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  Market Watch is pleased to announce its 37th Annual Leaders Awards, honoring the best wine and spirits retailers in North America. This year, as the nation confronted Covid-19, with cities shut down and restaurants and bars closed, America's wine and spirits retailers met the rising demand for wine and spirits. Market Watch Leaders were at the forefront of the surge in the off-premise as consumers isolated at home. Click here for the full award presentation  This summer, beverage alcohol consumers embraced rosΓ©s (pictured), Tequilas, RTDs, and hard seltzers. Leading beverage alcohol retailers adjusted to the Covid-19 pandemic this spring and were poised to meet heavy consumer and public health demands throughout the summer months. The summer of 2020 was indeed an unprecedented time; the beverage alcohol industry faced many hardships, with both on- and off-premise entities turning to e-commerce to save sales. Read More  Retailers such as Massachusetts-based Julio's Liquors (owner Ryan Maloney pictured) note the current success of dependable, big-name Bourbon brands. (Photo by Joseph Ferraro) A year ago, the Bourbon renaissance was at full throttle, even after a decade-long run of success. Distilleries were expanding, tourism was thriving, and innovation was proceeding at a record pace. Then came Covid-19, and all that has happened since. But Bourbon, remarkably, has seen significant acceleration for most of its key brands. Read More SPONSORED CONTENT  When our search for the finest Pinot Noir vineyards brought us to the Russian River Valley in 2007, "Les Pommiers" was our proud result. At once elegant and intense, the new 2018 EnRoute Pinot Noir "Les Pommiers" showcases fruit from our best Russian River vineyards, from the cool Green Valley to the warm upper Middle Reach. It's a stylish, intricately layered wine that captures the silky flavors and unparalleled quality of expertly grown and made Russian River Pinot Noir.
NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS  Paso Robles-based Daou Family Estates has added a new rosΓ© to its lineup. Daou Discovery rosΓ© ($20 a 750-ml.) is made with 95% Grenache Noir and 5% Sauvignon Blanc from the Paso Robles AVA. The wine is available in nationwide. Read More  California's Trinchero Family Estates is entering the hard seltzer category with the launch of Del Mar wine seltzer. The 4% abv Del Mar ($9 a 4-pack of 355-ml. cans) comes in in four different flavors—Black Cherry, Grapefruit, Watermelon, and White Peach—with less than 100 calories a can, and is targeted at active, wellness-minded wine consumers. Following the launch, Trinchero plans to introduce a variety pack. Del Mar wine seltzer is available nationwide. Read More Follow Wine Spectator
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