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Harpoon Brewery Doubles Ingredients for New IPA

Harpoon Brewery had some success with its Harpoon Reg. League brew, so it took the same hazy pale ale recipe, multiplied everything by two, and created a crushable hazy IPA, Harpoon Big League IPA (7.2% ABV). “The response to the launch … Continue reading

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Demand for Low-, No-Alcohol Wines Driven by Reduced Calories, Responsibility

Lower alcohol and alcohol-free wines are often pushed together in the industry shorthand of “low and no, ” but Lulie Halstead of Wine Intelligence suggests maybe these product should be thought of as separate. To be sure, she says, the … Continue reading

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University of Florida Helping Wineries Speed Sparkling Wine Production

Andrew MacIntosh, a University of Florida Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences assistant professor of food science and human nutrition, is working with Florida wineries to teach and encourage more of them to produce carbonated wine. About one in  10 … Continue reading

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Covid Seen Aiding Larger Wineries, Consolidation

Expect on-premise business to recover later this year, but also expect Covid to have created additional advantages for larger wineries and to support industry consolidation, leading to a much higher level of merger and acquisition activity. Why expect consolidation?  Rabobank‘s latest … Continue reading

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New Study Finds Consumers View Wine as Healthier Than Other Bev/Al

Roughly half of all beverage alcohol consumers do not associate alcoholic beverages with features of a wellness lifestyle. However, of those who do, two thirds perceive wine as an overall healthier choice compared to hard seltzer, spirits and beer. That’s … Continue reading

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Over Half of Package Store Owners Fear Their Future

Even though two-thirds (over 66%) reported higher sales in 2018 compared to 2017, only 42% of respondents see independent

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