•Six restaurants have newly earned Wine Spectator’s Grand Award in 2014, the highest honor for a restaurant wine list. Continue reading → ...

It was a shovelful of dirt 20 years in the making. Sonoma State University broke ground on a new home for its Wine Business Institute June 1, beginning construction on the Wine Spectator Learning ...

Canada’s regulated cannabis market reached $2.9 billion (C$4b) through September 2025, with sales accelerating on a year-over-year basis in nearly every month of 2025, according to Statistics Canada.

On December 12, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will convene and consider which cases the court will hear in early 2026. For the first time, Canna Provisions Inc. v. Garland (now, ...

William Grant & Sons has appointed Diageo veteran Matt Johnson as its chief commercial officer for the U.S. Continue reading → ...

Offering an update on its business last night, Treasury Wine Estates said the divergence of fortunes at the upper and lower ends of the wine market are ongoing, with luxury brands like Penfolds ...

In the second part of our interview with Mac Brands lead investor Nishant Machado, CEO David Mukpo, and president Jared Dougherty, we touch on growth trends in hemp THC compared with other beverage ...

Driven by its flagship Jack Daniel’s franchise and its array of fast-rising upscale whiskey entries, Brown-Forman posted double-digit sales growth in the U.S. market in its recently completed fiscal ...

•Despite the scheduled federal ban on hemp-derived THC products, policymakers in Texas are continuing with their own framework for regulating the category. The rules, in development by the Texas ...

Central Coast California wine marketer War Room Brands has acquired the Simi brand from The Wine Group for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading → ...

•With the holiday season just around the corner and full tables in mind, Archer Roose recently announced a partnership with José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen (WCK), with the intent to provide ...

According to reporting in the Wall Street Journal, Anheuser-Busch is considering a $700 million play for wine-based RTD Beatbox. The brand, known for its high abv fruit- and tea-flavored drinks that ...