August 2013 Control State results: sales up 1.1%
September 23, 2013 During August, nine-liter spirits case sales in the control states were up 1.1% compared to sales during the same period last year. Rolling-twelve month volumes grew at 1.1%, down from July’s 1.8%. Alabama, Montgomery County Maryland, Michigan,...
Oregon liquor commission chairman warns of privatization risks
September 17, 2013 Privatizing liquor sales in Oregon would put a crimp in state revenue and "shut out" a growing craft distillery industry, the chairman of the state liquor agency told a panel of lawmakers Monday. At the same hearing, a state liquor store owner...
Groups may seek privatization of liquor sales in Oregon
September 16, 2013 Grocery stores and convenience stores may get behind a ballot initiative to privatize state-run liquor stores now that the Oregon Liquor Control Commission has decided to let liquor stores sell wine and beer. “This isn’t 1933 anymore and people want...
Oregon ABC board continues to modernize state liquor sales: Liquor, wine and beer will all be sold in more stores
September 13, 2013 Looking for a beer chaser to go with that shot of whiskey? Soon you won't have to visit two stores. Oregon's liquor board gave the go-ahead Thursday for any state liquor outlet to sell beer and wine along with booze if the agent wants to and can get...
Napa Valley enjoys ‘ideal’ harvest conditions
September 11, 2013 Napa Valley winemakers are basking in 'ideal' conditions for the 2013 harvest, reflecting an upbeat mood across California as a whole. ’Doug Shafer, president of Shafer Vineyards in the Stags Leap district of Napa Valley, told decanter.com that it...
Rhode Island to raise excise taxes and eliminate sales tax on wine and liquor – trying to level playing field with nearby Massachusetts
September 9, 2013 Rhode Island will completely eliminate the 7 percent sales tax on wine and spirits Dec. 1, though the state’s sales tax on beer will remain. The change was approved in June when the General Assembly passed the 2014 state budget. Rep. Jan Malik,...
Chinese wine market is evolving: predicted to be 6th largest producer in the world by 2016 while consumption expected to grow by over 60%
September 6, 2013 Chinese Wine Facts World's eighth largest producer of wine; predicted to be sixth largest by 2016 Chinese consumers drink more than 1.6bn bottles of wine annually, forecast to grow by further billion by 2015 Chinese now the second biggest buyers of...
France is facing one of its poorest wine grape harvests in four decades
August 30, 2013 France is facing one of its poorest wine grape harvests in four decades, forecasts showed on Wednesday, due to a cold and rainy spring and severe hail storms. The 2013 harvest is expected to reach just 43.5 millions hectolitres -- well below the...
New York alcohol regulators ban New Jersey wine retailer from selling in state
August 28, 2013 New York is reportedly cracking down on a major New Jersey alcohol retailer illegally selling wine to Empire State residents. The New York State Liquor Authority (NYSLA) this month issued a cease-and-desist letter the Wine Library, one of New Jersey's...