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StateWays Nov/Dec 2015

StateWays is the only magazine exclusively covering the control state system within the beverage alcohol industry, with annual updates from liquor control commissions and alcohol control boards and yearly fiscal reporting from control jurisdictions

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3 StateWays ■ www.stateways.com ■ November/December 2015 The Beverage Alcohol Merchandising Magazine for Control States Volume 45, No. 6 November/December 2015 ® PAGE 12 10 LIVE FROM THE NABCA ADMINISTRATORS CONFERENCE Control state offi cials gathered in Des Moines, Iowa. By Jeremy Nedelka 12 CONTROL STATE BEST PRACTICES Eight agencies win our inaugural awards. By Maura Keller, Jeremy Nedelka, Melissa Niksic & Kyle Swartz 36 DECK THE AISLES Festive brandy and Cognac packaging leads to sales. By Thomas Henry Strenk StateWays® (ISSN 0279-2133) is published six times per year (January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December) by The Beverage Information Group, a division of EPG Media & Specialty Information, Editorial offi ces: 17 High St., 2nd Fl., Norwalk, CT 06851. USP Number 944-740, periodical rate postage paid at Norwalk, CT and additional mailing offi ces. Postmaster: Send address changes to StateWays®, PO Box 2123, Skokie, IL 60076-7823. Subscriptions: Single copies $8.00. U.S. one year $20. $50 Canada and overseas by surface mail; $130 Air mail to all other countries. All subscriptions payable in U.S. dollars. Payment must accompany order. To subscribe write: StateWays®, PO Box 2123, Skokie, IL 60076-7823; or call StateWays customer service number 8 a.m. To 4:30 p.m. CST at 845-856-2229. Customer Service fax (847) 763-9569. Customer Service website custom- erservice@specialtyim.com. Copyright 2015 by The Beverage Information Group, a division of EPG Media & Specialty Information, 17 High St., 2nd Fl., Norwalk, CT 06851. Reproduction without the express written consent of the publisher is prohibited. Not responsible for return of unsolicited materials. The Beverage Information Group publishes StateWays®, Beverage Dynamics, Cheers®, Wine & Spirits Industry Marketing, Liquor Handbook, Wine Handbook, Beer Handbook, Handbook Advance and Licensed Beverage Fact Book. COVER PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOUG BUERLEIN 2015 CONTROL STATE BEST PRACTICES AWARDS DEPARTMENTS Editor's Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FYI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Brand Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Wine Reviews: Best of 2015 . . 43 On the Shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 39 SPARKLING WINE FOR ALL SEASONS The category has grown far beyond Champagne. By Laurie Daniel PAGE 39

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