During 2020, wine journalists theorized on the potential impact of COVID-19 on the industry; this writer included.
We now have real data, from the International Organization of Vine and Wine; and the market for wine overall dropped almost 3%. All knew that consumption in restaurants and bars was going to be off significantly, but hoped that the grocery stores, along with other retail options, would take up the slack.
However, with long-term trends in play, even with an increase of world population from 6.3 billion to 7.8 billion in the last 20 years, total wine consumption is now at its lowest level over that period.
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AUSTIN – Today, the Senate Committee on Businesses and Commerce heard SB 1013 by Senator Dawn Buckingham, which would give Texans the opportunity to vote for seven-day spirits sales through local option elections, a press release states.
A companion bill, HB 2232, by Representative John Bucy III will be heard in the House Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee tomorrow at 9 a.m.
“Texas business owners and consumers should have the right to weigh in on whether they want seven-day spirits sales, not have this right dictated to them by the government,” said Kristi Brown, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Senior Director of State Government Relations. “Allowing local option elections for seven-day sales simply gives voters the opportunity to choose what works best for them. We appreciate Senator Buckingham for bringing this bill to the committee and are hopeful the committee will pass SB 1013 and send it to the f
7 things to know in Austin food right now: Tex-Mex barbecue favorite fires up in the ’burbs
7 things to know in Austin food: Tex-Mex barbecue fave fires up move Buda will soon be smokin !
Openings Buda, get ready to smoke ’em when you get ’em brisket, that is. One of Austin’s best barbecue operations and official Austin FC vendor
Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ is set to make the move to Austin’s neighbor to the south. According to pit master and founder
Miguel Vidal, the forthcoming brick-and-mortar space (located in the historic
Buda Mill & Grain Co. shopping center at 306 S. Main St. alongside such operations as Nate’s Coffee and Cocktails and Sweet Cakes 4 U) will feature vastly expanded seating and prep space. Per the company’s Instagram account, the move is set to take place “within the next year or so,” with Valentina’s continuing to operate out of its South Austin location at 11500 Manchaca Rd. until then, as well as slinging tacos and sammie
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After a decadelong dream by Amir Peay to revive and relaunch historic James E. Pepper Distilling Co. in Lexington, Kentucky, the brand dating back to the American Revolution had exploded not just in U.S. markets when former President Donald Trump took office but also overseas.
“We were growing really fast,” said Peay. By 2018, European sales accounted for 10% of his bottom line, and he set a goal of 20%. “We invested a lot of time and money and effort to grow in 2018, and we had no reason to think we wouldn t. I mean, American whiskey was growing,” he said.
Kansas lawmakers want to keep cocktails to go after pandemic
JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer
May 10, 2021
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The state that made saloon smasher Carrie Nation famous is moving to allow people to get beer and cocktails to go after the coronavirus pandemic.
Kansas lawmakers approved a bill last week to allow to-go beer and alcoholic drinks from clubs, bars and restaurants until 11 p.m., as long as the drinks are in sealed containers and clear bags that discourage tampering.
The measure is headed to Gov. Laura Kelly after the Senate approved it, 30-9, and the House passed it, 101-18, on Friday. It continues a policy Kelly set by executive order in April 2020 when Kansas was under a statewide stay-at-home order and that remained in effect through March.