Market Watch Magazine

Market Watch magazine, produced by M. Shanken Communications, Inc., provides insights into the U.S. beverage alcohol sector, highlighting developments in spirits, wine, and beer both in bars and stores. It boasts a readership of over 53,000, which includes retailers, restaurant and bar owners, mixologists, distributors, and suppliers' executives.

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The Total Package –

2 weeks ago | marketwatchmag.com | Laura Pelner

There are a lot of reasons why beverage behemoth Total Wine & More stands out in the drinks retail landscape. For starters the company is huge, spanning $6 billion in annual revenue across its 277 stores in 29 states. Reports last year put Total Wine atop the wine and spirits retail pyramid, as the company recently surpassed Costco and Safeway/Albertsons to become the largest wine and spirits retailer in the country.
Big Ambition In The Big Apple –

3 weeks ago | marketwatchmag.com | Sally Kral

Franklin Coquito Ingredients 1½ ounces orange peel and sugar-infusedPlanteray Original Dark rum¹;1 ounce Cardamaro amaro;½ ounce St. Elizabeth allspice dram;1 ounce Coco Lopez cream of coconut;¼ ounce orange juice;Grated nutmeg and a cinnamon stick. Recipe In an ice-filled cocktail shaker, combine rum, amaro, allspice dram, cream of coconut, and orange juice. Shake and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with grated nutmeg and a cinnamon stick.
Whoopi Goldberg Is Launching Her Namesake Prosecco –

4 weeks ago | marketwatchmag.com | Amber Drea

EGOT-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg is introducing her namesake Whoopi Prosecco, a DOCG-certified and 100% organic Prosecco from Veneto, Italy. Made from organic Glera grapes, the Brut sparkling wine ($23 a 750-ml.) is bottled at 11.5% abv. Whoopi Prosecco is now available at select retailers nationwide and online. For more information, visit Whoopiprosecco.com.
Deep In The Heart Of Texas –

1 month ago | marketwatchmag.com | Laura Pelner

Everything’s bigger in Texas, including beverage retail. The Lone Star State is home to many large off-premise drinks operators, but few have the scope and scale of Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods. What started as a small family shop in Houston in 1962 has grown into a beverage behemoth of 216 stores and $2 billion in annual revenue in the second-largest state in the U.S. The business was started by Carroll “Spec” Jackson, and today his family’s fourth generation is joining the fold.
Tequila And Mezcal Take Flight –

1 month ago | marketwatchmag.com | Amber Drea

Tequila’s steady long-term growth continues paying off, and the recipe for success appears straightforward. “Take into consideration the secret to having a good quality Tequila is yeast, water, and agave,” says Mike Moreno Jr., co-owner of Moreno’s Casa Tequilera & Liquors in Chicago. “As you see liquor sales as a whole unfortunately slow down, Tequila is still going very strong.”Education and a diversified consumer base have contributed to Tequila’s growth.
Mayacamas Releases Latest Vintages Of Chardonnay And Merlot –

1 month ago | marketwatchmag.com | Amber Drea

Napa Valley’s Mayacamas has announced the newest vintages of the winery’s Chardonnay and Merlot. The wines, a 2023 Chardonnay ($65 a 750-ml.) and 2022 Merlot ($75) will be available in select retailers across the U.S., as well as through the winery’s club and tasting room. For more information, visit Mayacamas.com.
Champagne Bruno Paillard Launches Blanc De Noirs Grand Cru –

1 month ago | marketwatchmag.com | Amber Drea

Champagne Bruno Paillard has announced the U.S. release of its first Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru multi-vintage Champagne. Fruit for the new Blanc de Noirs ($119 a 750-ml.) comes from four Grand Crus: Verzenay, Mailly, Verzy, and Bouzy. Imported by Massanois Fine Wines & Craft Spirits of New York, the wine is debuting nationally. For more information, visit Champagnebrunopaillard.com.
Taylor Fladgate Unveils Quinta De Vargellas Vintage Port 2019 –

1 month ago | marketwatchmag.com | Amber Drea

Kobrand-imported Taylor Fladgate has released Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port 2019, a single quinta vintage bottling from the Port house. The wine ($70 a 750-ml.) is sourced from grapes grown in its namesake vineyard. Taylor Fladgate notes the Port’s long life-span, saying that this release is looking to suit demand for well-aged Port at the end of the decade. The 2019 Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port is rolling out in select retailers across the U.S. For more information, visit Taylor.pt.
Pernod Ricard Unveils Jameson Triple Triple Irish Whiskey –

1 month ago | marketwatchmag.com | Amber Drea

Pernod Ricard has launched Jameson Triple Triple Irish whiskey. The 40% abv whiskey ($29 a 750-ml.) begins life as the brand’s flagship whiskey, which then receives additional maturation in chestnut casks before bottling. With the additional maturation in chestnut wood, the whiskey has been distilled three times and matured in three different types of casks—ex-Bourbon, ex-Sherry, and chestnut—thus giving it its name, Triple Triple.
Bulleit Debuts Bottled In Bond Bourbon –

1 month ago | marketwatchmag.com | Amber Drea

Bulleit Frontier Whiskey has revealed its first bottled in bond Bourbon that was distilled and matured at Bulleit Distilling Co. in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The whiskey ($55 a 750-ml.) was distilled in Spring 2017—the year Bulleit’s distillery opened—aged seven years, and bottled at 50% abv. Bulleit Bottled in Bond maintains the brand’s signature high-rye mashbill of 68% corn, 28% rye, and 4% malted barley.