Author Archives: Donna Whitaker

In Historic Move, Texas Legislature Ends 5-Package Store Limit

The Texas Senate and House of Representatives have overwhelmingly approved and sent to Gov. Greg Abbott historic legislation that strikes down a decades-old anticompetitive and

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Domestic Beer Volume Slips 0.2%, Sales Rise 1.4% in April

Beer Institute estimates domestic tax paid shipments in April were 14,106,000 barrels, down 2% from a year earlier.  Year to date through April, shipments are down 0.4%.  But Beer Institute noted

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Control States’ Spirits Case Sales Up 5.8, Dollar Sales Up 8% in April

Nine-liter spirits case sales in Control States grew 5.8% in April over same period sales last year, National Alcohol Beverage Control Association reports.

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Resveratrol Lowers High Blood Pressure: Study

In this study, researchers from the King’s BHF Centre of Excellence gave a dose of resveratrol to mice with induced high

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Reservoir Intros Hunter & Scott Rye

Reservoir Distillery releases Hunter & Scott Rye Whiskey, the second release in the Hunter & Scott line. The mash bill for

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Remy Martin’s Producers Is Back for Season 6

Rémy Martin announces season six of Rémy Producers, a program designed to discover and celebrate upcoming and aspiring

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