Rabobank Report: ‘Brown Spirits’ Dominate Growth of U.S. Spirits Market
The rise of brown spirits is the dominant story in the overall U.S. spirits market, which grew 3% in the first four months of the year, Rabobank says in its newly released report on the global spirits industry. Sales of Tennessee whiskey and bourbon expanded their...
Has Craft Distilling Lost Its Spirit?
Scott and Todd Leopold began distilling in 2001, and since then demand for their craft spirits and liqueurs has been so high that they've already had to expand twice. The tidy, whitewashed new Leopold Brothers distillery in Denver has more than triple the capacity of...
Nevada: Packaged Liquor Sale Ordinances Challenged in Federal Court
A Fremont Street liquor store has filed a federal lawsuit in Las Vegas that alleges two new city ordinances are unconstitutional. Two companies that do business as Souvenir Super Mart filed the lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Las Vegas and are seeking an...
‘Red, Red Wine….Without Sulfites’: Chr. Hansen Promises Paradigm Shift
Chr. Hansen claims its new wine culture is a 'fantastic launch' that will greatly increase the speed and predictability of malolactic fermentation and remove the need for producers to use sulfites as preservatives. Laurent Hubert, marketing director for wine cultures...
Utah Alcohol Commission Tightening Permit Rules for Community Events
Community events that offer alcohol such as Snowbird's annual Oktoberfest will face tighter scrutiny from the state liquor commission in the future. The seven-member panel is reviewing Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control criteria for single-event...
New Hampshire Liquor Commission Reaches $3 Billion in Net Profits
The New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) marked a historic milestone earlier this year when it eclipsed $3 billion in total net profits since the first New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlet store opened in 1934. Thus far this fiscal year, NHLC sales are outpacing...
Pennsylvania Liquor Overhaul Brews Big Spending
The ongoing legislative fight over the proposed overhaul of Pennsylvania's state-run wine and spirits stores has meant big bucks being spent by interests groups to lobby lawmakers in Harrisburg. Lobbying disclosure reports show that supermarkets, convenience stores,...
New Argentine Wine Labeling Rules and Certificate of Label Approval Requirements
The Argentine government recently issued a resolution (Resolución C.49/2013) that requires additional information to appear on labels of all wine made in Argentina, including on the labels of exported wine. One of the following three items must appear on wine made in...
Maine: Panel to Decide If Appeal of Maine Liquor Marketing Contract Should Go Forward
The question of whether a contract to market Maine's wholesale liquor business was awarded fairly and within the bounds of a new state law that was passed in part to recapture alcohol sales lost to New Hampshire is in the hands of a three-person administrative review...