How Long Will the American Whiskey Boom Last?
“Anyone who says he can predict what’s going to happen in the whiskey industry 20 years from now is crazy,” says Wesley Henderson, co-founder/chief innovation officer of Angel’s Envy. Being able to guess how...
Daniel Noble Voted Incoming Chair-Elect To NABCA Board
Daniel W. Noble, director of the Wyoming Department of Revenue, has been voted chair-elect to the NABCA Board of Directors.
He will assume responsibilities of this position in May 2018, when current chair-elect Jeffrey L....
Alabama ABC Wins with a Well-Rounded Customer Approach
Everything the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC) does has one primary end goal: to better serve its customers. The Montgomery- based agency is committed to continuous improvement across all areas in order to...
How Imported Vodka Will Perform in 2018
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)...
Imported Whisky Trends in 2018
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...
Here Comes Cannabis
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...
The Advisory Committee Weighs In
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...
Jeff Painter Assumes Role of NABCA Chairman
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,...
VABC Accepting Grant Applications for the Coming Year
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...
Live from ProWine China in Shanghai
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...
