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SGWS to Rep Yoshi Matcha Liqueur Nationally

YOSHI Matcha Liqueur, the first matcha liqueur, announced a national distribution agreement with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits. Building on YOSHI Matcha Liqueur's existing distribution network, this agreement expands the brand’s reach across Southern Glazer’s 47 U.S. markets, accelerating its national expansion and introducing

Trump Pauses 50% Tariffs Against Canada, Says Deal Is Near

President Trump said he "paused the 50% Tariffs against Canada, that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three-day period, based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents," have a DEAL! The great Keystone XL Pipeline,

Who & What --

Buehler Vineyards names Elizabeth Kester as Winemaker, succeeding longtime Buehler winemaker David Cronin, who retired. Kester joins Buehler after more than 15 years at Wente Family Estates, America's oldest continuously operating family-owned winery, where she was Director of Winemaking. M. A. Silva names Andrew Thompson national sales

SGWS NY Teamsters Win 30% Wage Boost in 5-Year Contract

Teamsters Union members at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits operations across New York ratified a five-year agreement that includes 30% wage increases, a 20% increase in employer contributions to the Teamsters Pension Fund, and additional paid time off. The workers also retained their 100 percent employer-paid

What We're Reading

The Great Modern Train Robbery: Thieves Steal $200 Million a Year Railroads are fighting back with new tech, more help from the Feds and a bill in Congress to crack down. (Bloomberg) How cyclospora evaded the US food safety system to sicken thousands The Trump administration delayed a rule last

Beverage Alcohol – Are Gen Z or Baby Boomers the Problem?

Jon Moramarco, who runs the superb analytical shop bw166, has come out with a new edition of his newsletter exploring the above topic. Frankly, it's worth a read by every member of the beverage alcohol industry. His bottom line conclusions are that the problem isn't that

Imported Wine Volume, Value Plunges in 1st Half

You can't assign 100% blame (or credit, depending on your viewpoint) to President Trump's tariffs, but in the first six months, the U.S. imported 536.8 million liters of wine worth Euro 243 billion euros (about $281.25 billion) – a stunning 16.8% slide in