Wine, Spirits Volumes Jump in October

Holiday party season gave wine and spirits volumes a healthy boost in October. Before we dig into specifics, let's take a look at the bigger picture. Total consumer spending on alcohol was up 6.46% in October to just over $2.56 billion compared to this time last year, according to the most recent BW166 data. Beer continues to lose share to wine and spirits and now accounts for less than 48% of all alcohol servings. Spirits share is up 2.21% to