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What’s Hot in Tequila and Mezcal in 2020

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Tequila and mezcal remain red hot. Both spirits tap into numerous trends that should keep the categories very much on the minds of consumers in 2020. Recent growth has been impressive. In 2018, tequila sales...

Talking Whiskey With Eddie Russell

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What’s more traditional in the world of whiskey than the Russell family at Wild Turkey? You might say that bourbon is in their blood, this multigenerational team of master distillers. Today, Eddie Russell and...

Balancing Conflicting Priorities

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Control states often juggle many conflicting priorities. In addition to being large revenue generators for their respective states, control states are generally charged with overseeing enforcement and education as well. As Director of the...

Live from ProWine China in Shanghai

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ProWine China’s 2018 expo was held in November in Shanghai, where more than 18,000 visitors and 750 exhibitors from 39 countries gathered at one of Asia’s largest wine trade shows. I attended the show...

VABC Accepting Grant Applications for the Coming Year

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In an effort to reduce underage and high-risk drinking, the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) is now accepting grant applications for the agency’s 2018-2019 Alcohol Education and Prevention Grant program. This is the fifth...

Jeff Painter Assumes Role of NABCA Chairman

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Jeffrey L. Painter, chairman of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (Virginia ABC), assumed the role of Chairman of the NABCA Board during the May Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ. Mr. Painter succeeds Andrew J. Deloney,...

The Advisory Committee Weighs In

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What does the future hold for the control states? And what developments shaped the past year? For insight into these questions, StateWays once again turns to industry executives. Throughout the year, the National Alcohol Beverage...

Here Comes Cannabis

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The movement to legalize cannabis continues to gather steam throughout America. Four more states, plus the District of Columbia, approved recreational pot by way of voter referendum in 2017. These gains increased the number of...

Imported Whisky Trends in 2018

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While all the talk the past few years has been about the astounding rebirth of the American whiskey category, producers of many of the world’s best- known imported whiskeys are similarly counting their lucky...

How Imported Vodka Will Perform in 2018

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Imported vodka brands face a challenging environment in the U.S. market. Overall growth remains fairly flat and imports face competition from domestic vodka and American craft brands. And of course, brown spirits (especially whiskey)...

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