List of Rating/Scoring/ Evaluation/Competitions Relevant in the U.S. Market
Comprehensive listing of all wine and spirit ratings, awards evaluations and competitions important in the U.S. market.
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U.S. Wine and Spirit Industry Newsletters
Here’s a handy list of the most important wine and spirit industry newsletters in the U.S. Wine and Spirit Daily (WSD) http://www.winespiritsdaily.com/subscribe Highly regarded, original content, often from news releases, focuses on breaking news headlines. (subscription fee) Industry News...
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New Podcast Series
I’ve launched a new podcast series based on my book “How to Get U.S. Market-Ready. It airs weekly on the Italian Wine Podcast channel and is produced by Stevie Kim and her team at Wine2Digital in Verona. The series focuses on practical advice on how to enter and grow wine and spirit...
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“Get U.S. Market-Ready” Presentation at Winemark Conference in Bucharest, Romania
I gave a presentation at the Winemark Conference in Romania last year that has just been posted. (wearing my “Alcohol Professor” hat, with thanks to Adam Levy) The subject was “Breaking into the U.S. Market” and was really well received, judging by the level of engagement...
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Interview by Wine Meridian (Italy) published Mar. 23, 2020
Vino italiano negli Usa tra Corona Virus e dazi Qual è lo scenario possibile per il vino italiano oltreoceano? L’emergenza sanitaria sta paralizzando un’economia già traballante. L’emergenza Corona Virus sta arrivando anche dall’altra parte del globo e ormai è allarme rosso, sanitario...
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InvivoX,SJP (Sarah Jessica Parker) NZ Sauv. Blanc launches in U.S.
Sarah Jessica Parker-branded wine launches in U.S. market led by Invivo Wines of New Zealand.
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2020 Industry Trade Shows, Conferences
While most of us are focused on O/N/D, it’s also a good time to start planning for 2020. Below is a list—in chronological order—of industry trade shows, conferences, seminars and summits that are relevant to the U.S. “Bev. Alc.” business. If you have any to add,...
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State Wine Excise Taxes Updated
As a corollary to my previous article on state spirit excise taxes, pasted below is similar data for excise taxes on wines by state as of Jan. 2019. Also pasted below the table is a map published by TaxFoundation.org that shows more detail by state. And if anyone has any updates or corrections,...
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