Control State Update – June 2016

• For the Future of Rum, Serralles Looks to the Past
• Kentucky Bourbon Production Sets 48-Year Record
• Three Food Pairings with Mezcal
• Buffalo Trace Expands with $200 Million Investment
• The State of Premium Vodka

GIN HAS GROWN WITH COCKTAILS AND CRAFT

Interest in the gin category has grown immensely over the last decade, riding the coattails of the cocktail revolution. Many of the classics are gin-based, and intrepid mixologists have taken to the highly aromatic and flavorful white spirit, designing a new wave of gin cocktails.
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CHARDONNAY RATINGS FROM OUR RETAILER WINE PANEL

For this round of reviews, we asked members of the StateWays National Retailer Wine Panel to taste and rate chardonnays. Click here to read more.

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF BURGUNDY

Some of these wines can bring you to your knees because they are so delicious and magical. They can also put a major dent in your wallet because prices of the marquee wines have skyrocketed and are now unapproachable for most people. Click here to read more.

EXPLORING THE DIVERSITY OF NORTHWEST WINE

Washington and Oregon couldn’t be more different from a winemaking perspective. But what these northwest wine regions share, along with up and coming neighbors in Idaho and British Columbia, is a combination of stylistic diversity, quality potential and progressive value that is resonating with consumers. Click here to read more.