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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

With sales expected to come in around $140 million this year, Las Vegas-based Planet 13 has 34 dispensaries nationwide, including 30 in Florida, where it’s a growing player in the state’s huge medical ...

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 ...

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 ...

With upscale wine sales reaching new heights, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is adding new fine wine companies to its operations in Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Colorado and Florida. Continue ...

The craft beer movement has entered a new dimension with the emergence of so-called “extreme” beers—brews that are high in alcohol content and feature unusual ingredients. Continue reading → ...

•Minnesota-based Prestige Beverage Group is adding Greek wine brand Santo to its lineup, effective January 1. Continue reading → ...