What Will Alcohol Retail Technology Look Like in 2022?
Alcohol retail technology boomed during the pandemic. Growth rates for these ecommerce companies spiked, with many reaching triple digits. Fueling this was a large number of consumers, stuck at home, who realized for the...
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...
Reviews: Our Favorite Sparkling Wines of 2020
For this latest round of Beverage Dynamics wine reviews, we tasked our panel of independent wine professionals to rate sparkling wines.
As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a grade and the wine’s retail price (which...
7 Watermelon Cocktails for Summer 2020
Watermelon and summer go hand-in-hand. You can make these cocktails anytime you have a delicious watermelon around — or just a hankering for the fresh and fun flavor.
The Walton Street
2 oz. Ketel One vodka¾...
Mixed Bubbles — Sparkling Wine Trends in 2020
Sparkling wine sales are up overall, but preferences vary by style.
Consumers still love the bubbly. Champagne and sparkling wine volume consumption rose about 4% in 2019, according to the Beverage Information and Insights Group,...
New Podcast: Tech, Alcohol and Covid-19
Our new podcast is live! Beverage Wholesaler/Beverage Dynamics Editor Kyle Swartz and Cheers Editor Melissa Dowling have joined up to produce On & Off, which covers beverage alcohol industry trends, tips and news for both the on-premise and...
Everything You Need to Know About Genever
Genever is not Dutch gin. That is a common misconception about this distilled spirit, which boasts a wide variety of styles, and a long, influential history.
In terms of flavor, all Genevers have a malt...
Why Grape Ripeness Trumps Variety
Newcomers often latch onto grape varieties as though wine were like ice cream: the name of the flavor sums up how the product will taste.
This is understandable. Grapes are prominent on many wine labels,...
The Best Wines for Spring and Summer 2020
Winter is winding down and warmer weather cannot get here fast enough. As retailers begin looking for what wines they will feature come spring and summer 2020, our wine panel picked their favorite sippers...
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...
