After a 0.9% decrease in 2024, spirits volumes fell a further 1.4% in control states during the first eight months of this year, according to NABCA. The decline has moderated somewhat as the month of ...

Luxco’s El Mayor Tequila has launched Café Reposado, a new innovation from the brand. Before bottling, the Tequila spends three months aging in ex-Bourbon barrels that previously aged coffee beans, ...

After posting full-year results yesterday, Pernod Ricard this morning announced the formation of new selling divisions in the U.S. as part of a shift in its route-to-market strategy, with changes ...

Rémy Cointreau says challenges in the U.S. Cognac market are proving longer-lasting than expected, with the company downgrading guidance today to call for “no recovery before Q4 24-25 at the earliest.

Industry veteran Dan Leese, who has led San Francisco-based importer, distiller, and marketer Hotaling & Co. over the past five years, is set to step down as CEO at the end of June. Hotaling said its ...

The boxed wine category in the U.S. was initially defined by 5-liter value labels led by 18-million-case Franzia, and then expanded to include higher-priced 3-liter brands like Delicato’s Bota Box and ...

•Fresh releases from Barrell, Baker’s, Rabbit Hole, and Blue Note, along with newcomers from Log Still and Lost Lantern are among the offerings featured in Whisky Advocate’s latest weekly roundup.

Pernod Ricard posted sales down 3% to €11 billion ($12.8b) on an organic basis for the 12 months through June, as tough conditions in the U.S. and China weighed down results. Profit from recurring ...

For nearly four decades, Phil Markert has been a part of the Vons grocery chain fabric. He began at the entry level, bagging groceries at a Southern California-based Vons, but eventually would rise to ...

2024 was a bounceback year for the French table wine market in the U.S., as pricing stability returned after post-pandemic hyperinflation, offering drinkers a more attractive price-value equation.

“We’ve made the difficult business decision to withdraw from California which affects many of the roles in the state. We are complying with all regulatory obligations and are committed to handling ...

Wine industry veteran Rick Tigner grew up in Modesto, California, and in the early part of his career worked for Modesto-based E.&J. Gallo. In 1991, he joined Jess Jackson at Jackson Family Wines, ...