Alcoholic beverages

Vodka has long been the dominant spirit in the U.S. market, but the rise of tequila and whiskey, and now its ties to Russia, has lessened that gap.

“California Live” celebrates female entrepreneurs as part of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day with Lorraine Barber who is a distiller and Co-Founder of Barber Lee Distillery in Petaluma. As a former winemaker, Lorraine had the foundation to create a spirit she loved. California Live’s Malou Nubla gets a behind the scenes look at the distillery and the whiskey...

Molson Coors’ fourth-quarter earnings fell short of Wall Street’s expectations, but its revenue topped analysts’ calls.

An industry that once resisted the open-door policies of “New World” wine regions continues to welcome visitors for tours, tastings and other activities.

Southwest Airlines will resume selling alcohol on its flights this month, after discontinuing sales at the start of the coronavirus pandemic and following well publicized altercations between unruly passengers and staff.

If you’re asking why you should face the world without a sip of wine or beer for a month, there are some compelling health reasons to do it.

The no- and low-alcoholic beverage industry skyrocketed during the past year as consumers shift from coping with the pandemic to prioritizing their health.

The best bar in the world is London’s Connaught Bar, which topped “The World’s 50 Best Bars” list for the second year in a row.

Boston Beer Chairman Jim Koch told CNBC the company decided to throw away excess supply of Truly hard seltzer in response to a categorywide sales slowdown.

The spirits industry is pushing for states to lower taxes on canned cocktails to more closely mimic those placed on beer and hard seltzer.

Newcomers to hard seltzer are using the heft of legacy beer brands to edge out the category’s first movers, White Claw and Truly.

Beam Suntory and Sam Adams brewer Boston Beer are joining forces through a new partnership that will bring the iconic brands into new categories.

Smirnoff Vodka owner Diageo has signed a multiyear deal with the NFL to become the league’s first spirits sponsor.

BrewDog, the independent craft beer brewer based in Scotland, has been accused of breeding a “culture of fear” in an open letter by former employees. 

For six years straight, bars in Hong Kong and Singapore have topped Asia’s 50 Best Bars list.

With some not quite comfortable eating indoors again and with the warmer weather, outdoor dining will be extended as well as cocktails to-go. Kim Baldonado reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on June 3, 2021.

In the “before times” before the pandemic, you wouldn’t be able to order cocktails to-go, nor would you see outdoor dining extended into the street, but these restaurant survival techniques are here to stay… at least until the end of the year.

Between 2019 and 2020, the pre-mixed cocktail category grew by 50% in the United States, according to industry tracker IWSR.

Lawmakers in 14 states and the District of Columbia, have approved allowing restaurants to sell cocktails to go permanently.