While conditions have been difficult in the U.S. market over the past year, the spirits category posted its 29th consecutive annual gain by volume, with depletions up 2.5% to 306.6 million 9-liter ...

It’s no secret that 2024 was a challenging year in various quarters of the whisky world. Still, through it all, the scene continued to churn with dynamic and exciting change—new distillery and visitor ...

In 2024, the wine world said goodbye to longtime California wine industry leaders Warren Winiarski, Jan Shrem, and Eleanor Coppola, as well as architect Howard Backen, who helped define the very look ...

With sales expected to come in around $140 million this year, Las Vegas-based Planet 13 has 34 dispensaries nationwide, including 30 in Florida, where it’s a growing player in the state’s huge medical ...

Headlined by Duckhorn’s nearly $2 billion acquisition by private equity group Butterfly, 2024 has seen a number of significant mergers and acquisitions across the supplier and distributor tiers. They ...

With New Year’s Eve upon us, retailers are focused on driving strong sparkling wine sales to close out the year. While results vary across markets, retail operators have generally seen top sparklers ...

Bidding at December’s whisky auctions continued in the successful fashion of November’s sales, with strong prices achieved for Macallan, Hibiki 40 year old, and bottlings of LeNell’s Red Hook Rye in ...

Southern Glazer’s has completed its previously announced acquisition of New England wholesaler Horizon Beverage for an undisclosed sum. The deal was originally announced in July. With the deal, ...

With upscale wine sales reaching new heights, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is adding new fine wine companies to its operations in Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Colorado and Florida. Continue ...

When guests arrived at the 17th annual Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival’s Grand Tasting on Dec. 15, they found an even bigger and better event than last year. The culmination of a four-day culinary ...

While total sparkling wine volume is projected to slip again in the U.S. this year, according to Impact Databank, key brands from the $15 and above segment are showing gains in the off-premise as we ...