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Wine & Spirits Weekly

Tastings, trends, and the global drinks business.

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Apr 10, 2026

Wine & Spirits Weekly — April 10, 2026

The biggest story in wine and spirits this week is bourbon's deepening squeeze: declining consumer demand, ongoing tariff headwinds, and yet paradoxically continued capital investment in new distilleries. Across the industry, the tension between category contraction and brand reinvention is the defining theme, with players from English whisky to Bordeaux chateaux pressing forward with bold new moves even as macroeconomic pressures mount.

6 min read/15 sources
Apr 5, 2026

Wine & Spirits Weekly — April 5, 2026

The biggest story this week is a small Atlanta bourbon brand's surprise sweep of the 2026 WSWA Wine & Spirits Tasting Competition, underscoring a broader shift in whiskey prestige away from legacy names. Across the industry, cautious optimism is emerging as favorable year-over-year comparisons and a flurry of notable new launches signal that the long-running spirits volume decline may finally be bottoming out.

6 min read/15 sources
Mar 29, 2026

Wine & Spirits Weekly — March 29, 2026

The biggest story this week sees the distribution industry rocked by bribery allegations as Southern Glazer's executives face trial, exposing deep structural problems in pay-for-performance wine distribution. Across the broader industry, craft whiskey continues its ascent and the World Whiskies Awards dominate conversation, with single malt results from unexpected regions drawing global attention.

6 min read/15 sources
Mar 27, 2026

Wine & Spirits Weekly — March 27, 2026

The 2026 World Whiskies Awards dominated headlines this week, crowning global champions across categories and underscoring whisky's truly international reach. Meanwhile, retail data from NIQ channels confirmed a deepening structural split in the broader beverage alcohol market: spirits and wine continue to decline while RTDs remain the lone growth category — a trend reshaping distribution priorities across the industry.

6 min read/15 sources
Mar 22, 2026

Wine & Spirits Weekly — March 22, 2026

This week's biggest story is the indictment of Southern Glazer's executives on bribery charges — a seismic legal development that implicates major names across the beverage alcohol distribution chain. Alongside that bombshell, the week was defined by a wave of premium new spirit releases, from aged American bourbons to fresh single-malt whisky bottlings, underscoring the industry's continued push toward premiumization and collectibility.

6 min read/15 sources

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