FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS / COLUMNS
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Volume 55, No. 3 • Fall 2025
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FEATURES
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THE 2025 BEST PRACTICES AWARDS
Recognizing the best in the control state system By The Staff
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GROWTH BRANDS SUPPLIERS OF THE YEAR
Celebrating the top suppliers in wine and spirits By Krystina Skibo and Kyle Swartz
DEPARTMENTS / COLUMNS
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4 Editor’ s Note
6 Trip Report
NABCA Annual 2025 By Kyle Swartz
9 Data Driven
RTDs Rule for Retailers, Vodka Spikes at Restaurants By Melissa Dowling
33 Cannabis Regulator
A deep dive into legal cannabis By Krystina Skibo
39 Wine Reviews: American Wines
42 On The Shelf
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