Sonoma Direct to retail wine shipments surpass Napa
In the first 6 months of 2018, Sonoma direct to retail shipments surpassed Napa according to Wines Vines Analytics. Sonoma wineries shipped 877,795 direct to retail cases in the first half of 2018. An additional 195, 383 cases were shipped after amounting to 50...
Liquor becoming easier to sell under new state bill in CA
A California bill called Skinner’s SB 1164, nicknamed the “Craft Distiller Op-pour-tunity” Act passed through legislature allowing 82 California craft distillers sell directly to consumers without a tasting room. In California, distilleries can only sell craft liquors...
Montana: State launches new liquor-license landscape
Montana is holding its first auction of licenses for restaurants and other establishments to sell liquor, beer or wine. This launch will create a new licensing trend that creates 54 new licenses in towns where businesses had struggled to acquire them. As of November,...
B-F creates new division to focus on emerging brands
B-F launched a new division to refocus resources into new emerging brands, super premium and on premise brands in the US market. CEO Lawson Whiting explained that B-F was investing incrementally in emerging brands and the company was re allocating funds to see how the...
News from TTB – August 2018
A new addition to the directorate to the Bureau is Elisabeth Kann as an assistant administrator of external affairs/chief of staff. The new Office of External Affairs/Chief of Staff will ensure the coordination of proactive and strategic management of internal and...
NABCA US Spirits – Solid market growth in July
In July, Control States spirits increased in volume and value up by 3.6 percent and 5.8 percent more than the previous 12 month growth rate of 2.5 percent and 5.0 percent. Control States sales increased by 3.6 y/y percent in July. Control States spirits (which is...
Pentagon studies will determine if commissaries will be eligible to sell liquor
In 2017, the Defense Commissary Agency reported $4.9 billion in sales from commissaries from 13 countries around the world. 12 United States commissaries began selling wine and beer starting July 23rd as a 90-day trial. Traditionally, alcoholic beverages were not sold...
Virginia buys $1 billion worth of alcohol in record breaking 2018
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority announced that its sales reached to $984.8 million in 2018, $43.6 million more than 2017. Retail sales increased by 4.5 percent and sales to restaurant sales increased by 4 percent. The increase of sales were...
Nielsen Alcoholic Beverage Analysis: Combined Beer
In the last 4 weeks in Nielsen xAOC + c-store, sales combined beer (beer, cider, and FMB) STZ demonstrated 14.8 percent growth, an increase from the 13.8 percent growth in the last 12 weeks. SAM increased by 21.5 percent which was a bit lower than the 12 week growth...