Cognac exports stay strong despite slower volumes
Indiana might soon blaze its own bourbon trail – legislation that could foster creation of micro-distilleries advances
Liquor stores could open on Sundays, and they would be allowed to sell items other than alcohol under a wine-in-grocery-stores bill now being weighed in the state Senate in Tennessee
Bulk versus bottle dilemma for South African wine
New Zealand hails ‘vintage of a lifetime’
Baijiu expanding outside China
Economic impact of wine – example Ontario: every bottle of wine produced creates spinoff benefits worth $40, adding up to a national economic impact of almost $7 billion
German wine exports continue to slide, down by 15.2% in 2012 compared to 2011
Subpremium beers yield ‘Fast Nickels’, but advertising more expensive brews brings in ‘Slow Dimes’
SPI Group, along with a consortium of other investors, has made a bid for embattled Russian vodka group Central European Distribution Corp
Pernod Ricard is recalling its sparkling vodka Absolut Tune due to labeling and compliance issues
Liquor privatization faces slower Senate in Pennsylvania
Bourbon Mania – a curious cocktail of scarcity, black-market machinations and artisanal cachet
February 2013 Control State results: volume down 0.4% and revenue up 2.6%
Global wine production fell ~6% last year due to bad weather in Europe and a policy to drain its ‘wine lakes’, while Chile and United States saw a jump in harvests
Craft distillers hope to tweak state law to be able to charge for tastings and sell bottles – larger wholesalers oppose