News Briefs for August 8, 2025 August 8, 2025 Casa Azul Orgánico has named Breakthru Beverage as the Tequila brand’s new California distributor. The move expands the partnership between the companies, ...

The United States Senate has stripped the hemp ban from the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies spending bill currently making its way through Congress.

California winemaker Wente Family Estates is set to enter the Champagne market with a new deal to import the Castelnau brand. Part of the Terroirs et Vignerons de Champagne group, which also includes ...

•Last week, the New York State Cannabis Control Board approved 52 new adult-use licenses, bringing the state’s total to 1,851. The licenses include one for cultivation, five for distributors, six for ...

Chicago’s Green Thumb Industries has expanded its leading cannabis brand Rythm into the hemp-derived THC market with a new line of canned drinks. Rythm’s hemp-derived offerings come in two ...

After strengthening its ties with Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC) in its home state of California earlier this month, E.&J. Gallo is set to close its direct distribution house in the Golden ...

Since acquiring the Robert Mondavi portfolio for roughly $1 billion in 2004, Constellation Brands has taken the iconic franchise to new heights. While the Mondavi stable drives volume with the ...

News Alert: RNDC Withdraws from California June 2, 2025 Republic National Distributing Co. is closing its California business. The announcement follows a challenging period in the Golden State for the ...

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 CEO at the end of June. Hotaling said its ...

Wine industry veteran Rick Tigner grew up in Modesto, California, and in the early part of his career worked for Modesto-based E.&J. Gallo. In 1991, he joined Jess Jackson at Jackson Family Wines, ...

•Spain’s Best Beer Inc., part of Mahou-San Miguel Group, has purchased a majority stake in Michigan’s Founders Brewing Co, according to a report in MiBiz. Continue reading → ...

A bipartisan group of attorneys general is urging Congress to pass the SAFER Banking Act, advocating for federal reform to open up the banking system to the industry. In a letter to Congressional ...