Weed is WAY healthier than alcohol say huge majority of Americans

Source: Marist Poll via Washington Post

April 20, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Groundwater: Are we eating ourselves dry with farm exports? This study says “yes”

“Do human consumption habits affect groundwater depletion as a result of international food trade? A global analysis indicates that they do, and shows which products and countries have the biggest impact.” —  Nature Source: Nature

April 19, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

63 feet of snow! This chart shows just how enormous this year’s drought-busting rainy season in California compares

63 feet of snow in Northern Sierra breaks all-time! Source: National Weather Service via Los Angeles Times

April 17, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Wine, beer & spirit growth rates all trending downward, but craft still reigns

Sources: Nielsen, Brewers Association

April 14, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Wine has fewest violations of all alcbevs found by TTB’s 2016 sampling program

Wine has fewest of all alcbev violations found in TTB’s 2016 sampling program Distilled spirits: 87 noncompliance issues in 68 different products. Malt beverage: 72 noncompliance issues in 53 different  products. Full results for wine, beer and spirits along with methodology can be found at this link.

April 13, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

U.S. Remains World’s #4 Wine Producer in 2016

April 12, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Premium boxed wines have shocked this low-end price segment into stunning growth

More graphs and analysis at source link: Data: Nielsen. Chart: Silicon Valley Bank

April 11, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

2016 Wine Exports: NZ, Argentina, Oz & Chile on top – U.S. on bottom

April 10, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Higher end wines gain by dropping sale prices

Source: Nielsen via Wine Industry Insight

April 7, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More