The Drinks Business

1 week ago | thedrinksbusiness.com | Jessica Mason

The top 50 craft brewing companies in the US have been identified in a year that has seen a beer production wane, but value still rise by 3%. The annual rankings, collated by the Brewers Association which represents small and independent American craft brewers, showed that DG Yuengling and Son which is based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Boston Beer Co from Boston, Massachusetts and Sierra Nevada located in Chico, California are the top three craft breweries in the US.

1 week ago | thedrinksbusiness.com | Michael D. Huband

Catena Zapata’s latest fine wine, Birth of Cabernet, examines the noble grape’s heritage with an early modern twist. db journeyed to a medieval crypt to discover more. Already well known for its fine wines – notably Nicolás Catena Zapata and Malbec Argentino – Catena Zapata has started 2025 with a bang, launching Birth of Cabernet to join its upper echelons of its range.

1 week ago | thedrinksbusiness.com | Richard Woodard

Terrazas de los Andes has explored progressively higher altitudes in the winery’s quest for a fresher flavour profile, culminating in the creation of the Moët Hennessy-owned bodega’s remarkable Extremo Malbec. But Terrazas is also bullish about the prospects for Chardonnay, as Richard Woodard discovers. Terrazas de los Andes’ newly unveiled icon wine, Extremo Malbec, is well-named, and for more than one reason.

2 weeks ago | thedrinksbusiness.com | Sophie Arundel

With the no and low alcohol movement showing no signs of slowing, Sophie Arundel speaks to London’s sommeliers to find out how premium restaurants are adapting. But as demand grows, are lower-ABV wines really being taken seriously at the top table? According to statistics from market intelligence agency Mintel, the UK’s no- and low-alcohol drinks market was predicted to be worth £380 million by the end of 2024, before growing to as much as £800m by 2028, according to IWSR projections.

2 weeks ago | thedrinksbusiness.com | Louis Thomas

While escalating tensions between the US and European Union may cast a long shadow over the Italian wine industry, there were plenty more topics up for discussion at this year’s Vinitaly. Louis Thomas reports. Another busy concluded in Verona yesterday (9 April), with a total attendance of 97,000, 32,000 of whom were international visitors, a 7% increase on last year’s fair.