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Both non-alcoholic beer and non-alcoholic spirits saw their high sales increases year-over-year on Drizly, the electronic ordering platform said. In the wine category, Drizly said the Burgundian variety Aligote experienced strong year-over-year growth in February. This reflects an overall trend towards year-over-year white wine growth; white wine accounted for 30%

A slow return to on-premise outlets wasn't the only challenge identified by Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America's SipSource program.  “Premiumization has definitely slowed in calendar year 2022,” said SipSource Analyst Dale Stratton. “While Tequila and Bourbon over the $50 price point are both +18.8%

Bourbon was the top-selling subcategory in 2022 with a 39% share of whiskey sales on Drizly. Over the past five years, it has steadily grown, holding a 36% share in 2018, 37% share in 2019, 39% share in 2020, and a 38% share in 2021. The only other whiskey subcategory

Chivas Brothers, the Pernod Ricard business dedicated entirely to Scotch whisky, said its half-year organic net sales for July 2022 – December 2022 advanced 23% compared to HY22. The company attributed the strong performance to its focus on portfolio elevation and premiumisation – two-thirds of the +23% growth is driven by price/

Although U.S. distillers have surpassed brewers in total revenue for the first time last year, Brian Crawford, president/ceo, Beer Institute, professed to be unconcerned.  Beer, he said, "remains America's No.1 choice in beverage alcohol" by volume and has had a special place in

For the first time, sales by distilled spirits suppliers in the U.S. exceeded sales by brewers, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States said.  Spirits supplier sales in the United States were up 5.1% in 2022 to a record $37.6 billion, while volumes rose 4.8%

In 2021, Stella Rosa's 9-liter case sales actually exceeded Yellow Tail by about 1 million cases, according to the American Association of Wine Economists, which cited the Wine Handbook.  Shanken News Daily says initial reports from Stella Rosa seem to indicate sales slowed in 2022, so the question

Broken Shed Vodka, New Zealand's award-winning, premium vodka, is now the fastest growing vodka brand in the U.S. for two consecutive years. According to data provided by the 2022 Liquor Handbook, Broken Shed had a 71.4% increase in overall case depletion within the country from 2020

National Beer Wholesalers Association said its Beer Purchasers' Index rose to 38 in January from 30 in December 2022 but remains well below the year-earlier number.   The “at-risk” inventory index of 52 is unchanged from December 2022 and is a slight improvement over the January 2022 index of 58.

On-premise retail purchased more spirit-based RTDs (52.42%) than off-premise retail in 2022 (43.89%). On-premise retail buyers attribute shifts within the hospitality industry and consumers’ evolving interests to this upward trend, a new report from Provi, the online bev/al marketplace, reports. Premixed cocktail ales were up 32.3%