$22 Billion in Inventory: Why Big Alcohol’s Problem Is Everyone’s Problem: Reports that the largest alcohol companies are sitting on $22 billion in inventory should make every independent and mid-size Maker and distributor pause. Not because it’s your inventory, but because it’s clogging everyone else’s shelves…
Non-alcoholic drinks aren’t just growing in presence on retail shelves — many bar owners are also considering ways to incorporate them into their beverage programs. But it can be a tricky business model to execute, as the industry has yet to figure out the best ways to price zero-proof concoctions. Is a non-alcoholic beverage program …
The VinePair Podcast: Have Bars Bought in Too Heavily to Non-Alc Programs? Read More »
This week’s supply chain and logistics news highlights how geopolitical instability remains the primary risk to global supply chains. The European Union voted to suspend the previously agreed-upon trade pact with the U.S. due to the ongoing campaign to annex Greenland. Canada and China have outlined initial steps toward building a strategic trade partnership, starting …
Supply Chain and Logistics News January 19th-22nd 2026 Read More »
Important figures in the drinks world often leave massive legacies behind their names — think Veuve Clicquot and Jack Daniel’s. But significant parts of their stories can easily go unnoticed, and reviving those lost details is largely the ethos behind Castle & Key. Castle & Key is a distillery located in Frankfort, Ky., that honors …
There are many reasons US consumers aren’t drinking wine, but health isn’t as important as you might think.
On Tuesday (20 January), French President Emmanuel Macron sharply criticised US President Donald Trump after Trump threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wine and Champagne, a warning that came amid rising tensions over US-European relations and Trump’s push for US control of Greenland. The dispute deepened after Macron declined to participate in a US-led peace …
How a 200% tariff on French wine could impact the US market Read More »
Every year or so, a mainstream media outlet assigns one of its staffers a big, breathy story to inform its readers that California grape farmers are ripping out their vines. Have you heard? Acres plowed under! Horrible! To quote but one example of the sub-genre, a Sonoma-datelined October 2025 dispatch from The Wall Street Journal’s …
Despite a recent overabundance of grapes, California could face a paradoxical shortage of wine this year.
good2grow, Atlanta, has expanded its successful BIGGER juice line with the launch of Watermelon Berry Twist.
BuzzBallz is putting love to the test by offering a pink diamond ring to one bidder to propose this Valentine’s Day.