UNITED LIQUORS RECEIVES DIAGEO GOLDEN BAR AWARDS
UNITED LIQUORS has been awarded two Diageo Golden Bar Awards. Mark Hubler, President-Open States and National Accounts, Diageo NA, and Jack Edwards, Senior Vice President-Independent Division, presented the awards at Diageo’s regional meeting in Boston this summer. United’s Century Division received the Diageo National Smirnoff Vodka Golden Bar, as well... Read More
2O13 CRAFT BEER DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATIONS
On October 12, the Brewers Association (BA) and The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) will jointly present the Seventh Annual Craft Beer Distributor of the Year Award at the Great American Beer Festival. The event, hosted by the BA, will be held in Denver, Colorado. This year a record 26... Read More
TIPS ID APP
THE TIPS (TRAINING FOR INTERVENTION PROCEDURES) PROGRAM has released a Mobile ID Guide app. As part of TIPS training, participants learn to verify the authenticity of an ID, a task that has become more challenging as fake IDs have become more sophisticated. The Guide is a mobile, digital catalogue that... Read More
BAYSTATE WINE & SPIRITS ACQUIRES WINEBERRIES
New Hampshire broker Wineberries has been acquired by importer and distributor Baystate Wine & Spirits – expanding their footprint in New England. Wineberries was founded in 1998 by Chuck Saunders. No staffing or operational changes are scheduled and Saunders will continue to manage all sales and marketing efforts. Baystate Wine... Read More
DISTILLED SPIRITS CONTINUE GROWTH
WE ARE NOTHING if not a country that likes its cocktails and fine spirits. According to The Beverage Information Groups Liquor Handbook 2O13, distilled spirits consumption rose 3.5% to 2O5.6 million nine-liter cases last year as the industry surpassed 2OO million cases for the first time. “In addition to the... Read More
GEEKING OUT WITH COCKTAILS
FORGET The Periodic Table of Elements, this periodic chart is much more fun! If you’ve ever wanted an quick and simple way to know the alcohol percentage and primary flavor profile in a cocktail, look no further than the Periodic Table of Alcohol. Designed by Visual.ly user mayra.artes, the graphic... Read More
WHY ARE WE SURPRISED AT CLIMATE CHANGE?
IT SEEMS AS IF every time a new report comes out regarding climate change and wine, the industry immediately goes into shock, denouncing or bemoaning the grim predictions. This falls on the release of a recent report from the University of Maryland painting a dismal picture of the future for... Read More
SMOKE TAINT
THERE’S A LOT OF SMOKE in the air these days in California and it’s making the wine industry anxious. As smoke from the Rim Fire hangs in the air over the foothills, winemakers across Calaveras County are wondering whether smoke may permeate the fruit and potentially influence the flavor of... Read More
CLASS OF 2O13 MASTERS OF WINE
THE WINE WORLD has eight new Masters of Wine, two of whom work in the US and six in the UK. Each of them has successfully passed all three parts of the Master of Wine examination, which consists of theory and practical papers followed by a dissertation. The announcement brings... Read More
SAMUEL ADAMS TETRAVIS
SAMUEL ADAMS TETRAVIS – The newest addition to the Samuel Adams Barrel Room Collection is an interpretation of a traditional Belgian Quadrupel. Blended with a proprietary ale known as Kosmic Mother Funk (KMF), the Quad is rich with molasses sweetness and notes of dark fruits like raisins and figs. The... Read More