Kansas group pushing lawmakers to expand sale of alcoholic beverages to all retailers
JOPLIN, Mo. — For the third year in a row, Kansans will debate whether the state should allow alcoholic beverages to be sold anywhere other than liquor stores — something their neighbor to the east allows. The debate raises questions about increasing access for...
Marijuana Legalization Legislation Coming This Month in Pennsylvania Could Hold $1B Economic Impact
Marijuana will be legal in Pennsylvania. It's merely a matter of when, says State Senator Daylin Leach (D-17), who is preparing to introduce legislation later this month that would legalize marijuana. "This will be legal in 20 years," says Leach, who represents parts...
Fear of wine fakes is biggest barrrier to sales in China
Consumers’ fear of fakes is the biggest obstacle to imported wine sales in the Chinese off-trade, according to Wine Intelligence. The global research company surveyed 1,000 drinkers of imported wine in China and found 44% of respondents were put off by the prospect of...
Wine Spectator’s “Year In Wine: 2012” Reveals Continued Growth For U.S. Wine Market
As Wine Spectator reports in its latest issue, the wine industry pushed forward by many measures in 2012. In the United States alone, consumers bought an estimated 325 million cases of wine last year, according to Impact Databank. That’s 2% growth over 2011,...
Wine Spectator’s “Year In Wine: 2012” Reveals Continued Growth For U.S. Wine Market
As Wine Spectator reports in its latest issue, the wine industry pushed forward by many measures in 2012. In the United States alone, consumers bought an estimated 325 million cases of wine last year, according to Impact Databank. That’s 2% growth over 2011,...
Push for privatized liquor could come this session
BOISE -- Some grocery stores and other groups are gearing up to propose Idaho move away from being a 'control state' to using a privatized liquor model. Washington State just went that direction last summer -- and some grocery stores would like to see that in the Gem...
High-End Spirits Continue To Drive Off-Premise Growth
Distilled spirits sales rose 2.4% by volume last year (52 weeks ending December 30), in SymphonyIRI channels. Off-premise growth was even better on a dollar basis, up 4.5% to $4.1 billion. The data represents roughly 15% of the total U.S. spirits market, as estimated...
Diageo strikes new distribution deal with Charmer Sunbelt Group in US
Drinks giant Diageo has selected The Charmer Sunbelt Group as the exclusive distributor of wines and spirits in Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Maryland, New York, South Carolina and the District of Columbia. Under the deal, The Charmer Sunbelt Group will also continue...
Blow for William Grant as Bols Cancels US Contract
The Dutch spirits group will take control of the distribution of Bols Liqueurs under subsidiary Lucas Bols USA from 30 June 2013. The range, which features the world’s first yoghurt liqueur launched last year, will join other Lucas Bols brands Damrak Gin, Galliano...