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The 2017 Wine Growth Brands: The Top Trends And Brands

Editor's Note: The Growth Brands Awards are presented by the Beverage Information & Insights Group, a research firm owned by the same parent company as Beverage Wholesaler. This story originally ran in our sister...

Tito’s Right-Hand Woman

In a male-dominated industry, Tito's VP of Brand Marketing Nicole Portwood has made a name for herself. She's worked in spirits marketing for more than 15 years, on brands like Jack Daniel's, Grey Goose...

2017 Spirit Growth Brands: The Top Brands And Trends

With hundreds of new product introductions hitting the market each year, how can members of the trade make sense of which products to stock, which to drop and which to watch? This year’s list...

Data Diving with Lipman Brothers

While beverage wholesalers aren’t known for their technical prowess as an industry, there are a number of technology platforms available to distributors who want better insights into their business. Nashville-based Lipman Brothers is the...

Stoli Crushed Capitalizes on Fruit Juice Vodka Trend

Stoli Vodka is launching Stoli Crushed, a line of two flavored vodkas made with real fruit juice – pineapple and ruby red grapefruit. At 30% ABV, the vodkas are made with Stoli’s gluten-free base,...

Adding Sparkle to a Canned Wine

Lila Wines was introduced by Latitude Beverage Company last spring, quickly gaining national distribution. Over the past year, the company made major changes to the brand to improve overall quality, including moving production and...

Sorting Out Wine and Winery Certifications

Even consumers who are conscious about how their purchasing decisions impact the environment are often lost when it comes to choosing eco-friendly wines. The differences among sustainable, organic and biodynamic wine classifications aren’t always...

Warehouse Management Efficiencies

Warehousing is a critical component of beverage alcohol wholesaling, and there’s a host of unique challenges when warehousing beverage products. To better understand these challenges, and how warehouses are improving their systems with efficiencies and...

CK Mondavi Rebrands for Modern Consumers

CK Mondavi recently unveiled a redesigned label and packaging for its wine portfolio. The brand has officially been renamed "CK Mondavi and Family" in a nod to four generations of family winemaking. The redesign...

Breakthru Beverage Expands Canada Business

In April, Breakthru Beverage Group announced an expansion of its Canadian business, establishing a new sales and marketing division. The new division will allow suppliers to partner with Breakthru as a broker to serve...