News of the bulk spirits and alcohols sector

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Check out the most relevant news and highlights in the current economic situation of the international market for alcohols and spirits in bulk. Do not miss the latest trends.
September 6, 2022

Both the production and import of alcohol and spirits are subject to excise duties. Since each geographical area has its own requirements, it is necessary to consult the import requirements at the corresponding Customs Office. Excise duties are indirect taxes levied on specific consumption and levied, at a single stage, on the manufacture, import and, […]

July 29, 2022

NON-GMO: It stands for “Non genetically modified organism”. In other words, it certifies completely organic food products, with all their natural qualities intact. Bonsucro: It is a global non-profit organization. It is a global sustainability standard for sugarcane, one of the world’s most important crops. Its purpose is to collectively accelerate the sustainable production and […]

June 15, 2022

2022 will be remembered as the year of sorpasso from tequila to whiskey in a market as complicated as the US. And it is that for the first time in history, North Americans will spend more money on tequila and mezcal, than on whiskey made in the United States. But the rise of tequila does […]

June 15, 2022

As tequila is a denomination of origin spirit controlled by the Mexican government, before exporting a single liter the supplier must get two permissions for the company who want buy from them. This process may take aprox 12-14 weeks. It is compulsory to have the certification. In order to buy tequila in bulk and to […]

March 25, 2022

We would like to share with you the report that the specialized magazine “Whisky Magazine” has made about our company.

December 2, 2021

At Vinos y Alcoholes we have always set ourselves the goal of offering the best selection of spirits and bulk alcohols to all our customers, both national and international. We know that a good connoisseur of the world of spirits recognizes the value of a premium product better than anyone else. On this occasion, thanks […]

September 19, 2019

It seems that the last decade has suffered a shortage on Bourbon production. But don’t panic since there are producers that are still manufacturing it! First of all, let’s tackle the problem of producing whiskey. As a consequence of the aging process, the estimation of the cases of whiskey the distiller needs to produce, is […]

February 5, 2015

The last Spanish Observatory of Wine Market, which collects annual data regarding worldwide export of wine, left as main conclusion that Spain has become the largest exporter of wine in the world, mainly due to its remarkable increase in exports of bulk wine. However, only in volume, not in turnover. In general terms wine exports worldwide increased slightly to […]

December 16, 2014

Good news for the Spanish wine industry. According to the latest report from Spanish Observatory for Wine Market in the first nine months of the year Spanish wine exports have increased by 28% over the same period last year. However this increase in exports has not been shared equally among the various wine producing regions. Three of them have […]

July 8, 2014

BulkWineandSpirits.com, one of the main websites specialized in bulk wines and alcohols, represented by its manager Miguel Vidal, was present in the first edition of IMEX Fair held in Valencia. The meeting, whose main objective is to promote exports and the internationalization of local companies, was held at the Chamber of Commerce of Castellón and attended by entrepreneurs from […]

May 25, 2014

The Spanish bulk wine industry lives hard days and requires new business strategies that would enable it to cope with the threats posed by the slowdown in demand in countries -until now emerging – such as China and Russia, or the competence of the South American wines (where there are also big stocks) and wines enriched with sugar. And on top of that, there is […]

January 19, 2014

Spanish Agriculture Minister Arias Cañete said that cava reaches about 30% of PDO wines exported (with Designation of Origin). In addition, he noted that in 2012, foreign trade of wine and grape (also bulk wine) had a positive balance of 2,600 million euros. He has also taken advantage to explain the initiatives undertaken by his Department for the wine […]