Ireland: ABFI Welcomes Drop in Alcohol Consumption In Ireland

Ireland: ABFI Welcomes Drop in Alcohol Consumption In Ireland   Hospitality Ireland August 29, 2017 Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) has welcomed the latest figures from the European Commission which show a fall in alcohol consumption in Ireland.   The figures showed that Ireland ‘experienced the steepest drop’ in alcohol consumption of 20 EU […]

Lithuania: Hard-drinking Lithuania wages battle against vodka

Lithuania: Hard-drinking Lithuania wages battle against vodka   MedicalXpress August 29, 2017 Behind a heavy wooden door next to a Vilnius church, a couple of dozen Lithuanian men are talking about their dependence on alcohol. The moderator is Kestutis Dvareckas, a priest and a decade sober.   The World Health Organization ranks Lithuanians as the […]

Some U.S. States Are Cracking Down On Interstate Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping

Some U.S. States Are Cracking Down On Interstate Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping   Forbes By Thomas Pellechia , Contributor August 29, 2017 According to ShipCompliant by Sovos, at over $2 billion in 2016 sales, the more than 5 million cases of wine shipped Direct-to-Consumer (DtC) is fast making it an important segment of the wine business […]