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Denmark's Carlsberg Breweries will relaunch Tuborg Gold beer brand into the US market...
Let's face it, we live in interesting times. Computers, cell phone, fax machines and ...
Thanksgiving and the winter holidays are the focus of the new Island Oasis fourth qua...
Heaven Hill Distilleries has debuted a line extension to its Christian Brothers Brand...
Mumm Cuvee Napa from Allied Domecq has released its 1997 DVX, a sparkling wine from N...
The David Sherman Corporation has acquired the worldwide rights to the production, bo...
Next summer, there will be a new home for professional wine studies at the Culinary I...
Snowboarding is already the fastest growing on-snow sport, and Warsteiner Importers p...
A new line of vodkas is making an enormous splash: Hanger 1 Vodka, from Jorg Rupf of ...
Libbey introduces extensions to its Z-Stem line of glassware, with six capacities and...
Sidney Frank announced that it purchased Tequila Corazon de Agave, a 100% blue agave ...
Due to an editing error, an article in the September Cheers about the Disney sommelie...
St. Pauli Girl's on-premise promotion can help ring in more profits by promoting the ...
Kendall-Jackson is releasing its Limited Release 20th Harvest Chardonnay 2001 this mo...
E&J Gallo has acquired the San Jose-based wine producer Mirassou Vineyards, one of th...
Asian restaurants have usually resisted the national chain model. So have aggressive ...
S&S introduces the 25 year-old Talisker, the only single malt Scotch from the Isle of...
Don Pedro, imported Mexican brandy by Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine North America, has...
Moet & Chandon has repackaged and relabeled all the wines in their sparkling portfoli...
With a nip in the air and holiday's on the doorstep, customers often like nothing bet...
A handful of new Islay single malt Scotches from Bowmore. First up, the newly improve...
Rodney Strong Vineyards has released two Russian River Valley Reserve wines: 1999 Res...
New Orleans is a great town. It's filled with delightful restaurants with generations...
The Belgian brewing giant Interbrew has reached an agreement with Diageo to transfer ...
I remember when I first started working on the floor of restaurants. Someone I knew i...
The Hiram Walker line of liqueurs, from Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine North America, h...
Beaulieu Vineyard has released 2000 Maestro Pinot Noir, a limited edition wine, in tr...
Your last chance is here to enter the competition for the 2003 Cheers Awards for Beve...
Buffalo Trace's Antique Bourbon Collection will soon lose the Weller 19 Year Old, due...
In the midst of the slow but steady turning away by consumers from most brown spirits...
Kendall-Jackson is releasing its Limited Release 20th Harvest Chardonnay 2001 this mo...
Heaven Hill is making a push to get the red and white French aperitif in front of you...
Maybe it's not the high-tech accessory your bar really needs, but there's a little bi...
Beringer Blass, the wine arm of the Foster's Group, has agreed to acquire the Carmene...
Restaurateurs and wine buyers trying to get a handle on what's going on with Californ...
Operators in 16 states and DC can now get Czechvar, a premium lager brewed and import...
Sopexa is ramping up two major ad campaigns to promote two French red wine producing ...
Malt Advocate's 5th Annual WhiskyPest is back, bigger and better than ever, we're tol...
E&J Gallo will acquire one of California's oldest wineries Louis M. Martini Winery. T...
Taking on the training of your bar and restaurant employees in new beverage programs ...
Shot-Glance Inventory sight gauges, marked off in ounce graduations, are placed along...
Torani flavored syrups is offering a new Creative Ideas guide to help operators keep ...
What do you get when you put 50 of the top sommeliers in the US in the same room at t...
Heineken Espana has entered into an importation agreement with the Beverage Alliance ...
Crillon Importers announces their new product, Agavero Tequila Liqueur, an ultra-prem...
Van Gogh Spirits recently released Rhapsody, the first Dutch chocolate raspberry liqu...
Molson is gearing up with Hockey, Halloween and Christmas holiday promotions. T-shirt...
DC's drinking scene has traditionally been saloon-focused, and hotel bars have mostly...
Trinchero Family Estates, owner of Sutter Home and other well-known brands, has added...
There's a new look and new appellations for the Chilean wines from Vina Santa Carolin...
Libbey introduces the Bravura Martini glass. The Bravura defies the traditions of gla...
Winequest launches the WineInsight Restaurant Wine Program and Staff Training system ...
USBeverages has created a craft beer division to boost sales of SLO, Goose Island and...
Heaven Hill Distilleries has introduced a new look as well as new advertising and pro...
Beer sales flat? Try the Drink Tower, the alternative to pitchers, suitable for beer,...
AccuBar offers state-of-the-art technology to regain control of your operation by all...
Advertising is everywhere, and if you're looking for a way to use that dead space ben...
Heaven Hill Distilleries has acquired the rights for the Burnett's brand of vodkas an...
Buffalo Trace Distillery announces its third vintage offering of the Antique Whiskey ...
Giacona introduces Lumacubes, freezable cubes that light up. Battery-powered to emit ...
ID Detective, a new age verification system able to capture date from the bar codes a...
Canandaigua On-Premise Resource and Knowledge, that is, coming to the aid of restaura...
Thank you for the wonderful spread on the small brewing industry (July/August 2002 Ch...
White Rock Distilleries announces the addition of Glen Garioch 10 Year Old single mal...
Allied Domecq Wines USA offers their latest California wines from Clos du Bois; the 1...
Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon won one of the 2002 Cheers Awards for Beverage Excell...
Nineteen years ago, a couple of wild young guys decided they wanted to open a tavern....
Marie Brizard introduces Mohawk Sour Apple Schnapps, Rosita Coffee Liqueur and Newpor...
Belgian white beer brewer Hoegaarden, imported by Labatt USA, has a new package that ...
Is what we are after a boo-boo in our July issue. In our piece on cordials, we mistak...
The last time imported beer held such a strong position in the American market -- imp...
Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream enters the growing cream liqueur market, from the mind ...
Beringer Blass Wine Estates offers two Chiantis: the 1999 Castello di Gabbiano Chiant...
The state of the beer industry in the US is sound and getting sounder, according to "...
Mott's announces the Rose's Gimlet & Win It Sweepstakes. Open to consumers, operators...
Perhaps nothing evokes the American spirit more than visions of the old West and the ...
Champagne Duval-Leroy introduces a new size, 375ml, for its Rose and Non-Vintage Brut...
William Grant also offers Italian wines from the southern provinces of Puglia and Bas...
Skyy Spirits has signed a five-year marketing and distribution agreement for the supe...
Whaler's Rums supplier Heaven Hill has rolled out a range of support items for the li...
To Napa Valley visitors, the countryside seems to be spreading itself out for a picni...
Mionetto Wines announces the launch of Il Prosecco, a dry and fruity, lightly sparkli...
Minnesota brewer August Schell Brewing Co. has announced that it has acquired the Gra...
As the football season kicks off, Corona and Corona Light will position itself as the...
If you own a nightclub, you're eventually going to get sued," says Thomas Jannarone, ...
Monin introduces new syrup flavors: the warm, nutty taste of Roasted Chestnut. Also n...
Brown-Forman is planning a major re-launch of its oldest brand, Old Forester Bourbon....
This Halloween, Miller offers an on-premise promotion designed to dial up sales durin...
Get ready for Ciclon, Bacardi Gold Rum infused with imported tequila and natural lime...
Barton Brands offers a line extension in the di Amore family, Raspberry di Amore. The...
Diageo and Moet Hennessy announced a plan to consolidate their respective brands with...
Lowenbrau is bringing the taste of Munich to beer drinkers across America - literally...
Bacardi, through its Casdon Importing Company, introduces Turi super-premium vodka. C...
A.V. Imports unveils three Vecchia Romagna brandies, produced in traditional swan-nec...
The Belgians take their beer very, very seriously with great attention paid to such t...
Beck's is unleashing its biggest promotion of the year around the German brewing cele...
Plymouth Gin sets sail this fail from its safe haven in the new Absolut Spirits Co., ...
Vita-Mix[R] introduces their newest line extension, BarBoss, The Professional Bartend...
Two beers imported by Paulaner NA, Paulaner and Hacker-Pschorr, want to help operator...
A.V. introduces Amaro Montenegro, the most popular amaro in Europe. This herbal liquo...
Warsteiner Importers introduces Konig Ludwig Weiss, Royal Bavarian Hefe-Weizen. The W...
Despite the troubled economy and the American public's concerns about terrorism, the ...
Disney hasn't always been known for adult beverage-friendliness, but having conquered...
Warsteiner is making it easy for on-premise accounts to sell more this fall with its ...
New to the spirit world is Players Extreme, from the Extreme Beverage Company, which ...
Palm Bay Imports announces four new wines from the Cote Bleue near Marseille: Le Moul...
It's barely fall and already time to start thinking about and planning for next year'...
Dale DeGroff is mentioned regularly in the pages of Cheers, which is only right, as h...
At most restaurants, even simple wine events can be taxing; putting on the occasional...
Looking for a Champagne good enough to be the private label at Le Cirque and Daniel? ...
William Grant releases new Chilean wines from winery Luis Felipe Edwards: 2000 Cabern...
New York's legendary mayor Ed Koch was known to ask publicly and often, "How am I doi...
Coca-Cola has agreed to buy Seagram's Mixers from Pernod-Ricard and Diageo. Terms wer...
Look for the 19-week Labatt Blue Outfitters Tour in your town. Complete with a Canadi...
Brown-Forman Beverages Worldwide and Miller Brewing Company introduces Jack Daniel's ...
It's barely summer and already time to start thinking about and planning for next yea...
We've always suspected it, but now, according to the Guinness World Records, it's off...
Paul Masson introduces a brand new line and two new cream liqueurs: Paul Masson Choco...
Halewood International announces the import of three wines from Romania's Dealul Mare...
Higher education in wine, beer and spirits benefits everyone in the business so we ta...
The Wacky Idea department has a new pair of, uh, interesting products for you: The ed...
Kahlua has unveiled Kahlua Especial, previously available only in duty-free. The ultr...
Wm. Grant offers five Italian wines from Barone Ricasoli, the 2002 Gambero Rosso Wine...
For some restaurateurs, buying wine at auction has become a necessary evil. Now, afte...
Margaritas and Martinis and Cosmopolitans may be the most popular libations in the co...
Cruzan adds vanilla to its line of flavored rums. Cruzan Vanilla Rum is now available...
Cruzan has jumped on the malternative bandwagon with Cruzan Island Cocktails. The thr...
For wine, that is. That's what Philly restaurateur and wine director at Fork Roberto ...
Bastions of tradition are trembling. The Old School members are turning over in their...
The boys from Redrum introduce VooDoo Spiced Rum, called the only premium spiced rum ...
Precision Dynamics Corporation introduces three wristband styles: Metallic, Liquid Gl...
As you'll find in the beer piece on page tk, brew pubs and craft brew still have plen...
The American craft-beer industry is not made up of your more typical corporate entiti...
Diageo now offers a vanilla schnapps called Das Komet. With the flavor of "white-hot ...
Cecilware offers its latest line of espresso equipment - the Venezia. Available in 1,...
Those looking to expand business by offering the basket of ready-to-drink malt bevera...
Charles DeGaulle once observed that ruling post-** France was a monumental challenge;...
Murphy's Irish Amber has morphed into Murphy's Red Beer. The name change brings the I...
Oneida introduces Bijou stemware, the opening design in the Crystal collection, made ...
In a widely anticipated move, South African Breweries (SAB) is set to buy Miller Brew...
Put a Clip-Clap on your Paulaner Hefe-Weizen this summer and watch consumers clamor f...
Paulaner's 16.9-oz bottles are back in the U.S., All Paulaner style beers - Hefe-Weiz...
Glassware maker Riedel offers the Riedel Restaurant Collection and the Tequila Glass....
Bacardi-Martini has announced that it has acquired the Tequila brand Tequila Cazadore...
This summer, Southern Comfort unleashes its wild Southern Oasis promotion. Materials...
The Xplorador line of wines from Chile's Concha y Toro has announced a 100% Malbec, g...
Ana R. Vda. de Cuervo Corporation announces salsa picante and sangrita in their new l...
A US court has temporarily stopped Interbrew from integrating distribution of Beck's ...
The Molson SnowJam two-day festivals are back in four markets this summer: Buffalo, D...
Allied Domecq Wines offers wines from Callaway Coastal and Spain. From Callaway comes...
The Cheers Beverage Conference keeps growing, this year adding break-out sessions and...
Delicato Family Vineyards launches a new Monterey, CA, wine brand, Encore by Monterra...
Cool Mountain beverages has added Cool Mountain Ginger Ale to its broad line of class...
"DRAFT BEER IS BREWER'S GOLD." That's why the Old Corner Cafe in Naugatuck, CT, ser...
Allied Domecq Wines has released four Australian wines and two California wines. From...
Torani introduces Caffioco, a liquid coffee blend meant for creating the ultimate fro...
Few readers of this magazine are likely to argue with the proposition that few things...
In all the hoopla over vodka, especially new flavors, in recent years, what might be ...
Pernod Ricard USA has debuted Mojito Club, an imported blend of rum and citrus, meant...
We're still only just catching our breath from the Cheers Beverage Conference in Miam...
If there is a grape with a split personality it is sauvignon blanc. Sometimes it yiel...
Niebaum-Coppola offers the Francis Coppola Diamond Series Green Label Syrah 2000, sai...
On-premise promotions can be anything, and companies trying to develop a market for t...
Hennessy introduces two new expressions of cognac, but you probably can only get one ...
Freixenet USA now offers wines from Coonawarra and North West Victoria in Australia. ...
Bungee jumpers love their imported beer, while hip-hop concert attendees are big time...
Looking for a new Goose? Try Grey Goose Le Citron, the latest flavored vodka. Made in...
From the orange groves of Sicily, Barton Brands introduces Caravella Orangecello, an ...
When Hennessy decided to introduce three new iterations of Cognac to the world (see t...
Skyy Spirits announces the arrival of The Glenrothes 1989 vintage Scotch. The first n...
Barton also offers two new fruity liqueurs: 99 Apples, a 99 proof apple schnapps in t...
Steakhouses often offer the perfect location for quaffing exceptional cognacs; hence,...
The rum boom continues, with Montecristo Rum, a premium blend of 12- and 23-year-old ...
Are your customers interested in the organic lifestyle? Then perhaps they'd like to t...
Restaurateurs often tell us that their younger chefs know very little about not only ...
But wait--there are more new rums. Matusalem is being relaunched and offered in an ex...
Wm. Grant and Sons announces its latest southern Italian wine releases: Vallone Salic...
Just when you thought the joint acquisition of Seagram by Pernod Ricard and Diageo ha...
The latest southeastern Australian wines from Jacob's Creek are here, including Bin 2...
Palm Bay introduces Heathfileld Ridge Wines from the Wrattonbully district in south A...
To those of you who attended the Cheers Beverage conference fast month in Miami Beach...
So does variety. Many restaurants around the country are going out of their way to ma...
Montecristo, more closely associated with fine cigars, now offers a premium rum. Foll...
Beck's North America has created its own golf franchise with its annual Beck's $10 Mi...
Running a school for cocktails sounds like a dream job, and Gary Regan, spirits write...
The vision of sunny, sparkling beaches reach their zenith in late winter, which in th...
Beaujolais wine wiz Georges Duboeuf introduces his Prestige cuvees of fine French win...
The melon liqueur Midori is pushing the Midori Margarita for this summer and until Au...
Bolla Wines has opened a brand new visitor's center, La Cantina di Alberto, in Piedmo...
It's the sort of think that makes restaurant beverage professionals shake their heads...
Looking for a training DVD? Try "Summer Quenchers," the first in a series from Los An...
Cutty Sark is back with its Party Like a Rock Star Sweepstakes, in which a guy and th...
More than 300 attendees jammed DC's National Geographic Society headquarters to learn...
Scandinavian vodka of the month: Vikingfjord, made with 100% glacial water and potato...
Marie Brizarcl Wines and Spirits adds Bergsig Estate South African wines to its portf...
Kahlua's summer promo hits E! television in "Hit the E! Summer Hot Spot with Kahlua" ...
The leading wine and spirits exhibition Vinexpo is opening an outpost in the New Worl...
Scottish vodkas keep arriving and the latest is Graffiti, made from barley and water ...
Jacob's Creek announces the latest Australian wine releases from the Barossa Valley: ...