Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese breweries are rushing to develop rain- and heat-resistant varieties and novel cultivation techniques for barley and hops, the main ingredients of beer.
Claudia Schubert, president and chief operating officer at Diageo North America, has left her role after 22 years with the business.
Schubert will leave the company in September 2024, when she will transition to corporate board service and advisory work.China is thought to announce preliminary tariffs on brandy imported from the EU in August following the European Commission's decision last week to slap duties on Chinese electric cars from July.
High Chinese tariffs on EU brandy would leave French companies with vast amounts of cognac that could be hard to sell elsewhere, according to Reuters' calculations, analysts, and investors who fear firms could be forced to discount.
In the digital age, the way we shop for everything--from everyday essentials to luxury items--has transformed, and the liquor industry is no exception. Online liquor stores have emerged as a game-changer, offering convenience, variety, and access to rare finds with just a few clicks.
There's no better time to toast the talented women who have shaped the spirits industry into a more inclusive place than today, International Women's Day. Even better is the fact that there's a new, limited-release gin to pour into your glass, which happens to be from an industry-leading brand founded by women.
Craft as a category will have its challenges in 2024 -- especially in packaged formats on the store shelf and on tap at third-party venues.
Total wine category sales were expected to have fallen by 2% to 4% in volume 2023, according to preliminary figures published in Silicon Valley Bank's (SVB) 2024 'state of the US wine industry' report.
So much of what we smell and taste in each sip of wine has to do with decisions made by the winemaker, like when they harvest grapes, how they treat them once harvested, and how and when they age their juice.
Two small wineries and some prominent lawyers have launched a new front in the wine direct shipping wars, and this one is targeting a law in America's biggest wine state. They're asking, should alcohol producers outside of California be able to sell directly to Golden State businesses?