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June 2025

Wine News

Top stories in the wine business this month

RNDC to ‘Withdraw’ from California By End of Summer

Not even halfway into 2025, Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) has hemorrhaged key supplier accounts in markets across the country, and especially in California. 

The Rise of the White Dragon

 Move over red, turns out China quite likes a white wine or two. 

Araujo Family Sells Accendo Winery

 A decade after selling Eisele Vineyard, the Araujos have parted with Accendo, which goes to one of the top grapegrowing families in Napa 

Spirits News

Top stories in the wine business this month

Brown-Forman shares bleak outlook for company, spirit industry amid tariff

As global uncertainty continues around the U.S. spirits industry due to tariff whiplash and challenging economic conditions, Louisville-based Brown-Forman reported a 5% decline in sales for its 2025 fiscal year, which ended April 30. 

US spirits industry warns of ‘debilitating’ retaliatory whiskey tariffs fro

The US spirits industry is bracing for pain after the European Union targeted American whiskey in retaliation against President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs.

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May 2025

Wine News

Top stories in the wine business this month

US Cabernet Drinkers Trade Down

The latest sales figures are bad news for producers hoping high-end wines will get them through these tough economic times.

Depletions Declines Accelerated In First Quarter, Wholesalers Say

Data shows that volume declined by 9.9% and revenue fell 10.5% in the first three months of the year. 

Carl Doumani, Former Owner of Stags’ Leap Winery and Quixote, Dies at 92

The former Los Angeles restaurateur and real estate developer followed his heart when making business decisions and was a key figure in Napa’s ‘War of the Apostrophes’

Spirits news

Top stories in the spirits business this month

Buffalo Trace Just Surprised Us With a Wild 2025 BTAC Addition

E.H. Taylor bottled in bond bourbon will debut in the 2025 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection and become a mainstay limited-release product

Scotch auction sales fall by 53%

Between October 2024 and January 2025 (Q4 2024), the value of single malt Scotch whisky at auction fell by 53% compared with the year prior.

Trends, challenges and the future of cocktail culture

The founder of Cocktail Club, a digital platform for home bartenders, explains how leveraging the influence of the on-trade and digital education can drive sales growth.

April 2025

Wine News

Top Stories in the Wine Business

Robert Mondavi Wine's Long, Slow Decline

Robert Mondavi was once a name to be reckoned with in California – how the mighty have fallen. - W. Blake Gray

DTC Sales Volume Down 4% in March

Total shipment value slipped 4% versus a year ago to $438 million in March, WineBusiness Analytics/Sovos ShipCompliant reported, while volume fell 9% to 601,004 cases. 

Prepping for Success

Experts Highlight Best Practices to Keep Balance Sheets, Cash Flow- and Business-Steady

Spirits News

Top Stories in the Spirits Business

Whiskey Takes Aim at US Shipping Laws

As if the wider global market wasn't tough enough, US craft distillers are being stymied by their own laws.

Tariff Winners and Losers in Wine and Spirits

Add a description about this itemPresident Trump's tariff announcements have dealt a blow to some countries who might have expected better.

Provi Settles with Big Liquor Giant

A face-off between a software company and a US liquor giant has been headed off, much to Goliath's relief.

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