Millennial beer drinkers are attracted to the “newest, hottest, and rarest” releases in the beer industry, with no respect or appreciation for the “oldies but goodies”; the core beer brands. These core or “flagship beers” have not only been around and loved for...

A group of scientists have been in the process of researching which grapes would suit the soil on Mars and how to best cultivate grapevines in space. These scientists are in the hopes that one day colonists might be able to make their own wine on the red planet....

Wine as we know it will be getting a facelift. Experts are predicting a link between technology and wine, with fine wine trading apps, robots in vineyards, and more. But those are not the only expansions. Producers are rediscovering old, abandoned vineyards, utilizing...

Experts have recently reported which states drink the most wine- both in volume and per capita. The highest wine volume are in states such as California, Florida, New York, Texas, and Illinois, which is no surprise as  those are also the states with the highest...

Industry exports have predicted the top beer trends of 2019. Exports have found breweries are noticeable crafting more lagers. Well-balanced IPAs and Pale Ales will also be on the rise, as they are easy-to-drink, thirst-quenching, smooth, and overall crowd pleasers....

Distilled spirits dollar sales were up 3.7 percent in the month of December, which was slightly below the 4.6 percent growth seen over the last 3 months. Across brown spirits, bourbon, Canadian whiskey, and Irish whiskey outperformed the total category, while tequila...

In the past year the Beer Purchasers’ Index has dropped from 55 to 47 for total beer. This emphasizes the overall decline in beer orders, with constant indexes reading below 50 over the past four months. Distributors have reported more inventory at risk of going out...

A federal agency recently reported that there has been a slow but steady increase in alcohol consumption since 2002. North Dakota, Iowa, Delaware, Oregon, and Idaho have the highest increase in consumption for Spirits. Delaware, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Idaho,...

A number of beverage professionals have been asked which trends from 2018 will be sticking around or disappearing in the New Year. The consensus is that CBD Drinks, Fruited Kettle Sours, Non-Alcoholic Spirits, Peated drinks, among others, despite growing tremendously...