Park Street CEO Dr. Harry Kohlmann receives the prestigious 2017 ACSA Achievement Award
Yesterday, at the ACSA Distillers Convention & Vendor Trade show taking place in Nashville, Park Street CEO Dr. Harry Kholmann was presented with the 2017 ACSA Achievement Award for his continued commitment to help build craft brands and his work on the craft...
2016 was another strong year for spirits
The US Liquor industry had another strong year in 2016, showing solid growth across the sector. The volume of spirits sold at retail locations rose by 2.4%. Alcohol suppliers sales rose slightly higher in 2016 to $25.2 billion in the US, up 4.5% from the previous...
Japanese sake exports continue to grow
Japanese sake exports continue to rise for the 7th consecutive year thanks to a global boom in the country’s cuisine. The exports have been driven by the growing popularity of Japanese restaurants abroad and specifically sushi restaurants, as sake pairs perfectly with...
Beer is the top alcoholic beverage of choice for consumers
A recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll found that beer is the favorite beverage for most regular US drinkers. Wine leads amongst women, adults age 65+ and higher income households. For regular drinkers, beer is the choice for just over 38 percent, followed...
Control state results for December 2016
For calendar year 2016, 9 Liter spirits case sales in control states grew by 2.8 percent. Volumetric growth was also up in 2016 at a modest rate. Dollar growth was down slightly from previous years. The largest segment growth was found in Irish Whiskey, up a robust...
Midwest rum festival set to return to Chicago in 2017
The Rum Lab, a US-based seminar and event program, recently announced that the 3rd annual MidWest Rum Festival will be returning to Chicago this year. The festival will take place on Saturday, April 8th at the Logan Square Auditorium and be divided into two main...
Wine consumption trends to watch in 2017
The growing millennial population and increasing popularity of imported wine has been influencing the wine industry for the past few years, and that trend is continuing to grow. Higher end wine drinkers are dining out more often and surveys show that they are spending...
Virginia wine sales continue steady growth
Sales of Virginia wines continued to grow robustly in 2016, growing by more than 6%. According to the office of Governor Terry McAuliffe, many small wineries did very well last year. The state’s latest economic impact study shows an 82% increase in the wine sector’s...
Pennsylvania consumers loving direct wine shipping
In August of 2016 Pennsylvania revised their liquor system to allow for the shipping of wine from across the country directly to consumers homes. The direct-to-consumer market has been a hit, Pennsylvanians have spent over $21 million on 59,000 cases of wine through...