Led by its Cavit brand from Italy—the second-largest imported wine in the U.S. market—Palm Bay International continues to expand its 5.8-million-case portfolio with an eye toward moving further ...

With the drinks industry already facing an uncertain outlook heading into the new year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has dealt the business another potential blow, with an advisory this morning ...

While conditions have been difficult in the U.S. market over the past year, the spirits category posted its 29th consecutive annual gain by volume, with depletions up 2.5% to 306.6 million 9-liter ...

In 2024, the wine world said goodbye to longtime California wine industry leaders Warren Winiarski, Jan Shrem, and Eleanor Coppola, as well as architect Howard Backen, who helped define the very look ...

With a number of powerful cross-currents—including the craft movement, distributor consolidation, home-delivery and the fickle tastes of younger consumers—increasingly influencing the drinks retail ...

It’s no secret that 2024 was a challenging year in various quarters of the whisky world. Still, through it all, the scene continued to churn with dynamic and exciting change—new distillery and visitor ...

Bidding at December’s whisky auctions continued in the successful fashion of November’s sales, with strong prices achieved for Macallan, Hibiki 40 year old, and bottlings of LeNell’s Red Hook Rye in ...

Market shifts saw previous owners buying back their namesake businesses, an average 25% drop in Bordeaux futures … Continue reading → ...

With New Year’s Eve upon us, retailers are focused on driving strong sparkling wine sales to close out the year. While results vary across markets, retail operators have generally seen top sparklers ...