Wine & Spirits Show Decent Start to the Year in Scans

Dear Client: It doesn't seem like January was too dry this year, with monthly scan data showing growth across wine and spirits.  Indeed, for the four weeks ended January 27, spirits sales were up 5.6% and volumes were up 6.3% in NielsenIQ-measured off-premise channels. And it wasn't just tequila and prepared cocktails that posted growth.  The majority of spirits categories were in the black for sales growth, including: vodka (up 2%); American whiskey (up nearly 6%); Canadian whiskey, rye, moonshine