The U.S. spirits market’s top 50 brands enjoyed a strong first half of this year, with aggregate growth of 4.4% in control states, according to NABCA, and a 3.9% gain in IRI channels. The market’s top five brands—Smirnoff, Bacardi, Captain … Continue reading →
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In recent days, tensions over Connecticut’s minimum pricing regime for wine and spirits have boiled over, with Total Wine & More challenging the law in federal court and openly advertising products below the state-mandated minimum. Now, Total Wine has been … Continue reading →
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•Cape Classics is adding to its South Africa portfolio, with the Stellenbosch-based B Vintners brand joining the lineup. Bruwer Raats—winemaker for Raats Family Wines and Indaba—partnered with his cousin Gavin Bruwer to launch B Vintners, which includes white blend Haarlem … Continue reading →
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•Lodi, California-based Burch Steiner Beverage Group has launched Amero ($29), an all-natural American-made amaro. A blend of grape brandy, red wine and select herbs and citrus, the new amaro is at 20.9% abv. Amero is now available in New York, … Continue reading →
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In evaluating its forecasted growth expectations for beverage alcohol sales at the nation's bars and restaurants, Chicago-based Technomic expects to see modest improvements in 2016, the market research firm says. This comes from research conducted for Technomic's Adult Beverage Planning Program, a membership-based program delivering suppliers with research on key topics and trends related to the adult beverage on-premise industry.
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