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California lost 8% of its wine grape acreage in the last year, according to the latest estimates from a wine grape mapping report released by the California Association of Winegrape Growers and Land IQ.

Read more: California and the loss of 8% of its wine grape vineyards

Swedesboro Brewing, a craft brewery in New Jersey, rolled out an AI-generated spokeswoman named "Sarah" as a new face for the brand.

Read more: AI 'Sarah' as spokeswoman for a brewery

The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians will close Rincon Reservation Road Brewery at the end of October, ending nearly a decade in craft beer for a venture billed as Southern California’s first tribally owned and operated brewery on tribal land.

Read more: Rincon Brewery Shuts Down Amid Industry Challenges

Baltimore's Guinness Open Gate Brewery, which opened in 2018 as the first Guinness brewery location in the U.S. in 60 years, will close its doors next month.

Find out the reasons behind the closing

A massive family-run California winery has fallen victim to Canada's ban on booze imports - listing 11 vineyards amounting to 3,500 acres for sale as a wave of bankruptcies and closures rock the industry.

See why a California winery is selling vineyards amid industry headwinds

Assembly Member Amanda Septimo said wine and liquor sales would be a needed financial boost for struggling grocery stores and bodegas - and she'll make another legislative push next year to make that legal.

Read more about efforts to expand wine and liquor sales in New York grocery stores and bodegas.

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a law Friday making cocktails to-go permanent.

The rule, which was put into place during the COVID-19 pandemic, was set to expire on Sept. 1.

Read the details regarding the new law regarding cocktails to go in New Jersey

Californians will be able to keep ordering alcoholic drinks to-go for another three years after state lawmakers passed legislation extending the pandemic-era policy through 2029.

California lawmakers approve cocktails-to-go through 2029

Wine sales in California have dropped to a two-decade low, according to a recent industry report by Impact Databank, and local winemakers in Edna Valley say they are holding their own but still feel the pinch.

Read more about how CA will loosen regulations for winemakers

The Honolulu Liquor Commission voted today to appoint Jason K. White, a veteran federal law enforcement executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience, as the Commission's next Administrator.

Read more about the incoming Administrator