The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America trade group kicked off its 75th annual convention and exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada yesterday with a general session that featured outgoing president and CEO Craig Wolf, incoming chairman Barkley Stuart, Constellation Brands CEO Rob Sands, and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
To boost sales in Australia, a land where the ability to drink large quantities of ale can be a badge of honor, brewing giants Anheuser-Busch InBev NV and Kirin Holdings Co. think they’ve found a new weapon: weaker beer.
(NEWSER) – The maker of Ketel One vodka is coming out with a new product that isn't quite vodka.
Christian Miller has crunched wine industry numbers for years, and the name of his Berkeley-based consulting firm, Full Glass Research, pretty much sums up what’s going on in Oregon’s wine scene.
Drinkers could soon be enjoying a new type of alcoholic beverage after Japanese scientists said they have invented a way to produce booze from wood.
Bacardi Limited has completed the acquisition of Patrón Spirits International AG and its ultra-premium Patrón tequila brand.
The Portman Group, a trade group composed of alcoholic beverage producers and brewers in the UK, has announced the fifth major review of its Code of Practice to future proof the framework that governs alcohol marketing in the country.
At a time when craft breweries compete more than ever for shelf space and tap handles in pubs, industry sales are leveling off, even in Bend, known as Beer Town USA.
The world’s most valuable liquor brand Kweichow Moutai has signed an “historic” agreement with Britain’s Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA), making its most ambitious move yet to expand its overseas footprint, as the UK becomes one of its fastest growing overseas markets.
Once the undisputed kings of beer, AB InBev and MillerCoors are struggling to curtail a multi-year slump in sales of their top brands and re-energize brews that have failed to keep pace with changing consumer tastes and trends.