Industry News Archives

To help you stay current on industry news and trends, we regularly post Martignetti Companies corporate news, as well as general beverage alcohol industry news to our site.


Date: Title: Source: Details:
May 2012
Wed 16 Off-premise Wine Sales Increase 3 Percent Through April Wine Business.com View
Mon 14 Nielsen Spirits Data: Strong Growth Trends Continue Morgan Stanley View
Wed 2 Australian wine grape production at 5 yr low Reuters View
Tue 1 Connecticut: Conn. Expands Alcohol Sales WSJJoseph De Avila and Ted Mann View
 
April 2012
Mon 30 Why Can't the Post Office Ship Beer and Wine? TIMEJosh Sanburn View
Mon 30 Restaurant Performance Index closes Q1 at post-recession high NRAAnnika Stensson View
Mon 30 Staggering New Research Shows 35% Of Older Millennials Drink Wine At Least Once A Month PRWeb View
Fri 27 California grape prices rise DecanterJames Lawrence View
Fri 27 March, 2012, Control State Results NABCA View
Thu 26 Champagne crop badly damaged by frost DecanterGiles Fallowfield View
Thu 26 Wine and Beer: Nielsen Data Analysis: Easter Sales Shift Drives Significant Dollar Sales Growth; +7.8% for Beer and +10.6% for Wine CITI View
Mon 23 Off-premise Wine Sales Increase 4.8 Percent in Through March 31 WineBusiness.com View
Tue 17 Silicon Valley Bank Forecasts 7 to 11% Growth in U.S. Fine Wine Sales Yahoo Finance View
Tue 17 US wine prices headed higher for consumers-report Reuters View
 
March 2012
Thu 22 California wine sales in U.S. climb 8% to $19.9B MarketWatchMatt Andrejczak View
Wed 21 Off-Premise Wine Sales Increase 3.4 Percent in Through March 3 WineBusiness.com View
Tue 20 Americans open to purchasing wine from various countries ETN View
Tue 20 Global wine shortage forecast The Drinks BusinessAndrew Catchpole View
Mon 19 Restaurant sales rose 3.4% in 2011 NRNMark Brandau View
Mon 19 Italian wine now 22% of global market DecanterRichard Woodard View
Mon 19 Nielsen Spirits Data: Solid Growth Trends Morgan Stanley View
Mon 12 Wine sales ended 2011 on a positive note North Bay Business JournalJeff Quackenbush View
Mon 12 Liquor Giants Savor Rising Scotch Demand Dow JonesSIMON ZEKARIA View
Mon 12 U.S. Wines Grow Steadily Wines & VinesJim Gordon View
Wed 7 Moet embarks on major expansion DecanterJames Lawrence View
 
February 2012
Fri 24 Italian wine imports rising Napa Valley Register View
Thu 23 Supply shortages for Spanish bulk wine HarpersGraham Holter View
Thu 23 Johnnie Walker takes 1st place in Brands by Value list Drinks InternationalHamish Smith View
Wed 22 January, 2012, Control State Results NABCA View
Tue 21 Mondavi heads Class of 2012 into Vintners Hall of Fame St. Helena StarDavid Stoneberg View
Fri 17 Restaurant sales trends strong in January NRNCharlie Duerr View
Tue 14 Off-Premise Wine Sales Increase 2.2 Percent in January WineBusiness.com View
Fri 10 California's WineGrape Crush Down 7 Percent, But Prices Set Record High WineBusiness.com View
Sat 4 Consumer Wine Trends: Overall Consumption Up WineBusiness.comRachel Nichols View
Wed 1 Wine's 2011 Report Card Wine EnthusiastAlexis Korman View
 
January 2012
Tue 31 Chardonnay marks 100th birthday of growth in U.S. ReutersLeslie Gevirtz View
Mon 30 US Spirits Volume Climbed 2.7% In 2011, Trade Group Says DOW JONES NEWSWIRESJohn Kell View
Sun 29 December, 2011, Control State Results NABCA View
Thu 19 Bulk-wine inventory hits 12-year low North Bay Business JournalJeff Quackenbush View
Tue 17 High-Priced Wines Hottest in December Wines & VinesJim Gordon View
Mon 16 Global wine consumption set to increase by 2 billion bottles wines-info.com View
Wed 11 US tops global wine consumption chart the drinks businessAlan Lodge View
Wed 11 Off-Premise Wine Sales Increase 1.1 Percent in December WineBusiness.com View
Wed 11 Skyy Spirits Changes Name to Campari America Business Wire View
Wed 11 Using Social Media to Promote Wine Tourism WineBusiness.comDr. Liz Thach, MW and Dr. Johan Bruwer View
Mon 2 Barefoot wines see big rise in sales Modesto BeeJohn Holland View
 
December 2011
Fri 30 November, 2011 - Control State Results NABCA View
Thu 29 Champagne sales are up in the U.S. and consumers shop at a higher price point APMichelle Locke View
Tue 13 New Zealand: Wine about to get more expensive as glut runs out NZ HeraldOwen Hembry View
Tue 13 Toasting the Bad Economy? Champagne Sales Bubble Up WSJMARION ISSARD View
Mon 12 California wine prices predicted to rise The Orange County registerPaul Hodgins View
Mon 12 Scott Brown pushes Postal Service reform; beer, wine, centralized delivery Mass Live(Excerpt) View
Tue 6 U.S. Restaurant Traffic Will End the Year Flat CSN View
Mon 5 U.S. Off-Premise Wine Sales Increase 3.2 Percent in November WineBusiness.com View
Fri 2 2011 harvest boosts Spain The drinks businessGabriel Savage View
Thu 1 Restaurants have Black Friday success NRNMark Brandau View
Thu 1 Retailers report strong November sales RTKatherine Field Boccaccio View
Thu 1 When the Real Thing Isn't WineBusiness.comScott Carpenter and Laura Carpenter View
Thu 1 Scotch whisky exports to Asia rising so fast that supplies may run short The Guardian Severin Carrell, Scotland correspondent View
 
November 2011
Wed 16 Massachusetts: Bill would allow more beer and wine sales in Mass. Associated Press View
Tue 15 Massachusetts: House, Senate Approve Casino Bill WCVB View
Wed 9 Champagne Demand Increases Worldwide, Prices In U.S. To Move Up View
Mon 7 Off-Premise Wine Sales Increase 3.1 Percent in October WineBusiness.com View
Thu 3 Massachusetts: Happy Hour Bill Put On Back Burner WCVB View
Thu 3 Bordeaux reclaims 'claret' name DecanterJane Anson in Bordeaux View
Wed 2 Climate Change Has Calif. Vintners Rethinking Grapes NPRLauren Sommer View
Tue 1 US Spirits - Another strong month UBS View
Tue 1 Burgundy 2010 vintage report: 'Classic' whites says Decanter Decanter View
Tue 1 Substance in red wine shows promise in first human study Washington PostRob Stein View
 
October 2011
Mon 31 Restaurant Performance Index tops 100 for first time in three months NRAAnnika Stensson View
Thu 27 Massachusetts: Mass. Bill Would Raise Cap On Alcoholic Beverage Licenses GoverningDylan Scott View
Tue 25 Massachusetts: Senate passes bill to allow happy hour in Massachusetts The Tufts DailyGabrielle Hernandez View
Wed 12 Veuve Clicquot to release 'fewer vintages' DecanterAdam Lechmere View
Mon 10 Off-Premise Wine Sales Increase 3.2 Percent in September WineBusiness.com View
Thu 6 Constellation Purchases Remaining Portion of Iconic Ruffino Wine Business Reuters View
Wed 5 Nielsen Data: Strong Spirits Momentum Continues Morgan Stanley View
Wed 5 W.J. Deutsch Signs Five-Year Agreement with Martignetti Companies WJ Deutsch View
 
September 2011
Mon 12 U.S. Wine Sales Up 7% Year-to-Date - $25-plus wines and premium boxed wines grow fastest Wines & VinesJim Gordon View
Thu 8 Off-Premise Wine Sales Increase 2.7 Percent Through August WineBuiness.com View
Thu 1 CDC Study Recognizes Moderate Alcohol Consumption As One of Four Key Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors DISCUS View
 
August 2011
Fri 19 Moscato madness grips U.S. wine industry MarketWatchMatt Andrejczak View
Fri 19 Moderate Alcohol Drinking May Cut Alzheimer's Risk WebMD Health NewsDenise Mann View
Thu 18 Wet summer weather may herald good French wine year ReutersMarcel Michelson View
Thu 18 Smirnoff retains top ranking in The IWSR's international spirits list ©The Moodie ReportDermot Davitt View
Thu 18 Industry produces jobs amid economic slowdown NRAElissa Elan View
Thu 18 Moderate wine drinking can fight weight gain ANI View
Thu 18 Champagne increases yields by 20% to cope with demand DecanterRebecca Gibb View
Thu 18 Rapid production expansion prepares for 'booming Scotch Whiskey future, Euromonitor Beverage DailyHelen Glaberson View
Mon 1 Domestic Wine Sales Up 9% Wines & Vines Jim Gordon View
Mon 1 June Control State Results NABCA View
 
July 2011
Thu 28 Wine Matches Beer In U.S. Drinkers' Preferences This Year Business Insider Lydia Saad View
Wed 20 Why Russia finally decided that beer is alcohol Christian Science MonintorFred Weir View
Tue 19 Bordeaux 2010 report DecanterAdam Lechmere View
Mon 18 Loire follows Bordeaux DecanterAdam Lechmere View
Tue 12 Off-Premise Wine Sales Increase 5.3 Percent Through June WineBusiness.com View
Mon 11 Spirits: Nielsen Data Analysis: Four Weeks Ended June 25, 2011 Nielsen View
 
June 2011
Thu 30 May, 2011 Control State Results NABCA View
Thu 30 W.J. Deutsch & Sons Forms Joint Venture With Napa Valley Vintner Joseph Carr W.J. Deutsch & Sons, Ltd. View
Wed 29 Balanced market strengthens wine grape prices Western Farm Press View
Tue 28 Lighter, greener plastic wine bottles gain favour ReutersLeslie Gevirtz View
Tue 28 E. & J. Gallo Winery Buys Edna Valley Vineyard & Winery PR Newswire View
Tue 28 US Wine Drinkers Waking Up to New Countries and Varietals Beverage World View
Mon 27 US: Hispanics and 'Millennials' fuel rise of Moscato, Malbec DecanterAdam Lechmere View
Sun 26 French wine consumption drops by three billion bottles Daily Telegraph View
Fri 24 Liquor industry analysts report sales on the rise SF ChronicleStacy Finz View
Mon 20 Bordeaux wine exports soar in Q1 (Excerpt) Stuart Todd View
Mon 20 Minister slams EU planting liberalisation The Drinks Business View
Thu 16 New TTB Web Page Explains American Grape Variety Rules TTB View
Tue 14 New Zealand: Wine sales up 11% over the past year NBR View
Tue 14 Off-Premise Wine Sales Increase 3.1 Percent Through May WineBusiness.com View
Mon 13 Italy Passes France In Total Wine Production Huffington Post View
Mon 13 Wine Export Forum Focuses on EU Wines and VinesCathleen Evangelista Davis, Calif. View
Fri 10 Top ten tips for investing in wine FTLucy Warwick-Ching View
Fri 10 News From TTB TTB View
Tue 7 Restaurants expected to add 425,000 jobs this summer NRA View
Mon 6 Shipwreck Champagne fetches 'record' price DecanterAdam Lechmere View
Mon 6 Vinexpo 'will return' to America DecanterAdam Lechmere View
Wed 1 U.S. wine sales rebound Los Angeles TimesP.J. Huffstutter View
 
May 2011
Tue 31 California wine grape growers concerned about erratic spring weather The Sacramento Bee View
Tue 31 Retail Wine Sales Spike in May Wines & Vines Jim Gordon View
Sun 29 Internet Gives Wine Auctions New Wrinkle New York TimesAlex Frew McMillan View
Fri 27 Distillers cut carbon bill by turning whisky by-products into energy Beverage DailyGuy Montague-Jones View
Fri 27 News From TTB TTB View
Fri 27 Wine industry aims to attract more Latinos AP View
Thu 26 Bad weather poses threat to wheat supplies FTGregory Meyer in New York View
Thu 26 Distilled Spirits Industry Updates Advertising Guidelines Based on Newly-Released Census Data DISCUS View
Thu 26 Scanner Data Review: Little Change From Recent Trends Morgan Stanley View
Wed 25 Conservation Acreage Surpasses Vineyards in South African Winelands PR NewsWire View
Wed 25 Will Coombsville Get an AVA? (Excerpt) Wines & Vines Paul Franson View
Wed 25 Massachusetts Beverage Business Joins The Beverage Network BevMedia View