Author Archives: Donna Whitaker

The Future of Ultra-Premium Tequila

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

The tequila category is still very much in its infancy, especially outside of North America, says Greg Cohen, former

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Tennessee Residency Law Likely to Be Struck Down

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

It’s always dangerous to predict how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule in any case.  But we left this morning’s argument in a case

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Atlas Beer Works Seeks to Sell Beer Without COLA, Cites Shutdown

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

The Washington, D.C., craft brewer is asking a federal judge to let it sell “The Precious One,” an apricot-infused IPA for which it can’t get

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Premium Wine Growth to Be ‘Tempered’ for Next 5 Years

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Millennials aren’t embracing wine as many had expected, Silicon Valley Bank says in its 2019 State of the Wine Industry report.

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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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