EPISODE · Aug 3, 2026 · 5 MIN
Flat Year, Barred Bottles, and a Spritz Fight
from AlcBev in Five
Control-State Spirits Flat Year-To-Date Despite June Gain. Shanken News Daily reports June volume ran 5% ahead of last year, yet control-state spirits sit at +0.1% YTD, a read on whether the category's slowdown is steadying. (Shanken News Daily, Just Drinks) India Bars Some Diageo, Inbrew Whisky And Rum. India's food safety regulator ordered a stop-sale on certain United Spirits and Inbrew products over flavour additives, per Reuters, putting additive compliance on the agenda for anyone with India volume. (Market Screener, Yahoo News, Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd) St-Germain Outgrowing Aperol As Hugo Spritz Spreads. The Financial Times reports Bacardi's St-Germain is growing faster than Campari's Aperol in the US this summer, testing the assumption that the aperitif occasion belongs to one brand. (Financial Times News) California Wineries Removing Vineyards Amid Weak Sales. The Boston Globe reports California produced less wine last year than at any point in 25 years, with growers pulling out vines, a signal of oversupply reaching grape contracts and bulk supply. (The Boston Globe) Also moving today: Constellation Only Top 5 Beer Vendor in Growth in L4W, per Circana Monthly Report (Brewbound) Southern Glazer’s Closes Eagle Rock Colorado Deal (BevNet, Brewbound, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits) NIQ: Vodka RTD Growth Shows Where Spirits Innovation is Converting (Brewbound, BevNET) New bill prevents price hikes for Michigan spirits (The Spirits Business) Get AlcBev in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://alcbevinfive.com
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Control state spirits volume ran 5 percent ahead in June but year to date is essentially flat, up one tenth of a percent, per Shanken News Daily, with Just Drinks citing NABCA data on extra selling days. India's food safety regulator barred sales of certain United Spirits and Inbrew whisky and rum products over flavour additives, Reuters reports, while the Financial Times reports St-Germain demand in the US rose 40 percent over three months as Aperol fell 4 percent. California growers pulled out roughly 38,000 acres of wine grapes in 2025, about 7 percent of plantings, according to the Boston Globe, plus Circana beer numbers, a Southern Glazer's distributor deal, and a Michigan delivery fee cap.
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