[BND] Kane's Beverage News Daily

Good Morning and Happy Monday, It November 9, 2026.

Calif. Wine Country May Lose Its Congressman

Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), has represented Napa and Sonoma counties in the U.S. House of Representatives since Jan. 3, 1999. That may be ending this year. He trails Eric Jones, another Democrat, is the race for the Fourth Congressional District. As of 2:01 a.m. Eastern Monday, with 55% of precincts reporting, Jones has 52.57% of the votes and Thompson has 47.43%. Jones is a populist. progressive, anti-establishment capitalist outsider who paid much of his own fee with his and his family's money.

What's Left on Congress's Calendar

Lawmakers have until Dec. 11 to pass a dozen full-year appropriation bills and avoid a temporary partial government shutdown. It's widely believed they don't have enough time to broker bipartisan agreement. So it's likely they will use another stopgap spending bill to extend funding into next year, when Democrats will take the lead negotiating with President Donald Trump. Senate Republicans are expected to use the rest of their time to confirm nominees before leaving for the holidays in mid-D

October BPI Shows Continued YoY Improvement

The National Beer Wholesalers Association's Beer Purchasers Index showed improvement for the third consecutive month in October. NBWA reports October's BPI reading of 39 (+15 YoY from October 2025) continues the annual improvement seen in August (40, +13) and September (39, +11). This reading reflects typical fall inventory transition with seven of the last ten October surveys coming in below 50. Coupled with a relatively higher ARI reading of 52, the results maintain the beer industry's contr

Higher Yields, But French Harvest to Remain Among Worst in History

This year's wine production will exceed last year's, the French farm ministry said, but it will remain among the worst in history. The agency not expects 36.7 million hectoliters, up from 34.9 million hectoliters estimated in October. While better that the 2025 harvest, it would still be 10% below 2021-2025 average.

Napa County Plans Winery Rule Changes

Napa County Government, which has been widely criticized as making it unnecessarily difficult to operate a winery successfully in the current environment, is taking the first steps toward making life easier. The Planning Commission has recommending, and the County Board of Supervisors will consider removal of the "rours and tastings by appointment only rule" that applies to many wineries. Wineries would still be bound by their use permits limits on daily, weekly and annual visitation. Other ch

Green River BourbonCovers Part of Fans' Game-Day Expenses

Saying it believes "great things, like your favorite bourbon, shouldn’t cost more just because they can," Green River Bourbon announces the "Green River Bullsh!t Refund." Through Nov. 20, eligible fans can submit receipts for tickets, parking, food, merchandise and other qualifying live-event expenses at greenriverwhiskey.com/bsrefund. Approved participants receive $20 back through Venmo. They don’t even have to buy Green River. “Fans already have enough to yell about without the price of parking...

Thanks for reading. I'll be back tomorrow. – Joel