Top Ten Most Powerful Wine & Spirits Brands

May 10th, 2007 8:11 PM

Squirrel drinks Smirnoff

Squirrels agree: Smirnoff’s #1!
Credit: Flickr user robad0b

  1. Smirnoff
  2. Bacardi
  3. Johnnie Walker
  4. Martini
  5. Stolichnaya
  6. Hennessy
  7. Absolut
  8. Jack Daniel’s
  9. Chivas Regal
  10. Bailey’s

Notice that no wine brands appear in the top ten. The highest ranking one was Gallo in seventeenth place.

Also, by my count, four out of ten (Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Hennessy & Bailey’s) are owned by Diageo. Yup, giant multinational corporations continue to decide what you drink.

Via The Publican

Religions change; beer and wine remain.
     —Hervey Allen