Nick Mehall took over as chief executive of Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC) in early 2022, amid a tumultuous period in the industry coinciding with the pandemic. Continue reading → ...

Stella Rosa, the flagship brand from California-based Riboli Family Wines, became the top imported wine label in the U.S. by volume after surging from 1 million cases in 2015 to more than 7.2 million ...

•Canadian cannabis giant High Tide reported Q3 2024 revenue of C$131 million ($97m), an all-time high for the company, on 6% growth both year-over-year and sequentially. Continue reading → ...

Canada’s biggest cannabis player is taking aim at the U.S. market with a new range of hemp THC beverages. Tilray Brands has launched a new Alternative Beverages unit to roll out hemp-derived delta-9 ...

With 123 stores stretching from the Florida Panhandle to Miami, Orlando-based ABC Fine Wine & Spirits is the largest independent liquor store chain in the Sunshine State, and has revenues estimated at ...

Clever Imports, the Florida-based creator of the ChocoVine chocolate wine brand, is launching a new brand called VineSmoothie—a French Chardonnay-based fruit-cream wine. VineSmoothie will hit the ...

•Napa Valley-based Bespoke Collection is launching Resolute Wines, a new brand from the Red Hills in Lake County. Continue reading → ...

While Tequila remains one of the fastest-growing categories in the entire beverage alcohol industry, agave supply issues have affected some producers, and high inflation has curbed demand somewhat.

Even as the industry battles tough comparisons against last year’s pandemic-driven surge, the U.S. spirits market continues to rise, led by the market’s biggest brands, as well as the super-premium ...

•Poderi Colla, a family winery in Italy’s Piedmont that produces Barolo, Barbaresco and the flagship blend Bricco del Drago, has purchased the Boroli family’s Cascina Bompè winery and their ...

Proposed restrictions to California’s hemp-derived products market appear dead in the water for now, as the state senate did not vote on Assembly Bill 2223 before the end of its legislative session.