FYI

In March I traveled to Louisville, Kentucky, where I had the chance to learn about Old Forester, Woodford Reserve and some other Brown-Forman brands, as well as tour the company’s headquarters and cooperage. This...

The distilled spirits industry is still struggling to build momentum as it comes out of the recession, growing 1.6 percent in 2014, according to preliminary data from the Beverage Information & Insights Group (BIIG)....

In the past four years, the Sky Ranch Foundation and Sky Ranch for Boys have awarded the Sioux City Iowa-based Sky Ranch Behavioral Services $181,250 in grants. An independent treatment facility, the organization served as the aftercare center for youth matriculating...

Brancott Estate has teamed up with seven-time Grammy Award winning country group Lady Antebellum as the official wine of their headlining Wheels Up 2015 Tour. To celebrate the partnership, Brancott Estate has launched an online sweepstakes, offering consumers...

Absolut is celebrating the latest iteration of Absolut Nights – the next step of the brand’s Transform Today campaign – intended for inspiring consumers to "push nightlife conventions beyond their limits," according to a press release. A short...

Duckhorn Wine Company has purchased Napa Valley’s Three Palms Vineyard. Duckhorn Vineyards had long made wines from grapes acquired from Three Palms Vineyard, dating back to an inaugural merlot in 1978. "This iconic wine helped to pioneer luxury Merlot in...

The landscape of digital alcohol services continues to shift. WSWA Services, LLC, an affiliate of Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA), has purchased a minority share in Drizly, the Boston, Mass.-based tech company specializing in mobile, on-demand-delivery alcohol shopping. "This...

Two leaders in the alcohol industry recently teamed up to promote responsible, legal drinking. Pernod Ricard USA and Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. completed a national effort on May 6 to promote retailer engagement with...

Brown-Forman hosted its 19th annual Broker of the Year Awards on Sunday, May 17, crowning both Heavyweight and Middleweight winners for the 2015 fiscal year. Republic National Distributing Company of Ohio captured the Heavyweight Winner...

The California wine market continues to flourish. According to The Wine Institute, California wine shipments in the U.S. totaled 225 million cases in 2014, up 4.4% from the previous year, with an estimated retail value of $24.6...