Tag Archive: control states
Control State Spirits Sales Slide In November
Distilled spirits volume declined in control states in the month of November, falling by an aggregate 2.8% in the 18 control jurisdictions. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 27, 2013News Briefs for October 22, 2013
•Control state spirits volume rose 1.4% in September, accelerating slightly from the month-earlier period, and contributing to a rolling 12-month trend of +1.8%. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 22, 2013News Briefs for September 23, 2013
•Sonoma’s Truett-Hurst Inc. has released a new range of ultra-premium California wines packaged in retro-style square bottles. Continue reading →
Posted in News on September 23, 2013Pennsylvania Privatization Remains Stalled As Governor Signs Budget Bill
Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett signed a $29 billion annual budget over the weekend, but failed to receive the wine and spirits privatization legislation for which he’d set a June 30 deadline. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 1, 2013Pennsylvania Privatization Push Points Toward Scaled Down Version Of Original Plan
The Pennsylvania Senate’s Law and Justice committee held the last of its three hearings on the potential privatization of the state’s wine and spirits retail monopoly yesterday. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 5, 2013Control States Outpace U.S. Spirits Market, Thanks To Flavor Craze, Whiskies
Control states represent less than a third of U.S. spirits consumption, but they’re at the forefront in terms of market trends, which include a thirst for flavored spirits and a renaissance for whiskies. Continue reading →
Posted in News on May 3, 2013