Cava Plans New Classification System
The association responsible for promoting Cava is introducing a new classification to emphasise the range and diversity of the Spanish fizz and encourage shoppers to trade-up. Only suppliers producing wines from single vineyard estates within their property...
Colorado: Hickenlooper to Sign Bill Spurring New Methods of Wine Distribution
Gov. John Hickenlooper will sign a bill into law Friday that is expected to ramp up the number of Colorado wineries that are canning and kegging their products - and could lead to growth of jobs in the industry as well. House Bill 1034, sponsored by Rep. Angela...
Wayne Chaplin Named Chief Executive Officer of Southern Wine & Spirits, Harvey Chaplin Remains Chairman
Wayne Chaplin, who’s currently president and COO of Southern Wine & Spirits of America, will now assume the additional title of chief executive officer, effective immediately. The move was announced by Harvey Chaplin, who relinquishes the CEO title but remains...
Louisiana: Louisiana House freezes wine ice cream bill for now
The Louisiana Legislature may deprive residents from simultaneously snacking and boozing on alcohol-infused ice cream. The House voted 46-44 Monday (May 5) against legislation that would make it legal for licensed liquor vendors to sell the wine or other...
South Africa: South Africa Considering Alcohol Excise Tax Revamp
South Africa wants to revamp its alcohol tax scheme and possibly move from a system based on product types to one based on alcohol content, in a move to reduce drinking rates and raise revenue, the country's National Treasury said Monday. ...
Beverage Licensees Celebrate Tavern Month This May
America's Beer Wine & Spirits Retailers are toasting bar and tavern owners as American Beverage Licensees celebrates Tavern Month this May. For more than 60 years, local beverage licensees have upheld the longstanding traditions and culture of the American taverns...
Nebraska: Powdered Booze Ban Sought By Liquor Commission
Nebraska's top liquor regulator has called for a voluntary moratorium on a new powdered alcohol product that has sent lawmakers in other states scrambling. The state Liquor Control Commission has asked wholesalers not to import Palcohol, a freeze-dried product...
Oregon: Liquor Privatization Ballot Should Include ‘Imposes Wholesale Tax,’ Oregon Attorney General Says
The battle over the wording of an initiative to turn Oregon liquor sales over to the private sector came closer to being settled Thursday when the state attorney general's office said the ballot should include the phrase "imposes wholesale tax." Opponents...
Wine Shipments Through US Ports in Jeopardy as Strike Action ‘Unavoidable’
Industrial action at western US ports now looks "unavoidable" say opposing sides in the dispute - putting wine shipments in jeopardy. The union representing port employees at 29 ports along the western coast has agreed to begin negotiations with employers on...