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Liquor Industry News 05-18-20

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Liquor Industry News

The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)

By: Mark C Lenzi

CSW, CSS, CWAS, FWS, IWS, SWS*

05-18-2020

Liquor Industry Week In Review

The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)

This Weeks Highlights:

New Products

The 4 Best Wine Sulfite Removers

5 tips on how to store your craft beer for maximum flavor

What Is Cristalino Tequila?

AB INBEV WINS LATEST LEGAL BATTLE AGAINST MOLSON COORS

Molson Coors launched a legal battle against its larger rival AB InBev in 2019, after the latter criticised the former for brewing with corn syrup.

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2020/05/ab-inbev-wins-latest-legal-battle-against-molson-coors/

US LOCKDOWN ALCOHOL SALES: THE LATEST TRENDS

Overall, total alcohol sales in the US off-trade are up 16% during the overall lockdown period compared to 2019, although the figure for the latest week is slightly down, just 0.6%, on the previous week.

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2020/05/usa-lockdown-alcohol-sales-the-latest-trends/

The 30 Best Tequilas for Every Budget

For those looking to stock up on booze now — or ever — tequila offers a broad range of options.

https://vinepair.com/buy-this-booze/best-tequilas-2020/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=4e9f0612e2-MAY_4_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-4e9f0612e2-38937345&mc_cid=4e9f0612e2&mc_eid=d42ed911dc

The Most Admired Wine Brands are very different this year

What is a “most admired” wine brand?

https://winegourd.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-most-admired-wine-brands-are-very.html

Redemption centers for bottles, cans remain closed during COVID-19 emergency

With the COVID-19 pandemic already placing retail workers and customers at risk, stores have closed their bottle and can redemption centers until the crisis passes.

Although the store makes money when the containers are redeemed, changes should be made if redeeming them during a global health emergency puts people at risk.

https://www.telegram.com/news/20200503/redemption-centers-for-bottles-cans-remain-closed-during-covid-19-emergency

Jean-Charles Boisset—Biodynamic Wine Wizard Of Burgundy And California

Boisset Collection that includes dozens of international wineries associated with choice terroirs in Burgundy, the Rhone Valley and Beaujolais in France, as well as in Napa and Sonoma valleys in California.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tmullen/2020/05/05/jean-charles-boisset-biodynamic-wine-wizard-of-burgundy-and-california/#79d795a32e30

Shop Here

https://my.boissetcollection.com/franklin_wine_club/shop

People drink less if presented with more no-ABV options

According to the results of an online experiment by the University of Bristol, in the UK, when the number of non-alcoholic drinks available was greater than alcoholic options, 49% of those surveyed chose a non-alcoholic drink.

https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2020/05/people-drink-less-if-presented-with-more-no-abv-options/

‘There’s absolutely nothing’: locked-down Mexico grapples with national beer shortage

Beer production in Mexico was halted more than a month ago as health officials declared brewing a “non-essential” activity.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/07/mexico-beer-shortage-coronavirus

Savvy Sauvignon Blanc Substitutes

When it comes to finding an alternative to Sauvignon Blanc, you have to think about what people love about it in the first place.

https://winefolly.com/tips/savvy-sauvignon-blanc-substitutes/?utm_campaign=weekly-newsletter-substitutes-for-sauvignon-blanc-alternatives-to-syrah-what-wine-poster&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=email&_ke=eyJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJmcmFua2xpbmxpcXVvcnNAdmVyaXpvbi5uZXQiLCAia2xfY29tcGFueV9pZCI6ICJRZE5ZNHkifQ%3D%3D

MAN ARRESTED AFTER BIZARRE WINE TANKER HEIST

A Californian man has been arrested after he climbed underneath a moving wine tanker in his underwear, unscrewed a valve, and proceeded to drink from the vessel.

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2020/05/man-arrested-after-bizarre-wine-tanker-heist/

TOP TIPS ON PAIRING BURGUNDY WITH CHINESE FOOD

In Chinese fine dining restaurants, wine pairings have already become an emerging practice. You may wonder if it also works with home-cooked Chinese food. BIVB (Bourgogne Wine Board) shares its insight to inspire your next meal plan.

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2020/05/top-tips-on-pairing-burgundy-with-chinese-comfort-food/

What Is Cristalino Tequila?

Cristalino tequila is the newest and fastest growing category of tequila in the world

https://vinepair.com/articles/ask-adam-cristalino-tequila/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=954183c366-MAY_7_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-954183c366-38937345&mc_cid=954183c366&mc_eid=d42ed911dc

The 4 Best Wine Sulfite Removers

The best wine sulfite removers can filter or neutralize significant amounts of sulfites in a quick and convenient way

https://www.bustle.com/p/the-4-best-wine-sulfite-removers-22845171

5 tips on how to store your craft beer for maximum flavor

This seems the ideal time to revisit ways to keep your beer tasting its best with a few simple tips on what to do — and definitely not do — with your brews.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/07/5-tips-on-how-to-store-your-craft-beer-for-maximum-flavor/

An Insider’s Guide to a World-Famous German Wine Region

Of Germany’s 13 regions for quality winemaking, the Mosel may be the most renowned.

https://www.winemag.com/2020/05/07/best-german-wine-mosel-guide/

The Wine World is Prejudiced Against Higher Alcohols

If you list an alcohol level of 14% or lower, you have to be only accurate to within 1.5%

http://www.vinography.com/archives/2020/05/the_wine_world_is_prejudiced_a.html

Bad wine and bottle variation

It means that average wine consumers occasionally get stuck with bad wines. Most do not know it.

https://napavalleyregister.com/lifestyles/dan-berger-on-wine-bad-wine-and-bottle-variation/article_362094b3-163e-55ee-a779-95220a7b9093.html

Chianti Classico launches a regional portal

The Chianti Classico consortium has launched a digital platform on behalf of its members, creating a portal where consumers can find information about individual estates

https://www.wine-business-international.com/wine/news/chianti-classico-launches-regional-portal

Massachusetts’s breweries honor hospitality workers with ‘All Together’ beer

Twenty Massachusetts breweries have adopted an open beer recipe known as the “All Together” collaboration to show support for workers in the hospitality industry.

https://www.masslive.com/worcester/2020/05/massachusetts-breweries-honor-hospitality-workers-with-all-together-beer.html

Here’s how to decode those confusing labels

Pick up the nearest wine bottle and try to see what it’s telling you about the wine that is — or was — inside.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/wine-101-heres-how-to-decode-those-confusing-labels/2020/05/08/a631d86c-8f8f-11ea-a9c0-73b93422d691_story.html

Does it matter what material wine shelves are made out of?

Metal shelves are fine to use. They will, however, conduct cool or warm temperatures more rapidly than other surfaces.

https://www.winespectator.com/articles/does-it-matter-what-material-wine-shelves-are-made-out-of

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Join a Wine Club

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