With the drinks industry already facing an uncertain outlook heading into the new year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has dealt the business another potential blow, with an advisory this morning ...

While conditions have been difficult in the U.S. market over the past year, the spirits category posted its 29th consecutive annual gain by volume, with depletions up 2.5% to 306.6 million 9-liter ...

It’s no secret that 2024 was a challenging year in various quarters of the whisky world. Still, through it all, the scene continued to churn with dynamic and exciting change—new distillery and visitor ...

In 2024, the wine world said goodbye to longtime California wine industry leaders Warren Winiarski, Jan Shrem, and Eleanor Coppola, as well as architect Howard Backen, who helped define the very look ...

Market shifts saw previous owners buying back their namesake businesses, an average 25% drop in Bordeaux futures … Continue reading → ...

Headlined by Duckhorn’s nearly $2 billion acquisition by private equity group Butterfly, 2024 has seen a number of significant mergers and acquisitions across the supplier and distributor tiers. They ...

Leading U.S. wine and spirits distributor Southern Glazer’s has been among the drinks wholesalers cultivating the growing market for CBD beverages amid a steady stream of new product rollouts and ...

E.&J. Gallo has made another play to bolster its rapidly expanding spirits portfolio, agreeing to acquire Impact “Hot Brand” RumChata for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2009 by master blender Tom Maas ...

With New Year’s Eve upon us, retailers are focused on driving strong sparkling wine sales to close out the year. While results vary across markets, retail operators have generally seen top sparklers ...

Bidding at December’s whisky auctions continued in the successful fashion of November’s sales, with strong prices achieved for Macallan, Hibiki 40 year old, and bottlings of LeNell’s Red Hook Rye in ...

Southern Glazer’s has completed its previously announced acquisition of New England wholesaler Horizon Beverage for an undisclosed sum. The deal was originally announced in July. With the deal, ...