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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, 2025Toasts Not Tariffs Urges Reciprocal Free Trade For Wines And Spirits
The Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition, made up of nearly 60 groups from across the three-tier system, has delivered a letter to the White House urging President Trump to include a zero-for-zero carveout for wines and spirits in the final version of the upcoming E.U./U.S. trade deal. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 7, 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, 2025WSWA, Others Push Back On Congress’s Budding Hemp THC Ban
With the national hemp-derived THC industry facing total prohibition under a Republican budget bill making its way through Congress, the hemp industry is receiving support from U.S. alcohol wholesalers. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 10, 2025Depletions Declines Eased In April
Depletions declines across both the spirits and wine categories eased a bit in April, as spirits posted a -1.8% drop in volume and a -0.9% decline in revenue, while wine saw a -3.3% decrease in volume and a -2.7% dip in revenue for the month, according to the WSWA. Continue reading →
Posted in News on May 28, 2025
