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The Biggest Wine Stories From 2023

VinePair

Read on to uncover eight of the biggest wine moments of 2023. Italy also faced challenging weather in 2023, with rain, fire, and surging temperatures all contributing to a cut in production volume. Winemakers were reporting that they expected 2023’s harvest to be up to 14 percent smaller than the previous year.

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As Exports Soar, the Czech Republic’s World-Record Beer Consumption Is Slumping

VinePair

Writers suggested various reasons for the decrease, including higher taxes introduced in 2023, growing non-alcoholic beer sales, locals “opting for sobriety,” or even a ban on late-night guided pub crawls in Prague. That hits high-volume producers in two ways, while it offers at least one advantage to small brewers.

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Why selling Imperial Blue makes sense for Pernod Ricard

Just Drinks

This is a brand that, according to reports, sold nearly 23m nine-litre cases in 2023 – admittedly down on its 2019 peak of over 26m cases, but still a pretty handy number. The high-potential Indian market – placed in sharp relief as growth becomes so elusive elsewhere – is transforming, and on multiple fronts.

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Now Open: Tales of The Cocktail Foundation Cocktail Apprentice Program® Red Coat Application

Tales of the Cocktail

Founded in 2008, the TOTCF Cocktail Apprentice Program has hosted more than 540 apprentices who have gained valuable experience working and managing large-scale, high-volume events during the annual TOTC conference. The Cocktail Apprentice Program was an invaluable experience.

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Mezcal Amaras’ Luis Nino de Rivera Mesta on Trends, Challenges, and the Future of Mezcal

Drinkhacker

As for price trends, the price of agave espadin was continuously rising until 2023. Despite the challenges and small volumes in the mezcal category, we have still seen an increase in new brands entering the category. New mezcal brands continue to launch each year. Now, the downward trend has begun.

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Whisky Bottle Investment 2024: 5 Tips From Mark Littler

The Whiskey Wash

Noble and Co’s Whisky Intelligence report stated that for their data set average prices in December 2023 were up 20% compared to the same period in 2022, but were clear that the rise was driven by “weaker demand for lower priced bottles.” But one thing that’s common between them all, is that you don’t make money by investing at market peaks.

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Murphy USA Inc. Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2023 Results

PubClub

(NYSE: MUSA), a leading marketer of retail motor fuel products and convenience merchandise, today announced financial results for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2023. per diluted share, in Q4 2023 compared to net income of $117.7 For the full year 2023, net income was $556.8 in Q4 2023 compared to Q4 2022.