Interview: Women in Spirits, with Beth Buckner of Maker’s Mark
March is Women’s History Month. In 2024 this comes as the U.S. spirits industry highlights and celebrates numerous women who have made huge contributions. Including Beth Buckner, senior manager of innovation and blending at...
DISCUS Report: U.S. Spirits Exports Hit Record High in ’23
Concerns that the U.S. spirits industry — currently in a modern boom with frantic expansion across the industry — might soon come upon a bubble are typically answered with: Check the exports.
And for good...
Podcast: The Top Cocktail Trends of 2024
In this episode of our On & Off podcast, we talk the top drinks trends of 2024, with Andrew Freedman, founder of the San Francisco-based agencies af&co. and Carbonate, and Leith Steele, senior strategist...
WSWA Confirms Doug Shaw as Chairman of the Board
Today, Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) announced the election of M.S. Walker, Inc. President Doug Shaw as Chairman of the Board. Addressing the association at its annual membership meeting in Washington, D.C.,...
The 2023 Beverage Alcohol Retail Technology Buyers Guide
Even as we move beyond the tech boom years from the Covid-19 era, using the right beverage alcohol retail technology remains important. The pandemic taught scores of consumers how to order all manners of...
Sorting Wine Grapes Into Flavor Families
Every grape used for making fine wine has its own unique flavor profile, but the more wines you taste, the easier it becomes to discern that these fruit fall into just a handful of...
Wines That Work With Indian Food
The unique and flavorful ingredients of Indian food inspire an exotic journey for the palate. Because of the many spices, herbs, and dimensions of those flavors, it’s a common myth that pairing wine with the...
Vodka Trends in 2023
Vodka remains a robust alcohol category. With 80.6 million 9-liter cases sold in the U.S. last year (according to our data team at the Beverage Information and Insights Group), vodka’s size can be to...
North Carolina Considers On-site Alcohol Sales
In an effort to drive more tourism into the county, the Rowan County Tourism Development Authority of North Carolina has requested an ordinance change for properties in the rural agriculture zoning district to allow...
Michigan Unveils Prevention Campaign
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) unveiled Talk Sooner its new youth drug prevention campaign. It's a resource encouraging Michigan parents to "make the chatter matter" while taking the family on road trips.
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