Second Quarter Proves Challenging for Wine & Spirits

Dear Client: It seems that June was a sluggish month for the wine and spirits categories, both on and off-premise. In control states volumes were down 6.4% and shelf dollars were down 3.4%. According to NABCA, June sales were soft because June 2013 had five Sundays compared to four last year. Overall, there were 17 fewer selling days in control states this June. Irish Whiskey, which is just shy of 1% share of the market, was up 3.3%, a marked