WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Beer continues to be the alcoholic beverage U.S. drinkers say they drink most often; but, for the first time in Gallup trends, liquor essentially ties wine in second place.
In the late 1980s, Booker Noe, grandson of Jim Beam, was royally pissed off. American whiskey makers had been beaten to a pulp by vodka, rum and tequila producers for two decades, and had been forced to cut down their whiskey’s strength as a result.
Despite Colorado legalizing recreational marijuana in 2012, there remains a persistent taboo surrounding marijuana use.
Despite Colorado legalizing recreational marijuana in 2012, there remains a persistent taboo surrounding marijuana use. Hannah Metzger reports that some companies are trying to challenge this taboo by combining marijuana with one of the most socially accepted beverages in America: beer.
A number of Western European countries have centuries-old thriving wine industries, established many years before the United States was a glimmer in the eye of the Founding Fathers.
Diageo, the world's biggest spirits firm, has moved further into non-alcoholic drinks after securing a majority stake in "game-changing" alcohol-free "spirit" Seedlip.
Winery names and descriptors have long been challenging to read in other languages and non-Anglo markets.
Winery names and descriptors have long been challenging to read in other languages and non-Anglo markets. For the most part, savvy American wine consumers know how to decipher a label.
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean imports of Japanese beer slumped 45% in July from the previous month in the wake of a consumer boycott sparked by an escalating political and economic dispute between the two Asian neighbours, data showed.
Distilled spirits continue to take a bite out of beer and wine in the American drinking market. In fact, 2018 marked the ninth straight year of record sales and volumes, increasing to $27.5 billion of supplier sales — or 37.4 percent of the total alcoholic beverage market.