
Afternoon Brief, June 7th
Bars and Nightclubs Beware! The Drug Testing Regime Starts on July 1st and You Must Be Ready: Starting July 1, 2024, holders of a Type 48 (bars and nightclubs that do not sell food) license issued by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) must be able to provide drug testing devices to customers, as stated in Business and Professions Code § 25624...

CGA’s New OPM Wine Data Shows the Category Contracts but Pockets of Growth in US on Premise
CGA by NIQ’s exclusive On Premise Measurement (OPM) solution, now providing wine data, reveals that the wine category contracts in the last year, but there are opportunities for sales growth […]

Afternoon Brief, March 5th
More Bad News: SipSource Report Pulls No Punches: 2023 numbers tell a story of wine's continuing decline and provide little hope for a quick turnaround...

Afternoon Brief, October 24th
Providing ingredient and nutrition labeling for wine and other alcoholic beverages has not traditionally been required by federal law in the United States...

Afternoon Brief: Underground Cellar Claws Out of Bankruptcy
The controversial retailer is making a move to bail itself out...

Afternoon Brief, September 19th
WHO Shifts Its Alcohol Narratives and the Wine Industry Faces New Challenges: The World Health Organisation has alcohol in its crosshairs. One industry expert tells Felicity Carter that the wine industry needs to pay attention...

