Top Canadian Whisky Trends in 2024
Although bourbon has been the big story in North American whiskey, Canada has a long history of producing original and creative whisky. Given its close ties with Scotland (hence the “whisky” spelling), which brought...
Podcast: Why Are American Whiskey Prices Rising?
Have you noticed that the prices on the bottles of American whiskey that you love continue to tick up, up, up? It's hard to miss it. How much longer can that go on? For...
How Retailers Will Handle Allocated Whiskey in 2024
How to handle allocated whiskey and the people who chase these products will remain a dominant retail story in 2024.
You know these people. They burst into your store and ask for Blanton’s. They follow...
Our Favorite Wines We Drank in 2023
To close out 2023, we asked the Beverage Dynamics national wine panel to taste and rate their favorite wines from this past year.
As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a rating and the...
Industry Data: Fall Alcohol Retail Sales Dragged
As part of our ongoing tracking of the industry, the Beverage Information Group surveys our readers quarterly, collecting trends/sentiment data from distributors, on-premise and off-premise operators. For our most recent study, conducted in September...
Buffalo Trace Unveils 2023 Antique Collection
In one of the most anticipated whiskey announcements of the year, Buffalo Trace Distillery has unveiled its Antique Collection for the fall 2023 season.
This year’s portfolio includes all five Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC)...
Sonoma-Cutrer Announces Three New California Wines
California pioneer Sonoma-Cutrer, located in Russian River Valley, has announced three new vintages: the 2022 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, 2021 The Cutrer Chardonnay and 2021 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir.
“With such unique weather and already...
Our Wine Panel Reviews Rosé
For this panel, we asked panelists to taste and rate rosé wines. These could be from anywhere in the world.
As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a rating and the wine’s retail price (which...
Interview: Malcolm Waring on Old Pulteney’s History of Sustainability
Sustainability has been a trendy term in recent times. Younger LDA drinkers, in particular, care about the carbon footprint and overall environmental impacts made by the brands that they buy. To the credit of...
Marchesi Frescobaldi to Buy Domaine Roy & fils Winery
Italian wine company Marchesi Frescobaldi has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Domaine Roy & fils, an Oregon wine producer in Willamette Valley.
The transaction is expected to close before the end of July 2023.
“At...
