August 20, 2013 As Brandon voters decide on Tuesday if their city will allow the sale of liquor, the momentum across the state has been building with some of the historically dry regions going wet. Over the last eight months, the number of counties that were...

August 19, 2013 During July, nine-liter spirits case sales in the control states were up 4.8% compared to sales during the same period last year. Rolling-twelve month volumes grew at 1.8%, up slightly from June’s 1.6%. Alabama, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi,...

August 19, 2013 A new gadget which claims to 'age' wine in minutes, improving its taste and making it more mellow, could be on sale by the end of the year after tests in the US proved successful. The Wine Wizard uses electro-magnetic and acoustic waves to increase the...

August 19, 2013 A new gadget which claims to 'age' wine in minutes, improving its taste and making it more mellow, could be on sale by the end of the year after tests in the US proved successful. The Wine Wizard uses electro-magnetic and acoustic waves to increase the...

August 16, 2013 For the six months to the end of June, exports reached US$712 million, 6% higher than in the same period of 2012, the California-based Wine Institute said this week. California accounts for 90% of exports. “The six-month figures are on track to break...

August 13, 2013 Arkansas wine producers soon can resume shipping their bottles directly to individual customers who have visited their winery. Act 483 of 2013, which goes into effect Friday, also allows Arkansans who visit wineries in other states to have wine shipped...

August 12, 2013 State lawmakers chopped $1.75 million from the Alcohol Law Enforcement agency's budget, which will slash its manpower by a third. ALE has 83 special agents actively working on investigations in the state. The Department of Public Safety said the cuts...

August 8, 2013 Beam Inc. (NYSE: BEAM), a leading global premium spirits company, today reported results for the second quarter of 2013. Net sales for the second quarter increased 7% and were up 5% on a comparable basis. Strong sales growth for the company's global...

August 8, 2013 Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Reed Gusciora and Connie Wagner to allow the creation of craft distilleries in New Jersey has been signed into law. “A craft distillery license brings the manufacturing and distribution options available to...