on the shelf in retail?" Sake isn't...

Celebrities toast Sundance films with Grey Goose

Grey Goose Vodka continued to host film talent and industry vets in its Blue Door Lounge at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Day three of the Blue Door Lounge included celebratory cocktail receptions for...

Eddie Russell Promoted to Wild Turkey Master Distiller

Wild Turkey has promoted long-time employee Eddie Russell to head bourbon distiller. Eddie will work alongside his distillery mentor, and father, Jimmy, a fellow master distiller who has worked at Wild Turkey for 60 years. Eddie is his family's...