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Wine & Spirits industry news and information, from articles on emerging beverage trends and legislative news affecting our industry, to links to industry journals, rating and educational sites, blogs that entertain and educate on topics such as food and wine pairings to creating the craftiest cocktail, to wine and spirits organizations that provide important networking and learning opportunities, Martignetti Companies seeks to provide valued customers the resources you need to grow your business. As you read through these important reference tools, let us know if you have any suggested new sites to add by contacting us at info@martignetti.com.

News Archive 2017

January

1/19/17 Massachusetts Treasurer sets sights on alcohol reforms

1/7/17 Nielsen Year In Review: A 2016 Comparison of the On Premise and Off Premise Marketplace

February

2/21/17 Connecticut: Malloy Seeks Lower Liquor Prices By Scrapping Minimum Price Law

2/16/17 How Gallo Wines Is Maximizing Millennial Influence To Win Big

March

3/28/17 NIELSEN CGA REPORT: A Comparative Look At The On Premise (Eating and Drinking) And Off Premise Marketplace

3/20/17 Top Decision Making Factors On-Premise

3/16/17 Martignetti Companies Teams Up with Bentley University to Champion Women in the Beverage Alcohol Industry

3/15/17 Massachusetts: Liquor store owners take steps toward selling legal pot

3/15/17 Pernod-Ricard used weather data to target drinkers during the East Coast blizzard

3/15/17 Nielsen CGA: 2016 On-Premise Review

3/6/17 Massachusetts: New Boston liquor license plan to target neighborhoods

3/3/17 Latest wine consumption trends: US still rising

3/3/17 Distinguished Italian White Wine Producer, Jermann, Joins LUX Wines Portfolio In The U.S.

May

5/5/17 2016 California Wine Sales in U.S. Hit New Record: 238 Million Cases with Retail Value of $34.1 Billion

June

6/29/17 The Margarita Remains the Top Spot as America's Favorite Cocktail

6/29/17 Why Off- Premise Consumption is Eating into On-Premise Performance

6/29/17 Millennials Love Dining Out

6/25/17 Rosé outpaces overall wine category for summer: Nielsen

6/19/17 US Champagne Market Rolls On, As Millennials Reach for Bubbly

August

8/21/17 So Far, Compromise Eludes Mass Alcohol Task Force

8/15/17 As Millennial Tastes Shift, Beer Cedes Share To Spirits And Wine

September

9/29/17 The Sideways Curse Has Lifted: Merlot Is Having a Comeback

9/28/17 WineAmerica Releases Study Showing National Economic Impact of the Wine Industry is $219.9 billion in 2017

9/22/17 How Millennials are Changing the Wine-Selling Game

9/18/17 Impact Databank Predicts U.S. Spirits Market to Rise for 22nd Consecutive Year

November

11/13/17 Premium Spirits Will Drive Industry Growth Through 2020

December

12/28/17 Massachusetts alcohol laws need massive rewrite, task force concludes

12/21/17 Premium Brands Drive US Spirits Sales Above Beer

12/15/17 Nielsen: Off vs. On Premise Quarterly Trends Report (Q3 2017)

12/14/17 Massachusetts: Is it time for a change in alcohol licensing in the commonwealth?

12/12/17 The Top Cocktail Trends of 2018, According to Bartenders

12/6/17 Dynamics and drivers of alcohol sales in restaurants and bars are evolving: Report