A bill pending approval by the Senate would create a license that allows small distillers to self-distribute their product. The legislation also includes an additional license that allows distillers to open up to three different locations where they can serve their in...

According to IWSR Drinks Market Analysis, the low end’s share total wine and spirits in the US has decreased by -5.6% and -4.5%, respectively, within the past 5 years. IWSR Drinks Market analysis predicts that market share volume for low-end wine will decrease from...

In the last year, the value of the California grapes and wineries reached 2.01 billion dollars, which was a drastic increase from the previous high of 1.5 billion dollars. The average price for Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Lake Counties was 3,407 dollars a ton of...

Beer is certainly on an upward trend. It is up in dollars and volume, three percent and 0.7 percent, respectively. This bumped beer up to 1 percent in volume, according to the latest IRI, and 11-12 percent volume growth for Flavored Malt Beverages (FMBs). The driving...

The Wine Institute, which has been located in San Francisco for 85 years and represents about 1,000 wineries, is moving to Sacramento. The reason for the move has to do with being in closer proximity to lawmaking officials, after about 100 bills were passed this past...

Distilled spirits dollar sales were up 3.8 percent in the month of March, which was slightly below the 6.8 percent growth seen over the last 3 months. Across brown spirits, bourbon, Canadian whiskey, and Irish whiskey outperformed the total category, while tequila...

Roughly 5,000 new breweries have opened in the past six years in the United States. The fastest growing of the bunch, Tree House Brewery in Massachusetts, produced approximately 40,000 barrels of beer in the past year. The small and independent players in the brewing...

Consumers are choosing more expensive products, as seen by the increase in premiumization of alcohol products. In recent years, the spirits and alcohol industry reached sales of 253.8 billion dollars, which is a 5.1 percent increase from years prior. A recent report...

Kegging and canning wines is the new, greener, and much fresher way to service the wine industry. Wines in kegs are increasingly available in restaurants, hotels, retail stores, and sports and entertainment venues popping up all across the country. The leader in the...