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Liquor Industry News 06-16-25
June 16, 2025
Liquor Industry News
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
By: Mark C Lenzi
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06-16-2025
Liquor Industry Week In Review
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
This Weeks Highlights:
New Products
What Does the Pope Drink?
Real Wine Lovers Swallow
How Much Sugar Is Usually In A Glass Of Red Wine?
Want to sound like a wine pro? The wine buzzwords of 2025 you ought to know
The descriptors you should comprehend
https://www.themanual.com/food-and-drink/wine-buzzwords-to-know-2025/
Europe’s wine regions facing most severe climate impact, study finds
Europe’s wine regions have experienced the most significant climate shifts among global viticultural areas, according to a new study published in PLOS Climate.
What’s the Difference Between French and American Oak in Wine?
All oak is not created equal. Here’s why the type of barrel used to age your wine matters and how it impacts what’s in your glass.
https://www.foodandwine.com/french-american-oak-difference-11743054
New Rum
Retired baseball legend David Ortiz has entered the spirits business with Ozama, a new rum brand distilled in the Dominican Republic. The brand is launching with three expressions—Blan co, Añejo, and Gran Añejo—all bottled at 40% abv and made from Dominican sugarcane. 2% of Ozama’s profits will be dedicated to cleaning up the rum’s namesake river and the surrounding communities. To launch the brand, Ortiz partnered with Drink2Success, led by industry veteran and former Avaline CEO Abbott Wolfe. Ozama’s three expressions retail between $30 and $45 a 700-ml. and are rolling out now in the Northeastern U.S. and Florida.
A Complete Guide to Zweigelt, Your New Favorite Summer Red Wine
This affordable Austrian grape makes fresh and fruit-forward red wines.
https://www.foodandwine.com/zweigelt-red-wine-guide-11743390
What is an UGA?
Perhaps you’ve seen these letters on a bottle of Italian wine. But what does UGA mean? Filippo Bartolotta explains everything you need to know.
https://www.decanter.com/learn/what-is-an-uga-553601/
What Does ‘Intensity’ Mean in Wine?
When used to describe a wine, the term “intensity” refers to the strength or concentration of aromas on the nose and flavors on the palate.
https://www.wineenthusiast.com/basics/drinks-terms-defined/intensity-wine/
Paso Robles winery earns federal approval to bottle Balkan grape
Opolo releases first American bottling of Montenegro-grown variety
The Best Value Merlots of 2025
When it comes to the best value Merlots of 2025, we check out this year’s stable.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/05/the-best-value-merlots-of-2025
Wine Inventory Tightens Across the US
SipSource shows declines in volume and SKUs as retailers and restaurants rethink the value of new product launches. Jeff Siegel reports.
https://www.meiningers-international.com/wine/insights/wine-inventory-tightens-across-us
New Vodka
Diageo has expanded Smirnoff vodka with a new offering, Electric Guava. The 25% abv drink is made with guava and ginger flavorings. It carries a suggested price of $13 a 750-ml. and between $1 and $1.25 for a 50-ml. Smirnoff Electric Guava is available across the U.S. Last year, Smirnoff was down 6% to just under 8 million cases in the U.S., according to Impact Databank.
Is Kosmic Kitty Wines the Next Liquid Death?
Meet Kosmic Kitty Wines, the cosmic-cool new label from Castle Rock Winery that’s rewriting the rules of wine: playful, premium, and unapologetically bold.
https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2025/05/27/is-kosmic-kitty-wines-the-next-liquid-death/
5 Regions Where You Can Easily Find Aged Wines
One of wine’s most alluring properties is its ability to evolve over time.
https://vinepair.com/articles/wine-regions-for-aged-wines/
Why Consumers Really Buy Eco-Friendly Wines: New WMC Study Uncovers Surprising Insights
Sheep in the Vineyard as Part of Sustainable & Organic Viticulture. Getty
https://www.winebusiness.com/news/article/303631
How Much Sugar Is Usually In A Glass Of Red Wine?
We were curious too, so we turned to the experts to find out more.
https://www.tastingtable.com/1875513/how-much-sugar-glass-red-wine/
How England is emerging as a source of fine white wine
Had you asked me a decade ago whether England was capable of making fine, age-worthy, barrel-influenced white wine, my response would probably have been to shake my head – but now, I’ll answer with a nod
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/05/how-england-is-emerging-as-a-source-of-fine-white-wine/
How important is the wine label?
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it makes sense more New World wineries are creating bottles with designer label treatments. Rebecca Lo looks into the role of the label in telling a wine’s story.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/06/how-important-is-the-wine-label/
Should You Be Putting Jalapeños in Your Sauvignon Blanc? A Wine Expert Weighs In
The latest TikTok trend wants to spice up your glass of white wine.
https://www.foodandwine.com/jalapenos-sauvignon-blanc-trend-11745102
Scientist claims you should only drink one glass of wine a YEAR
The human body can only safely consume one ‘large’ glass of wine every 12 months because it is too ‘toxic’, according to Professor David Nutt, a leading drug researcher at Imperial College London.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14765201/Scientist-drink-one-glass-wine-YEAR.html
The Best Value Tequilas of 2025
We look to Mexico for this week’s instalment of our search for the world’s best-value bottles.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/05/the-best-value-tequilas-of-2025
Real Wine Lovers Swallow
The old spit-versus-swallow debate kicks off again as one group claims spitters don’t get the full impact of a wine.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/06/real-wine-lovers-swallow
These Forgotten Whiskeys Survived Prohibition — and Now They’re Up for Auction
A historic whiskey collection is being uncorked — metaphorically — for the world to bid on.
https://www.foodandwine.com/pre-prohibition-american-whiskeys-sothebys-auction-june-2025-11749193
10 Expert-Recommended Red Wines That Taste Better Chilled
Stop putting ice cubes in your red wine this summer.
No Cork, No Problem – The Perfect Fix For Fresh Wine Is Probably Already In Your Kitchen
Single winos like myself often go to great lengths to preserve the quality of our wine once a bottle has been opened
https://www.thetakeout.com/1877127/keep-leftover-wine-fresh-mason-jar/
The secret varietals hiding in your glass of Champagne
By now, you’re probably aware that Champagne is a sparkling wine produced in a specific region of France
https://www.themanual.com/food-and-drink/champagne-grapes-guide/
What Does the Pope Drink? Inside the Vatican’s Quietly Influential Wine Scene
That’s right: The Vatican has a wine scene
https://www.wineenthusiast.com/culture/podcasts/wine-enthusiast-podcast/vatican-city-wine-culture/
New Whisky
Heaven Hill has released Old Fitzgerald 7-Year-Old Bottled-in-Bond, a new permanent addition to the brand’s largely seasonal lineup of limited releases. The new whiskey is made from a mash of 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malted barley and, as a bonded whiskey, is bottled at 50% abv. The release carries a suggested price of $60 a 700-ml. and will be available across the U.S. To celebrate the launch, Heaven Hill will host a series of activations and partnerships.
This Wine Opener Removes the Fear From Popping a Bottle of Bubbly
Don’t be nervous about popping the cork ever again.
https://www.foodandwine.com/game-changers-champop-11738866
Everything You Need to Know About Washington State Wine
Only California produces more wine in America than the Evergreen State.
https://robbreport.com/food-drink/wine/lists/washington-state-wine-explainer-1236778452/
The Best Sonoma Wineries for First Time Visitors
400 wineries? No sweat. Here’s a cheat-sheet of our favorites.
https://www.sonomamag.com/best-sonoma-wineries-for-first-time-visitors/
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