That local liquor from the distillery down the road might not be so local. Chances are the brown liquor comes from industrial factories in Indiana, Kentucky or Tennessee and the vodka comes from large ethanol producers.   Those factories churn out millions of...

DRAFT ADVISORY - CONTAINERS, PACKAGING AND PERSONALIZATION OF BOTTLES   Link to Draft Advisory   The Authority is posting the draft of a revised Advisory "Containers, Packaging & Personalization of Bottles" for review and comment from the industry....

While the California wine market continues to prosper in an era of drought and consolidation, a new survey shows top Golden State vintners remain concerned about the future of the $23.1 billion industry, especially among the discerning millennial market.  ...

The number of would-be distillers applying for a licence in the UK has risen threefold in the past 12 months, according to research published on Monday, as start-ups hope to mirror the success of craft beer by capitalising on growing consumer thirst for boutique...

This week brought worry over the federal government's plan to list the northern long-eared bat as endangered and a look at how much cleaning up a coal pile fire in Western Pennsylvania will cost taxpayers.   And even though state lawmakers won't return from their...

If you didn't understand the specifics, you might find irony in the fact that Arkansas liquor stores have contributed $1.2 million - so far - to an effort to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment to allow retail alcohol sales in all 75 counties.   Citizens...

The biggest change would be for restaurants in bigger commercial districts which can currently sell hard liquor as well as beer and wine. This November, voters in Minneapolis will be asked to weigh in on a charter amendment that would change the city's liquor rules....

Exports of French wine and spirits dropped sharply in the first half of the year, hit by a dramatic slowdown of demand for pricey drinks in China.   Exports of wines and spirits-one of France's top 10 exports-fell 7.3% to ?4.8 billion ($6.2 billion) in the first...

Certain excise taxes collected on articles produced in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and transported to the United States are paid or "covered over" into the treasuries of Puerto Rico or the USVI, respectively. Distilled spirits originally distilled...