Yearly Archive: 2015
Marketers Aiming To Reverse Blended Scotch’s Slide With Array Of New Initiatives
While single malts continue to surge in the U.S. market, it’s been a different story for blended Scotch, which has declined in the U.S. every year since 2005, and is roughly 15% smaller than it was back then. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 29, 2015News Briefs for December 29, 2015
•Control state spirits volume rose 2.8% in November, according to NABCA, with the rolling 12-month volume rate increasing to 3.2% from 2.9% a month earlier. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 29, 2015Craft Brewing and Distilling News for December 29, 2015
•San Francisco’s Speakeasy Ales & Lagers will introduce Discreet Wheat Ale next month as the latest release in its small-batch Perfect Crime Series. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 29, 2015New House Vintners “Craft” Unit Driving Gains For Don & Sons
Sonoma-based negoçiant Don Sebastiani & Sons, with annual wine volume of around 1.1 million cases, has made major efforts to both premiumize and diversify its portfolio in recent years, launching a bevy of new brands in the fast-growing above-$10 range. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 28, 2015News Briefs for December 28, 2015
•Bordeaux’s St.-Émilion appellation is not revising its rankings of top wine estates. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 28, 2015Craft Brewing and Distilling News for December 28, 2015
•Delaware’s Dogfish Head has detailed plans to release six new entries and bring back six returning favorites in the coming year. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 28, 2015