Spain's bulk wine industry is in crisis, as the country still has massive overstocks from the 2013 harvest, no longer has EU subsidies and needs urgent reform.   While experts say Spain's bulk wine industry is in dire need of reform, producers say it is...

The Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Amendment met on Friday the signature requirements to become part of the November 4 general election ballot.   Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin said that the constitutional amendment needed 78,133 valid signatures; the...

California's wine country scrambled to pick up the pieces Sunday after the largest earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area area in 25 years buckled roads, toppled portions of historic buildings and spilled untold gallons of the region's famed wines.   The...

There are more than 7,700 wineries in the United States. Production is at record levels. Prices are skyrocketing, too: As of 2013, the average bottle cost $10.85, up from $9 the previous year.   And while the debate over which state produces the best wine will...

A trade deal between Canada and the European Union could restrict Canada’s wine sales by limiting the number of privately run outlets selling domestic products, if a leaked document turns out to be close to the finalized treaty. A German website posted the 521-page...

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's finance director is advocating that the agency increase its markup on liquor and wine to counter higher expenses.   In an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press, August Hehemann proposed that the markup be raised...

It is alarming that Barbados' Ambassador to the United States, John Beale, has publicly stated that CARICOM (the 15-nation Caribbean Community) is "inactive" and needs to take a position on the issue of Caribbean rums being wiped-out of the US market.  ...

Craft brewers' production soared again in the first half of 2014 to keep high-end beer makers at the forefront of a bustling beverage marketplace, but despite the segment's eye-popping growth and frothy prospects, unique M&A dynamics have largely relegated deal...

Mezcal, Mexico's oldest smoky spirit, has been gaining in popularity globally, and its much bigger cousin, tequila, has taken notice, with one big corporate brand returning to a centuries-old method of production.   Both drinks are made from agaves, cacti that...