While the overall wine market in the U.S. has seen volume decline lately—slipping 2.8% to 319 million cases last year, according to Impact Databank—the relatively nascent low- and no-alcohol wine ...

The surge in brown spirits across the U.S. market is in evidence on this year’s Impact “Hot Prospects” spirits list, which is highlighted by numerous super-premium brands from multiple segments of the ...

Treasury Wine Estates may soon have another suitor asking to examine its books, as the Australian Financial Review reports that Washington, D.C.-based private equity the Carlyle Group is close to ...

•Woodford Reserve’s ties to the Kentucky Derby go back to 1999 when the distillery unveiled its first commemorative Derby bottle. Continue reading → ...

•Franco Ziliani, the winemaker and revered “founding father” of Northern Italy’s Franciacorta sparkling wine appellation, died of natural causes over the holidays at his home on the shores of the ...

More than 30 beer and flavored malt beverage (FMB) brands defied industry trends in 2023 and turned in impressive—even dramatic—volume gains, at a time when the overall category saw declining sales ...

•Hendrick’s Gin, part of the William Grant & Sons portfolio, has unveiled Flora Adora, a new limited release from master distiller Lesley Gracie’s “Cabinet of Curiosities” series. Continue reading → ...

•Atlanta, Georgia’s SweetWater Brewing Company is launching in the Maryland and Texas markets next month, following last year’s entry into five new markets. Continue reading → ...

•Washington state’s Chateau Ste. Michelle has become the first national wine sponsor for live event promoter Live Nation. Continue reading → ...

•Austin, Texas’ Belgian-style brewery Adelbert’s is releasing The Traveler, its latest IPA offering, coinciding with the company’s entry into the California market. Continue reading → ...

•Kansas City, Missouri-based Boulevard Brewing is set to enter Ohio via a new partnership with Cincinnati’s Cavalier Distributing. Continue reading → ...

•Total Wine & More’s challenge to Connecticut’s minimum pricing laws took a hit yesterday when a three-judge panel affirmed an earlier dismissal of Total’s lawsuit by a lower court. Continue reading → ...