Global Alcohol market forecast to grow by over 1bn cases
By 2021, The IWSR is forecasting the global alcohol market to grow by over 1 billion cases, bringing annual consumption to 29.3 billion cases. The beer market, which accounts for almost 75 percent of the global alcohol market, registers the largest volume increase of...
Ohio bill would potentially allow businesses to give away beer or alcohol
An Ohio bill, if signed by Governor John Kasich, would allow businesses to give away free samples of beer and alcohol. Ohio law currently prohibits establishments from giving away any beer or alcohol. Ohio House Bill 444 was passed in the state Senate on Dec. 8th, and...
Warmer weather leads to increased production and quality for English wine
The warmer, drier weather in southern England has led to improving conditions for winemaking in the region, and a spike in demand for English sparkling wines. England produced 5 million bottles last year, a 100% increase since 2010, according to Ross Allen, deputy UK...
To cork or not to cork? Fine Wine Producers Debate
Several top producers are switching from cork closures to Diam. The change was spurned by a wave of New World producers frustrated with the high fault rate of corked wines. In the early 1990s that rate ranged conservatively from 2 to 3 percent, according to the cork...
News from the TTB – Online COLAs coming soon
The latest version of COLAs online, an electronic system for obtaining alcohol beverage label approval, will be released next week. A few changes and updates have been incorporated based on feedback received from reviewing the reasons for correction and from...
Consumers continue to gravitate towards more premium spirits, wine and beer products
Even as the overall adult beverage volume growth is expected to remain flat for 2017, dollar sales continue to increase as consumers gravitate towards more premium alcoholic beverage products. "Consumers are favoring more expensive selections such as craft and...
Beer production and consumption is on the rise within the EU
Beer is growing at the fastest rate among the top 10 food and drink products in the EU by export value. At the current growth rate the Brewers of Europe predict that beer will move from 10th to 6th place within the next year. Top destinations for European beer are the...
“Proof”; what does it mean and where does it come from?
Proof is one of those terms that most of us use without entirely understanding what it means. In short, legally, a modern-day proof signifies twice the percentage of alcohol by volume in the United States. Fairly straight forward, right? So why is it really there?...
“Proof”; what does it mean and where does it come from?
Proof is one of those terms that most of us use without entirely understanding what it means. In short, legally, a modern-day proof signifies twice the percentage of alcohol by volume in the United States. Fairly straight forward, right? So why is it really there?...