The grand cork experiment
Pop goes a nice bottle of wine and it goes perfectly with your dinner. Does that pop of the cork really affect our perception of the quality of the wine? Sensory experts Bompas & Parr, funded by the Portuguese Cork Association (APCOR) recently setup a laboratory...
Ancient Byzantine wine press discovered
Israeli archaeologists near the southern city of Beersheba recently unearthed a rare early Byzantine wine press that was capable of producing over 8,000 bottles of wine. The press was found in the Ramat Negev settlement just south of Beersheba where development work...
Total Wine wins challenge on discount pricing
Updating a previous article discussing Total Wines presence in the marketplace, a Boston judge has ruled that Massachusetts alcohol retailers can legally sell alcohol at deep discounts when they order product in bulk. This is a reversal of the state regulators ruling...
Consolidation in the market comes with legal challenges
We have discussed mergers among alcohol distributors in recent months and how the consolidation has not only taken off in recent years but also how the consolidation is impacting the market. Today we take a look at a different aspect of the consolidation trend and...
Consolidation in the market comes with legal challenges
We have discussed mergers among alcohol distributors in recent months and how the consolidation has not only taken off in recent years but also how the consolidation is impacting the market. Today we take a look at a different aspect of the consolidation trend and...
Solid spirits growth in June/July according to Nielsen
Nielsen date for the past 2 months shows a 4.8 percent growth in spirits volume and a 1.1 percent price/mix year over year. Market sales growth was up by a strong 6 percent year over year. Diageo, one of the largest players in the spirits market, underperformed the...
2017 French wine output may fall to record low after frost
This year’s French wine production may fall by up to 17 percent this year to a record low after spring frosts damaged vineyards, notably in the Bordeaux region, which might lose half its output, the French farm ministry recently reported. The ministry estimated this...
2017 French wine output may fall to record low after frost
This year’s French wine production may fall by up to 17 percent this year to a record low after spring frosts damaged vineyards, notably in the Bordeaux region, which might lose half its output, the French farm ministry recently reported. The ministry estimated this...
The science of spirits aging
A recent Tales of the Cocktail panel dove into the detailed science and processes of creating flavor characteristics in spirits today. The seminar was called “Better Drinking Through Chemistry” and was packed full at this year’s Tales of the Cocktail convention in New...