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Total Alc Continues to Lag 2025; Prepared Cocktails Slipped into Declines

Overall, latest category performance highlights both the volatile and divergent features characterized by alcohol. Prepared Cocktails lost some footing as the crucial industry growth engine. Beer is losing the traction it had established throughout early and mid-summer. Wine continues to face muted performance, while Spirits remains the most resilient

Hemp Beverage Advocates Kill Deal on SC Bill to Crack Down on DUIs

Faster drug screenings, legal limits on THC and longer jail sentences for people suspected of driving under the influence who refuse to take breathalyzer tests were part of a compromise South Carolina legislators laid out in June to tighten the Palmetto State's drunk driving statutes. . It died last

Aperture Cellars Unveils Five New Fall Releases

Aperture Cellars, ranked number 14 on the World's 50 Best Vineyards list, has unveiled a five-wine Fall Release that captures Sonoma through a range of sites from the iron-rich hillsides of Alexander Valley to eight acres of own-rooted vines planted in 1912 beside the Russian

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Expands ESTIVAL with New Chenin Blanc

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates launched ESTIVAL Chenin Blanc, the newest addition to ESTIVAL, a brand dedicated to aromatic white wines from Washington's Columbia Valley. Building on the successful debut of ESTIVAL Sauvignon Blanc in 2025, the new release further showcases the quality, diversity and growing momentum of Washington

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The Kopf Family, owners of St. Francis Winery & Vineyards, Sequoia Grove Winery, Résonance, and partners in Domaine Carneros with the Taittinger family, announces a leadership transition within its executive team. Bob Aldridge, who has served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer for 25 years, will retire following

Classic Wines of Calif. to Rep Quintessential's National Portfolio in Calif.

A "significant portion" of Quintessential's California wholesale business will transition to Classic Wines of California, effectively tripling the sales resources supporting the portfolio in the state, effective Sept. 1. Under the new structure, Quintessential will become a supplier to Classic Wines for most of its national