Liquor Industry News 09-28-26
Exploring all things wine with you!
Here is a summary of the stories featured in Mark Lenzi's Liquor Industry News:
- Popular Dark Beers Ranked Worst to Best (Mashed) A roundup evaluating and ranking top dark beer brands, exploring the wide variety of flavor profiles and quality across popular stouts, porters, and dark lagers.
- Best Vodka for Taste and Price (Sporked) A buyer's guide reviewing vodka brands on the market to highlight the top picks for overall quality, flavor profile, and budget-friendly pricing.
- Why Premium Whiskey Is Getting So Expensive (Food & Wine) An analysis of why rare and allocated whiskies (such as Eagle Rare, Weller, and Pappy Van Winkle) continue to skyrocket in price, citing supply limits, allocation systems, and market demand beyond standard inflation.
- Beer Brand Outranking All Spirits and Wine in America (Men's Journal) A report on market trends showing a leading beer brand outperforming top wine and spirit competitors in US market popularity and sales performance.
CSW,CSS,CWAS,FWS,IWS,SWS,IWM
Mark C Lenzi CSW,CSS,CWAS,FWS,IWS,SWS,IWM owner of Franklin Liquors, is a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and Spirits( CSS) by the Society of Wine Educators. The first in MA to hold a California Wine Appellation Specialist (CWAS) title from the San Francisco Wine School. French Wine Scholar(FWS)/instructor, Spanish Wine Scholar (SWS) and Italian Wine Scholar (IWS) by the Wine Scholar Guild. Italian Wine Specialist (IWS) by the North American Sommelier Association. Oregon Wine Expert (OWE) by the Napa Valley Wine Academy, Italian Wine Maestro (IWM) Vinitaly International (First USA Class), AFNA™ Wine Certified. Beer Essentials Certificate from Cornell University, California Sustainable Ambassador, Associates Degree from Whiskey University, Executive Bourbon Steward from Stave & Thief, American Single Malt Expert from American Single Malt Commission
Franklin Liquors is a family-owned vintage 1978. https://www.franklinliquors.com/
Founder of the Franklin Wine Club https://www.meetup.com/franklin-wine-club/
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