South Africa wine export value rises
South African producers have increased their focus on premium bottled lines which has led to a jump in the countries wine export value over the past year. Total export sales in 2016 increased by roughly 10 percent to $686 million dollars, according to an export market...
South Africa wine export value rises
South African producers have increased their focus on premium bottled lines which has led to a jump in the countries wine export value over the past year. Total export sales in 2016 increased by roughly 10 percent to $686 million dollars, according to an export market...
Control State results for January 2017
In January, 9 liter spirits case sales grew by 1.7 percent in control states compared to January 2016. Spirits volume grew 1.7 percent, in comparison to last year’s contraction of 1.3 percent over the same period of time. Over the past 12 months volume grew by 3...
Largest harvest in a decade in Bordeaux
Production rose to over 500 million liters in Bordeaux in 2016, making it the largest harvest since 2006. 577 million liters of wine is the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine. Interestingly, production was roughly the same as 2006 despite the vineyard area...
Potential new Bill in New Mexico would make alcohol taxes highest in the U.S.
New legislation was recently introduced by Representative Joanne Ferrary that would make alcohol taxes in New Mexico the highest in the nation. Ferrary says “The bill would have a positive impact on public safety and state revenue.” House Bill 398 would increase taxes...
California leads US wine exports to record high
US wine exports, 90% of which come from California, reached a record high value of $1.62 billion in 2016, according to the California Wine Institute. Total volumes of wine exports from the US rose to 412.7 million liters or the equivalent of 45.9 million cases. The...
A strong dollar leads to increase in foreign alcoholic beverage sales
As the US dollar continues to strengthen on the growing economy American consumers are increasingly seeing foreign alcoholic beverages on their store shelves. From European wines to Mexican beers and spirits, overseas products are finding their way to US consumers....
A strong dollar leads to increase in foreign alcoholic beverage sales
As the US dollar continues to strengthen on the growing economy American consumers are increasingly seeing foreign alcoholic beverages on their store shelves. From European wines to Mexican beers and spirits, overseas products are finding their way to US consumers....
Value of Napa County grapes up 28 percent
State and Federal agriculture officials released preliminary 2016 grape crop reports earlier this month and the findings were quite positive. Thanks to an increased crop harvest and higher prices, the value of Napa County’s grape harvest rose by 28 percent in 2016, up...