
Constellation Brands buys minority stake in Durham Distillery
Constellation Brands recently purchased a minority stake in Durham Distillery, makers of first-class Conniption Gin. Durham Distillery announced that they will be opening a cocktail bar after Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill expanding North Carolina’s liquor laws. The...

Global Spirits 2019 Trends
According to the IWSR, many of the trends that helped shape last year’s results remain strong. Consumer’s preference for premium spirits continues to grow. Diageo stated that their best performing brands fall into the premium-and-above brands category with one of...

Fall’s Top Alcohol Trends
Drizly reported that red wine made up 49.73 percent of total beverage alcohol sales while beer and liquor represented 24.05 percent and 26.22 percent, respectively. The share of red wine sales increased by 5 percent from September to October 2018 and Drizly is...

Domestic Table Wines Increase Sales In July
Domestic table wine sales increased by 4 percent boosting U.S wine sales in July, leading the total U.S wine market 3 percent higher to more than $73 billion in the last 12 months. Market research firm bw166 reported that domestic wine sales increased 4 percent and...

Premium Products Continue to Drive Distilled Spirits
According to the Beverage Information Group’s 2019 Liquor Handbook, the distilled spirits industry ended the year up 2 percent and reached 232.2 million 9-liter cases. Consumer’s preference for high-end and super premium products have been key factors that contributed...

Amazon considering a new Wine store
Amazon plans to expand their sales of wine beyond their Prime Now delivery service by setting up a liquor store in San Francisco. Amazon launched online wine sales in 2012 and started delivering wine with their Prime Now service in 2015. The San Francisco Business...

The U.S. wine market remains on top
According to the Wine Intelligence’s Global Compass 2019 report, the U.S. remains at the top of the list as the most attractive wine market in the world. News from Compass 2019 explained that more people are spending a greater amount of money on wine than ever before....

Top trends for the alcoholic beverage industry
The rise in low and non-alcohol drinks have led brands to create new products in their category. Brands have started to release more premium level products in order to attract more consumers. Fruit-infused beer is one of the five emerging alcoholic trends that are...

Beer Sales Up By 3.5 Percent Through Mid-July
Market research firm IRI reported that year-to-date beer category dollar sales in off-premise retailers have increased to nearly $19.5 billion, growing by 3.5%. IRI data shows that imports have increased by 5.9%, flavored malt beverages by 27.7%, and domestic super...