http://www.winespiritsdaily.com/publications_daily.php WineSpiritsDaily.com - Wine & Spirits Daily en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 12:57:30 CDT Thu, 23 May 2013 12:57:30 CDT http://www.winespiritsdaily.com/publications_daily.php?id=2020 Industry members of all beverage alcohol industries spent last week enjoying the sunshine and the freedom to wear shorts at NABCA's annual conference in Arizona. It's not often that all three industries come together, so supplier association executives Joe McClain (president of the Beer Institute), Peter Cressy (ceo of the Distilled Spirits Council) and Bobby Koch (ceo of the Wine Institute) took the opportunity to discuss some of the issues facing all of them. 2020 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT http://www.winespiritsdaily.com/publications_daily.php?id=2019 Beer has commanded the largest share of the alcoholic beverage category for decades. But as consumers demand more variety, wine and spirits have the wind at their back. Interestingly, US beer consumption peaked in 2008, while wine and spirits trends have been consistently growing for more than 20 years, David Decker, president of Consumer Edge Insights, told NABCA attendees last week. 2019 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT http://www.winespiritsdaily.com/publications_daily.php?id=2018 The contentious and heavily-lobbied Missouri franchise bill (SB 114) did not make it to a vote on Friday before the state Senate session came to a close. You'll recall the legislation would have provided a more narrow definition of "franchise" as it applies to alcohol, making it harder for suppliers to remove their brands from their current distribution houses. 2018 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT http://www.winespiritsdaily.com/publications_daily.php?id=2017 We're down to the last few hours of the 2013 Missouri legislature session and the fate of the franchise legislation bill (SB 114) is still unknown. Yesterday members of the Senate and House convened hoping to strike a compromise before the end of the session today. 2017 Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT http://www.winespiritsdaily.com/publications_daily.php?id=2016 Talk of vodka price wars earlier this week (see WSD 05-13-2013 ) got us thinking about the vodka category as a whole. It's impressive to think that as the largest spirits category, it continues to post growth. Vodka currently commands 34% share of the spirits market in control states, and still managed to grow volumes by 4.5% and dollar sales by 6%, per 12-month NABCA data. To put things into perspective, Irish whiskey remains the fastest growing overall spirits category at 18% in terms of volume, but only makes up 0.8% share of the total market. 2016 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT