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Disaronno International has promoted William Mickel  to the position of Vice President, National Sales Manager. Previously, Mickel served as Regional Director of Control States. He was prompted into this newly created role in effort to further bolster the Disaronno...

For a country the size of Indiana, Portugal sure makes a lot of wine. Despite its relatively small size, the country boasts the ninth largest total vineyard area in the world. And it’s becoming a...

Beam Suntory officially has a new marketing CMO. The global drinks giant announced today that Rebecca Messina will join the company as Senior Vice President & Global Chief Marketing Officer. The move is effective April 25th. Messina comes to...

Blind-taste someone with scotch and they’ll struggle to tell the difference between blends and single malts. But remove the blindfold and they’ll likely reach for the latter. Why is that? John Dewar & Sons Brand Ambassador Gabe...

St. Louis-based Luxco has announced an agreement to acquire Los Angeles-based VEEV Spirits from founders Courtney and Carter Reum. The VEEV portfolio includes VEEV Spirit, a 70-proof vodka alternative, and VitaFrute Cocktails by VEEV, a line of certified organic ready-to-drink...

Drake took another step recently towards joining the ranks of musicians who become alcohol entrepreneurs. Last month the rapper unexpectedly announced on Instagram that he would launch his own whiskey brand. All that were revealed was a...

Quiz: What is the most valuable alcoholic drink brand in the world? And what is the largest spirits category? The global component of those questions should be a clue. The answer for both lies overseas. And...

The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is now accepting applications for its 2016-2017 Education and Prevention Grant awards. “We are looking to partner and collaborate with those who share in promoting our message...

You may know Armand de Brignac champagne from its high profile in luxury culture. Poured in the music videos of Jay-Z and other hip-hop royalty, and famously ordered in bulk by Mark Cuban and...

The Italian spirits company Campari has agreed to buy family-owned French company that makes Grand Marnier cognac, as well as wine and Armagnac. The acquisition price is reportedly $760 million. Campari also entered into agreement to become the global distributor...