Tag Archive: SipSource
WSWA: Consumer Confidence, Volatility Holding Back Recovery
While declines in the U.S. wine and spirits market have been stabilizing somewhat lately, the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) see weak consumer confidence and volatility owing to tariffs and economic uncertainty as holding back a stronger recovery. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 20, 2025WSWA Sees Nascent Signs Of Off-Premise Uptrading
While overall depletion trends remained subdued in both wine and spirits in May, according to the WSWA’s SipSource, there are nascent signs that consumers have resumed uptrading in the retail channel. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 14, 2025WSWA Sees Spirits Declines Easing Looking Ahead
WSWA’s SipSource data forecaster predicts that the spirits market will improve looking ahead, with 2025’s projected 4.56% case depletion decrease for core spirits to be the bottom, before declines ease in 2026 and beyond. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 11, 2025Depletions Declines Accelerated In First Quarter, Wholesalers Say
Depletions declines in both wine and spirits accelerated in the first quarter, according to the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America’s SipSource data tracker, with wine facing sharper decreases. Continue reading →
Posted in News on May 5, 2025WSWA: Consumers Stocked Up On Champagne Ahead Of Tariffs
The first quarter of this year saw a notable bump in Champagne depletions, according to the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America’s (WSWA) SipSource data tracker, suggesting that consumers stocked up on bubbly ahead of expected tariffs on European wines. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 29, 2025WSWA Sizes Up Tariff Threat
In a welcome development, late last week the European Union announced it’s delaying tariffs on American whiskey until mid-April in order to allow more time for negotiations with the U.S. aimed at ratcheting down trade tensions—and hopefully, avoiding damaging tariffs on both sides of the Atlantic. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 25, 2025
