In states like California and Idaho, acacia oak barrels for fermenting and aging wine is becoming an increasing trend. In Europe, acacia wood barrels are commonly used for wines and now gaining traction with white wines among American winemakers. Acacia barrels for...

Major beer producers have started to create craft beers making it difficult for small craft breweries to catch up. In order to differentiate independent craft beer from large beer manufacturers, a seal has been incorporated to the bottle demonstrating the guarantee...

State lawmakers gave a final approval to outlaw the manufacturing, sales and use of powdered alcoholic beverages. Delaware is the 37th state to ban powdered substances that form alcoholic drinks when mixed with liquid. Source: Kansas.com, June 2018

TTB made two amendments to the information for Distilled Spirits Beverage Alcohol Manual. The amendments address the class/type designation of drinks such as “ouzo’ and “aquavit.’ These changes reflect updated information to TTB about these products. The manual is...

The Cognac industry increased record growth with volume and value by 8.2 percent and 5.4 percent in 2017 to 2018. The Bureau National Interprofessional du Cognac (BNIC) demonstrated that Cognac exports have continued to grow throughout the last 4 years reaching $3.6...

According to the Beverage Information Group’s 2018 Wine Handbook, Sparkling wine sales have increased up to 5.8 percent in 2017 adding to the growth in the US wine market. Sales of rose and sparkling wines at $15 a bottle have contributed to it being the 16th...

In the United States, Canned wine grew 43 percent throughout June 2017 to June 2018. Canned wine is still a small portion of 0.2 of total wine sales while bottles wine is nearly 90 percent of the industry sales. Due to laws and regulations forbidding glass bottles in...

In the last 6 months, off-premise volume sales of craft beer are up by 1.7 percent across large-scale retail stores according to IRI Worldwide. Volume sales of craft beer at convenience stores and multi-outlet locations increased by 0.2 percent throughout June, and...

The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board approved a rule allowing customers to place curbside pickup on online orders for beer and wine from grocery stores allowing it to be brought out and loaded on to customer vehicles. Any purchases of beer and wine must be...