Top Trends and Takeaways from Bar Convent Brooklyn

This June, the Double Forte team tackled Bar Convent Brooklyn (BCB), an event where we tasted and walked around a venue filled with over 230 exhibitors featuring premium craft spirits, no- and low-alcohol brands and mixers from both domestic and international markets. At an event designed for bar and beverage professionals, below are our top…

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What’s In vs Out in 2024, According to our Wine & Spirits Team

What's In vs Out in 2024, According to our Wine & Spirits Team. Double Forte

By Alexis Karis As the wine industry comes off a very busy, celebratory holiday season, 2024 ushers in a predictable “lull” during Dry January, when many oenophiles abstain from drinking. This lull makes it a perfect time to reflect on what happened in the past year and, more importantly, consider what is ahead. Enter: the…

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Can the Wine Industry Survive?

It’s Groundhog Day for the wine industry. Last week Rob McMillan, EVP at Silicon Valley Bank and Founder of the bank’s wine division, delivered his 22nd State of the Wine Industry Report, and as expected, the wine industry continues to have a marketing problem. Double Forte touched on this same issue in a blog post…

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