Monthly Archives: January 2019

Wine Sales Top 408 Million Cases in 2018, Report Says

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Those sales were worth $70.5 billion, says Wines Vines Analytics, a unit of Wine Communications Group.  

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Cognac Exports Increase, Set Both Volume and Value Records

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

For the fourth consecutive year, exports of Cognac have increased, reaching record numbers in both volume and value, the Bureau

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MillerCoors Sets New Pack, New Flavor for Crispin

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

The new flavor is Pearsecco, continuing the brand’s wine-inspired ciders, “a white space that Crispin has the ability to grow within,”

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Who & What —

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Truett-Hurst Inc. promotes Ross Reedy to director of winemaking.

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U.S. Bev/Al Consumption Fell 0.8%; Spirits, Beer Up, Beer Off 1.5%

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Total alcohol volume in the U.S. declined 0.8% last year to 3.345 billion 9-liter cases, which is slightly worse than the -0.7% slip the

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Baltimore’s Ban on Bev/Al Billboards Repealed

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

A 25-year-old ban on alcohol billboards in Baltimore City has been repealed following an ordinance passed by the City Council and

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