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Draft Non-Alcoholic Beer Is Growing. So Are Questions About Its Safety.

VinePair

If you’re like most drinkers, you’re likely starting to see a lot more non-alcoholic beer around. Last fall, The Wall Street Journal reported a jump of 32 percent in sales of non-alcoholic beer from a year earlier and an average of 31 percent growth over the previous four years, citing data from NielsenIQ. The TL;DR: a solid maybe.

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How Should You Store Non-Alcoholic Wines?

Drinkhacker

With the NA movement in full swing — and non-alcoholic wines getting better every day — it’s natural to ask the question: How should you store them? There’s lots of information on traditional (with alcohol) wine storage, but nothing I’ve ever seen on NA options. How long will they last?

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Uber to close its alcohol delivery app

Spiritz

Uber has decided to shut down its alcohol delivery app named Drizly by the end of March 2024. Uber acquired the app to strengthen its position in the alcohol delivery market. Drizly provided technology to liquor stores for their deliveries and was the leading on-demand alcohol delivery service in the US, available in 1,400 cities.

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Podcast: Top Alcohol Trends & Growth Brands Winners

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In this episode, Melissa and Kyle talk with Marina Velez, research director for our sister company, The Beverage Information Group. We cover some of the top alcohol trends among the 2024 Growth Brands Spirits and Wine winners. What helped these brands grow during a challenging year for beverage alcohol?

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Review: Eins Zwei Zero Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Blanc de Blancs and Riesling

Drinkhacker

These non-alcoholic sparkling wines , like many, are made in Germany (these hail from the Rüdesheim region) and sold stateside by online merchant The Zero Proof. Otherwise, we don’t have a whole lot of information aside from general production info, which blends dealcoholized wine with grape must and fizzes it up after the fact.

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Can the Beverage Industry Stand United Amid Anti-Alcohol Animosity on Multiple Fronts?

VinePair

Alcohol is under scrutiny from regulators, public health experts, and the media. On the broad message — that alcohol has a place in society, and that it can be consumed at safe levels — the industry largely agrees. Earlier this year, two of the most important alcohol companies in the U.S. Or is it at war with itself?

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Making Non-Alcoholic Wine Will Never Be Easy. Can Momentum Carry It Forward?

VinePair

Go to any bottle shop these days and you’re bound to be greeted by a respectable section devoted to non-alcoholic offerings. Making a good non-alcoholic wine was never going to be easy. That, and there’s a one-two punch of complexity and mouthfeel in good wine that’s very hard to hang onto after you remove the alcohol.

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