Oregon’s Willamette Valley Vineyards founder Jim Bernau has announced he intends to step back from the CEO position at the company, but will continue as chairman and president. Willamette Valley has ...

The top wine and spirits wholesaler nationwide with estimated 2024 revenues of $26 billion, Southern Glazer’s has a unique window into drinks trends across the U.S. market. While both on- and ...

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory Friday calling for alcoholic beverages to carry cancer warnings, arguing that Americans are uneducated about potential links between alcohol and ...

The year 2020 had marked the first decline for Irish whiskey consumption in the U.S. in nearly a quarter-century, as the category was hit especially hard by on-premise shutdowns associated with the ...

With the drinks industry already facing an uncertain outlook heading into the new year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has dealt the business another potential blow, with an advisory this morning ...

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 ...

Market shifts saw previous owners buying back their namesake businesses, an average 25% drop in Bordeaux futures … Continue reading → ...

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 ...

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 ...