•In case you missed yesterday’s news alert, MGP Ingredients has agreed to acquire St. Louis-based spirits producer and marketer Luxco for $475 million, split evenly between cash and stock. Continue ...

Whisky bidders took their pick of the rarities in the early days of 2025. Whisky Auctioneer delivered the highest prices of the month so far, with a bottle of Macallan The Reach 81 year old leading ...

Amid a period of rapid growth for its Stella Rosa wine brand, Riboli Family Wine Estates is expanding the lineup with new expressions and backing the Italy-imported label with a fresh advertising ...

Legal cannabis is big business in America, with the top 15 states at $18 billion in sales in the year-to-date through September 2024. Leading markets include pioneers of legal cannabis like California ...

In October of last year, consumer goods veteran Jim Mortensen took the helm at Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, replacing longtime president and CEO Ted Baseler. Mortensen has more than 25 years of ...

Miami-based importer and marketer Shaw-Ross International is extending its lineup with a new deal to handle the Santo Spirits range from Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar. Working in conjunction with Santo’s ...

•Luxco’s Rebel Bourbon has extended its partnership with Richard Childress Racing and Nascar driver Kyle Busch, continuing Rebel’s run as the racing team’s official Bourbon. Continue reading → ...

Total Champagne shipments declined 9.2% to 271 million bottles (22.5m cases) globally last year, according to the Comité Champagne, with both the domestic and export markets in decline. Continue ...

In case you missed yesterday’s news alert, industry veteran Dan Leese, who has led San Francisco-based importer, distiller, and marketer Hotaling & Co. over the past five years, is set to step down as ...

•Frankfort, Kentucky’s Buffalo Trace Distillery, part of Sazerac, has announced the second iteration of the Prohibition Collection, its tribute to medicinal whiskey produced during America’s dry ...