[BND] Kane's Beverage News Daily

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday, October 27, 2028

Alc Sales Lose Weekly Momentum

During the four weeks ending Oct. 17, Total Alcohol continued under pressure, NIQ reports. Dollar sales reached $8.1B, down 2.4% from a year earlier, while case volume totaled 155.5 million, declining 4.4% vs YA. Weekly dollar sales totaled $2.0B, down 0.9% versus the week ending October 10th. The latest weekly pullback interrupts the modest improvement seen in the prior period, leaving the industry in search of sustained momentum as October progresses. Prepared Cocktails hold onto growth • Pr

An Arizona Harvest Where the Grapes Refused to Follow the Rules

If there was one thing winemaker Jef Stebben learned during the 2026 harvest at Aridus Wine Co., Willlcox, Ariz., it was to expect the unexpected. An early burst of heat, dramatically shifting monsoon weather and grapes that stubbornly ignored their usual ripening schedules turned this year’s harvest into a fast-and-furious exercise in adaptability. The reward? A crop that was up in volume, a crew that pulled together under pressure, and a collection of wines that has Jef excited about what lies

Wine Retailers Sets Date for DC Meeting

National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) has announced its 2027 Wine Retailer Summit is set for April 27-28, 2027, in Washington, DC at the Washington Marriott Marquis. Now heading into its 11th annual incarnation, the gathering limits the meeting to only 100 attendees. The Summit registration is now open at: https://www.nawr.org/2027-summit. The annual two-day conference convenes brick-and-mortar merchants, fine wine internet retailers, auction houses, legal counsel, and logistics pioneer

Judge Okays Bankruptcy Sales of RNDC Michigan Business

A federal judge approved the sale of Republic National Distributing Co.'s Michigan wine business to Great Lakes Wine & Spirits, Imperial Beverage Company and Vintage Wine, as well as the acquisition of its authorized distribution agent business equity by Great Lakes Wine & Spirits. The parties entered into a purchase agreement earlier this month. RNDC estimated it would realize around $20 million of net proceeds from the sale of RNDC's interest in the RNDC Michigan joint venture.

What I'm Reading --

Innovate Gallo’s Winery Closures Reveal What Customers Want Beyond the Product Wine businesses surviving a difficult market offer a lesson for every company: customers stay when they know the people behind the product. (Inc.) The Excellence Trap: Why Prestige, Certification, and Innovation Do Not Always Pay What Michelin stars, Italian appellations, and no-alcohol wine reveal about the economics of differentiation. (Wine Industry Advisor)

It Matters Where You Advertise: Suit Claims Meta Profits from Scam Ads

By Christopher Shea Rhode Island Current A fake investment opportunity, a phony Social Security benefit or a dubious health product might seem like just another random ad on Meta’s platforms. But Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha claims the tech giant allows the same advertising machinery that helps legitimate businesses find customers to be used by scammers to target victims, allowing Meta to reap in billions of dollars of revenue. That’s the central allegation in a lawsuit Neronh

Plastics Execs Knew for Years that Microplastics Were Infiltrating the Human Body

If you use plastic for any of your containers, stop now. Scientists and executives at major chemical companies have known that tiny plastic PVC particles – what we now call "microplastics" – migrate beyond the gut in animals and humans, depositing in important organs as early as 1974. That's when Gerhard Volkheimer, a German gastroenterologist, presented a paper showing for the first time that tiny bits of swallowed plastic PVC could slip through the intestinal lining of animals and travel thr