Stateways

StateWays - September/October 2016

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

Issue link: https://read.dmtmag.com/i/730392

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 3 of 43

StateWays | www.stateways.com | September/October 2016 4 NOTE e d i t o r ' s EDITOR JEREMY NEDELKA Tel: 203-855-8499 ext. 2213 jnedelka@epgmediallc.com ASSOCIATE EDITOR KYLE SWARTZ Tel: 203-855-8499 ext. 2225 kswartz@epgmediallc.com ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR ANDREA SCHNEIDER CONTRIBUTING EDITORS LAURIE DANIEL, MAURA KELLER, MELISSA NIKSIC, JACK ROBERTIELLO, THOMAS HENRY STRENK SR. REGIONAL SALES MANAGERS BRUCE KOSTIC Tel: 203-855-8499, ext. 2215 bkostic@epgmediallc.com MARK MARCON Tel: 763-383-4456 mmarcon@epgmediallc.com DEBBIE RITTENBERG Tel: 763-383-4455 drittenberg@epgmediallc.com SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST MARINA VELEZ VICE PRESIDENT, BEVERAGE AMY COLLINS acollins@epgmediallc.com PRODUCTION DIRECTOR CHERRI PERSCHMANN Tel: 763-383-4425 cperschmann@epgmediallc.com REPRINTS Circulation and Audience Development Manager ROBIN COOPER rcooper@epgmediallc.com LIST RENTAL JIM SCOVA Tel: 914-368-1012 jscova@MeritDirect.com StateWays is published by Beverage Information Group, a division of EPG Media & Specialty Information EDITORIAL OFFICES 17 High St., 2nd Fl., Norwalk, CT 06851 Tel: 203-855-8499 | Fax: 203-855-9446 EXECUTIVE OFFICES 10405 Sixth Ave. N., Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55441 Tel: 763-383-4400 | Fax: 763-383-4499 LOCAL TREND GOES NATIONAL THIS SUMMER, AMERICANS WERE focused on America. Between the Summer Olympics and the Presidential election, there was no escaping the widespread patriotism and politics. Fittingly, this issue focuses on American beverage products – vodka, whiskey, wine and craft spirits. Aside from the slow decline in mainstream domestic beers, American products are continuing their multi-year in- crease in sales. California wine production is up, the American vodka category continues to expand and most Bourbon makers can't keep up with demand. The "buy local" movement is well beyond farm-to-table restaurants, CSAs and Small Business Saturday – it's impacting every industry, including in the control states. This issue covers the trends shaping the Amer- ican beverage categories. How can states improve their allocations as demand for American Whiskey rises faster than aging stock? Will American vodka's gains be offset by losses for im- ported vodkas? Can California wineries withstand the impact of climate change and long-term droughts? The answers to those questions and more are found through- out this issue. • JEREMY NEDELKA, EDITOR THIS ISSUE FOCUSES ON AMERICAN BEVERAGE PRODUCTS – VODKA, WHISKEY, WINE AND CRAFT SPIRITS. UPCOMING EVENTS NABCA Administrators Conference Oct. 16-19, 2016 Burlington, VT NABCA Legal Symposium Mar. 12-14, 2017 Alexandria, VA NABCA Annual Conference May 22-25, 2017 Marco Island, FL NCSLA Annual Conference June 11-14, 2017 Denver, CO Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference June 12-14, 2017 Minneapolis, MN

Articles in this issue

Links on this page

Archives of this issue

view archives of Stateways - StateWays - September/October 2016