With the national hemp-derived THC industry facing total prohibition under a Republican budget bill making its way through Congress, the hemp industry is receiving support from U.S. alcohol ...

News Briefs for June 13, 2025 June 13, 2025 Rémy Cointreau has extended the partnership between Cointreau and actress Aubrey Plaza, releasing a new evolution of last year’s “MargaRight” campaign. This ...

The California State Assembly has given reprieve to the state’s struggling cannabis industry, with lawmakers unanimously shooting down a proposed 25% tax hike on cannabis via Assembly Bill AB564. The ...

Republic National Distributing Co. is closing its California business. The announcement follows a challenging period in the Golden State for the nation’s second largest wholesaler of spirits and wine.

•Belushi’s Farm, the cannabis brand owned by actor Jim Belushi, has expanded into Ohio. The flower is currently available in Bloom dispensaries in Columbus, Akron, Painesville Township, and Seven Mile ...

In a note to staff yesterday, RNDC CEO Bob Hendrickson provided more context around the second-ranked national distributor’s decision to exit the California market. “This decision was driven by rising ...

Breakthru Beverage Group continues to build on its California portfolio in the wake of the news that fellow wholesaler RNDC will be pulling out of the state at the end of the summer. The latest ...

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates is by far the leader of the Washington wine category, ranking seventh among all wine marketers in the U.S. at 7 million cases last year, according to Impact Databank.

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, ...