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After Old Elk Deal, Middle West Focuses On “Aged Yet Affordable” Whiskey Portfolio

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:43:25 +0000

Despite headwinds in the American whiskey category, U.S. distilleries continue to invest for the future. Among the notable examples is Columbus, Ohio’s Middle West, which last year acquired the Colorado-based Old Elk brand and operates one of the largest contract … Continue reading → …

Gary Heck And Korbel Re-Acquire Kenwood Vineyards From Pernod Ricard

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:42:02 +0000

Pernod Ricard has sold Sonoma, California’s Kenwood and its winery operations to F. Korbel & Bros, owned by Gary Heck, for $4 million. The deal includes Kenwood’s trademarks, production facilities, visitor center, and 20 acres of vineyards. The sale of … Continue reading → The pos…

Oregon’s Stoller Aligns With SGWS In 21 States

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:41:28 +0000

Oregon’s Stoller Wine Group has forged a new distribution alignment with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits covering 21 U.S. markets. Stoller’s brands include Stoller Family Estate, Chehalem Wines, Elouan, Chemistry, History, and Stoller Swing. The winemaker’s portfolio grew to 300,…

News Briefs for April 3, 2026

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:40:49 +0000

Oregon’s Hood River Distillers has acquired the Crater Lake Spirits portfolio from Bendistillery for an undisclosed sum. Bendistillery continue to distill the brand’s vodkas, gins, and whiskies, while Hood River will integrate Crater Lake into its sales and distribution system. … Continue r…

The VinePair Podcast: The Middle Tier Is Merging and Morphing

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:43 +0000

In January, VinePair broke the news of Reyes Beverage Group (RBG) buying a portion of Republic National Distributing Company’s (RNDC) national operation. Since then, a spate of mergers and acquisitions in the alcohol industry’s middle tier have made for a newsworthy first few months of 2026. Then…

7 Things You Should Know About Beringer Vineyards, Napa’s Oldest Continuously Operating Winery

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:55:45 +0000

Like many of Napa’s earliest wineries, the story of Beringer Vineyards is the story of the American dream. In the late 1860s, Jacob Beringer emigrated from Mainz, Germany — a town just off the banks of the Rhine River — to the U.S. after hearing about the country’s bountiful opportunities. He lan…

Molson Coors Needed a Slam-Dunk RTD Play. Instead, It Went for the Layup

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 04:01:47 +0000

From the outside looking in, Big Beer can appear like a lager-spewing monolith. This seemed especially true during the heady days of the craft-brewing industry’s second boom, during which scrappy beardos and reformed Boston Consulting Group executives alike smeared “corporate beer” as a bland, ho…

Gallo Finalizes Acquisition of Four Roses Bourbon From Kirin Holdings

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:41:47 +0000

Megawatt wine, beer, and spirits producer E&J Gallo Winery announced today that it completed its acquisition of Four Roses Bourbon from Japan beverage conglomerate Kirin Holdings. Neither party disclosed the terms of the transaction. The completion comes roughly two months after Gallo agreed …

Sommeliers’ 6 Favorite Wine Glasses for Restaurant Service

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:00:12 +0000

From universal workhorses to precision stems, these are the wine glasses sommeliers rely on during service

Source: SevenFifty Daily

Inside the Wine Lockers at The Capital Grille — the Elusive Steakhouse Status Symbol

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:00:43 +0000

Before a host greets you at the New York City outpost of The Capital Grille off Wall Street, columns of walnut-colored wood lockers with crosshatched metal doors set the scene. Nameplates listing individuals and companies label each unit. Inside the lockers are shadowy bottles of wine. These are …

The Buildout Podcast: De Vie

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:00:15 +0000

This episode of The Buildout is brought to you by Farmer’s Gin. It’s brought to you by the same amazing people who brought you Michter’s, and it’s actually the gin that I use at home for my Martinis. It’s clean, crisp, unfussy — perfect for building any kind of Martini that you would like. Farmer…

Wine 101: Quintessa

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:30:34 +0000

In 1944, George Mardikian purchased a 280-acre plot of land in the northern Napa Valley as a vacation home for his family. By then, Mardikian was already something of a popular name on the West Coast: He gained renown for surviving the Armenian Genocide, escaping Turkish prison, and opening one o…

US wine drinkers turn to value bottles as consumption softens

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:00:33 +0000

A new survey of 1,351 American wine drinkers suggests affordability and moderation are reshaping purchasing habits. The data also point to growing interest in ready-to-drink beverages and a tentative role for artificial intelligence in wine discovery. The post US wine drinkers turn to value bottl…

U.S. Spirits Exports Slid 3.8 Percent in 2025 Amid Ongoing Tariff Battle

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:27:55 +0000

Revenue from U.S. spirits exports dipped by 3.8 percent in 2025, a much gentler drop than the 26 percent plummet experienced by the wine and beer categories. Exports of American spirits raked in $2.37 billion last year according to the 2025 American Spirits Exports report from the Distilled Spiri…

Will the recent ‘disciplined’ pricing reinvigorate buyer appetite?

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:53:03 +0000

Keen pricing in new releases from Yquem, Latour, and Bollinger are indicators of a new, “market liquidity prioritisation”, according to the latest report from WineCap, hinting that there is “a concerted effort from major estates to meet the market where it is, rather than where they wish it to b…

Treasury Wine Estates rejects bankruptcy speculation

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:51:33 +0000

Australia’s largest wine producer has dismissed claims that rising debt could push the company towards bankruptcy. Treasury Wine Estates says it has sufficient liquidity despite heavy short selling and a sharp fall in its share price. The post Treasury Wine Estates rejects bankruptcy speculation …

11 of the Best White Wines From Italy’s Piedmont

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:30:39 +0000

The red wines of Piedmont are among the most famous in Italy. The Barolos, Barbarescos, and others made from the Nebbiolo grape — along with those from the Barbera and Dolcetto varieties — define the northwest region and are coveted by wine lovers. Far less familiar are Piedmont’s white wines, wh…

The 10 Best High-Age-Statement Bourbons (2026)

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:55:55 +0000

Like for all whiskeys, oak aging is a crucial part of the bourbon production process. All bourbons must age in charred, new American oak barrels to be labeled as such, with the time spent in barrel imbuing the spirit with its signature color and vanillin-rich flavor profile. And while bourbon is …

With ‘High Voltage,’ Shock Top Follows Voodoo Ranger up the ABV Ladder

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:20:00 +0000

Now that a slew of popular craft beer brands, including Voodoo Ranger and Dogfish Head, have put out high-ABV new releases, Shock Top wants in. The brand debuted High Voltage, which comes in at 9.6 percent ABV, in Southern California markets today, making this new offering the brewery’s product w…

1945 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Breaks Record for Most Expensive Bottle of Wine Sold at Auction

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:39:44 +0000

A bottle of 1945 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) sold for a record-smashing $812,500 at Acker’s annual La Paulée Auction this weekend. The auction raked in $25 million in total sales from bottles produced by additional famed Burgundian estates like Domaine Dujac, Leflaive, Coche-Dury, and other…