The definition of a mixed drink could change if a new product, freeze-dried alcohol, wins federal approval in coming months. But a Minnesota lawmaker doesn't want to see the powdered substance, known as Palcohol, on store shelves.   Minnesota state Rep. Joe...

Spirits consumption declined in Eastern Europe last year as widespread tax hikes and the black market continued to bite, according to a new report.   Market research company Canadean recently published a report showing that alcohol consumption in the region...

California wine sales rose by 5% in 2013 to capture 64% of total US sales, according to new figures released by the Wine Institute.   In total 215 million cases of wine produced in California were shipped within the US in 2013, up 3% by volume, with an estimated...

A Government pledge to remove one billion units of alcohol from the UK market by 2015 as part of its "responsibility deal" is on course, according to the project's first interim report.   Alcohol-health-warning-la-007Dozens of suppliers, retailers and producers...

Widespread destocking in China and an unfavorable currency exchange impact led to a 7% sales decline, to €6.19 billion ($8.54b), for Pernod Ricard in the first nine months of its fiscal year, but solid progress in the U.S. drove a modest rise in the company’s overall...

California wine shipments within the U.S. were 215 million cases in 2013, up 3% from the previous year, with an estimated retail value of $23.1 billion, up 5%. California wine sales to all markets, both domestic and international, increased 3% by volume to 258 million...

Republican Senate leaders are preparing to unveil their latest plan to overhaul Pennsylvania's Prohibition-era liquor sales system when the Legislature reconvenes at the end of the month. The leading proposal under discussion by Senate leadership would expand beer and...

 “Craft spirits” have gone from obscurity to ubiquity over the past several years. But what exactly defines a craft spirit? With money and reputation riding on the answer, American distillers are struggling to to reach an agreement. Wayne Curtis breaks down the...

A bill filed this week could be a game changer for South Carolina beer breweries.   "It will increase production, right now they're limited to 2,000 barrels of beer a year. This would really raise the stakes to 500,000," Brook Bristow, attorney for the SC Beer...