Paul Hletko on How Legal Cannabis and Alcohol Can Coexist
With the current momentum behind cannabis, broad U.S. legalization is no longer a pipe dream. Voters have already approved recreational pot along the entire west coast (plus Nevada). The east coast does not seem...
Chardonnay Reviews
For our latest round of National Retailer Wine Panel reviews from our off-premise sister publication, Beverage Dynamics, we asked panelists to taste and grade bottles of Chardonnay, any style from anywhere.
The round before was...
3 Ways Oak Aging Improves Wine
Most modern wines are fermented in stainless-steel tanks and sold in glass bottles, but winemakers still use traditional oak barrels. These can refine and improve most premium red wines and those whites, like Chardonnay,...
Interview: Woodford Reserve’s Elizabeth McCall on Whiskey Trends and What’s Next
Woodford Reserve recently promoted Elizabeth McCall to assistant master distiller. We caught up with McCall to chat about what's next for Woodford Reserve, whiskey in general, and what it means for her to be part...
4 Craft Rums on the Rise
Craft rum is on the rise. Savvy consumers have discovered that the category offers the same depth of flavors as whiskey — at a fraction of the price.
Below are four craft rum brands whose...
Jägermeister Aligns with Southern Glazer’s Across Entire U.S. Footprint
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, the largest North American wine and spirits distribution company, has expanded distribution agreements with Mast-Jägermeister US in 13 additional open markets and 11 additional control markets.
With this expansion, Southern...
Five Cocktail Trends for 2018 from SGWS
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits identified the top cocktail flavor and ingredient trends heading into 2018, following an extensive tasting tour across the U.S. led by an expert team of national sales staff and mixologists. ...
What’s New and Hot from Southern Hemisphere Wines
Can you remember the time you first tried a big, juicy, unctuous Australian shiraz?
What about the first bottle of zesty, zingy New Zealand sauvignon blanc you uncorked (or more likely, unscrewed)?
Or when you heard...
How Imported Vodka Will Perform in 2018
Imported vodka brands face a challenging environment in the U.S. market. Overall growth remains fairly flat and imports face competition from domestic vodka and American craft brands. And of course, brown spirits (especially whiskey)...
11 Trends Defining Craft Beer in 2018
Growth continues to define U.S. craft beer. While sales have slowed from the meteoric rise between 2012-13 (almost +20%) to a more reasonable +6% in 2016, other key aspects have increased without end in...
