International distribution of U.S. craft beers continued to grow in 2017, with export volume up over 3 percent, according to the Brewers Association’s most recent report. Canada is the biggest market for U.S. exported craft beers, accounting for just over half of...

Around the world Organic wine currently makes up less than 5 percent of vineyards production. In the United States, the number 1 consumer of wine in the world, only 1 percent of wine sold by volume was organic last year. Strangely the organic craze has been slow to...

The South Carolina House has approved a bill to re-establish the state’s limit on how many liquor stores a person or business may own. In a 100-1 vote earlier this month, the House agreed with a Senate proposal limiting liquor licenses based on whether a county has a...

Distilled spirits dollar sales were up 3.6 percent in the month of March, which was slightly below the 4 percent growth seen over the last 3 months. Across brown spirits, bourbon and Irish whiskey outperformed the total category and gained dollar share, while tequila...

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam is expected to sign the new measure which would allow Tennesseans to buy bottles of wine and liquor on Sundays, currently not allowed in the state. The state Senate gave final approval last Wednesday to the legislation, narrowly passing...

Online alcohol delivery sales grew by over 32 percent last year, an average growth rate of 3 percent month-over-month according to the new survey conducted by Slice Intelligence. December, the largest month for alcohol beverage delivery, represented over 12 percent of...

Online alcohol delivery sales grew by over 32 percent last year, an average growth rate of 3 percent month-over-month according to the new survey conducted by Slice Intelligence. December, the largest month for alcohol beverage delivery, represented over 12 percent of...

Paradise Tropical Wines, a Texas company, recently announced that it has developed more than 40 grapeless wine blends made exclusively from pressed, fermented fruit. The owner says their wines are made from fruits like kiwis and blueberries. One of the benefits they...

Johnson Brothers, one of the nation’s largest wine, beer and spirits distributors, recently announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Mutual Distributing of North Carolina. This acquisition expands Johnson Brothers distribution area into the state of North...