When Oregon Heritage Farms, one of the largest cider apple orchards in the country, shut down in 2024, it did so for financial reasons rather than weather or crop disease. Small cideries that rely on traditional bittersweet and bittersharp apples are operating within tight margins, according to Emily Ritchie, executive director of Northwest Cider.
CASPER, Wyo. - Alcohol-related arrests and accidents in Casper saw significant decreases in 2025, per an annual review from the Casper Police Department. The report was presented to the Casper City Council at its Tuesday work session.
The House passed a pair of bills on Tuesday that would reshape laws surrounding the sale of alcohol in Mississippi.
Ohioans for Cannabis Choice can start collecting signatures to get a referendum on the ballot to block a law that will change the state's voter-passed recreational marijuana law and ban intoxicating hemp products. But there are others in the industry that don't agree with the new effort.
Countering the narrative of Dry January and sober Gen Zers hurting the alcohol industry, Oregon bars, restaurants,and even wineries are pivoting, embracing the nonalcoholic movement.
December closed 2025 on a modestly positive note for spirits, with 9L volume increasing +0.4%, despite $Vol declining -1.4%, resulting in a negative price mix of -1.8%.
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services says the new store will better serve customers and hospitality businesses with longer hours, refrigerated products and a designated will-call and loading dock for restaurant and bar operators.
Charleston, W.Va. - Over 300 students from 31 schools across the state competed in the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration's (WV ABCA) 13th Annual NO School Spirits PSA (Public Service Announcement) contest.
Representative Calvin Boleyer opened the committee hearing on HB 16-73 by saying the bill is intended to 'start a conversation' about how very small distillers - sometimes operating out of 50 square feet - can sell tiny runs of spirits in collaboration with restaurants and bars.
State officials said there's a "cultural" history of impaired drivers refusing to submit to a blood alcohol test in this state because there's no incentive to consent.