Data explores latest trends in cocktails, wine and presentation/execution
September 12, 2022
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, Dallas and Miami, unveiled the results of its 2022 Liquid Insights Tour, a coast-to-coast educational initiative designed to explore and identify the latest trends in cocktails and wine. Over the course of 111 days, Brian Masilionis, director of on-premise commercial strategy and national accounts for Southern Glazer’s, led a team of its mixologists to sample more than 400 drinks in 83 restaurants, bars and hotels, compiling their insights to discover emerging cocktail and wine trends across the United States.
Taking a new and exciting direction, Kim Crawford Wine, a brand of Constellation Brands, is launching non-vintage Prosecco from the Veneto in the North-East region of Italy.
Pent-up demand following pandemic lockdowns has served to increase sparkling wine’s growth, data shows. Meanwhile consumers are showing preference for U.S.-sourced wine varietals.
As winter arrives and the holiday spirit is in the air, consumers are returning to bars and restaurants seeking premium sparkling wines, Champagne and cocktails.
'So Extra' Toasty Experience with collectable cracker coupe, available while supplies last
September 23, 2021
As Cheez-It, a brand of Kellogg Co., Battle Creek, Mich., toasts its 100th birthday, the snack brand teamed up with San Francisco-based Usual Wines to debut the Cheez-It x Usual Wines 'So Extra' Toasty Experience with collectable cracker coupe.
Minority stake is latest investment through Focus on Minority Founders initiative
June 10, 2021
Through Constellation Brands Ventures’ Focus on Minority Founders initiative and commitment to invest $100 million in African American/Black, Latinx and minority-owned businesses by 2030, Constellation, Victor, N.Y., announced that it has acquired a minority stake in Sapere Aude Sparkling Wine.