NY Wine in Grocery Stores Bill Raises Concerns for Small Liquor Store Owners
In May 2023, New York state senator Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) and assembly member Pamela Hunter (D-Syracuse) introduced bills S.6786 and A.6989, which would permit wine sales in grocery stores. This has caused a stir...
Inaugural 40 Under 40 Winners Announced
After reviewing many more entries than we expected to receive in the program's first year, the Beverage Information Group chose 40 young leaders for our 40 Under 40 program who truly show a passion...
Barrel Craft Spirits Expands Distribution with SGWS
Barrel Craft Spirits (BCS) announced that it's expanding distribution with Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits (SGWS) within the following key control states: Alabama, Iowa, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah,...
5 Trends in Beer and Hard Seltzer in 2020-21
The spread of COVID-19, as with elsewhere, has had a huge impact on the beer category. This was perhaps most true for craft. Emerging trends like the taproom boom, with the possibility that many microbreweries could...
Interview: Why Diageo Invested in No-ABV Alcohol
“Wellness” is one of the most talked about consumer trends in 2020. People have become increasingly conscious about what they put into their bodies. A growing offshoot of this cross-category movement is the rise of...
Talking Pot Still Rum with Mount Gay Master Blender Trudiann Branker
In this age of booming craft spirits innovation, sometimes
it’s nice to recall — and taste — the true origins of a product.
This was the thinking from newly appointed Mount Gay Master Blender Trudiann Branker, when...