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# [BND] Your Breakfast Briefing
- URL: https://bevnews.net/bnd-your-breakfast-briefing-387/
- Published: 2026-01-16T13:35:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-16T13:35:39.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker

***Good Morning and Happy Friday, January 16, 2026\.*** 

## [Why Stoli Group Moved to Liquidate 2 U.S. Units](https://bevnews.net/stoli-group-moves-to-liquidate-2-u-s-units/)

Stoli Group said its two U.S. entities, Stoli Group USA, LLC and Kentucky Owl LLC, filed a motion to convert their Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Act proceedings into to Chapter 7\. 

## ['We Were Big, We Were Leveraged' and Now Natural Wine Firm Is Closing](https://bevnews.net/we-were-big-we-were-leveraged-and-now-natural-wine-firm-closing/)

Subject to Change Wine Co., once one of the biggest natural wine producers in the country, is closing. 

## [McMillan Sees Wine's Decline Easing in '26, 'Bumpy Bottom' in '27-'28, then Growth](https://kanes-beverage-news-daily.ghost.io/ghost/?ref=bevnews.net#/posts)

Hang on. Just another year of pain. Then a couple of years along a "bumpy bottom" and then modest growth. That the forecast of Rob McMillan, EVP and founder, Silicon Valley Bank Wine Division, in the bank's annual ."State of the U.S. Wine Industry

## [3% Growth Said Fastest Way to Raise U.S. Living Standards](https://bevnews.net/untitled-131/)

The fastest, surest way to alleviate the pressures and frustrations people are feeling today and to raise living standards for all Americans is to reach and sustain 3% growth, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Suzanne P. Clark said. 

## [Trump Pressures Canada to End U.S. Liquor Boycott](https://bevnews.net/trump-pressures-canada-to-end-u-s-liquor-boycott/)

I swear there are times when I think President Trump is bipolar. Recall that since April he has placed 50% tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, threatened to crush the Canadian auto industry with import taxes, said he would use "economic force" to make Canada the 51st state.

## [Whiskeyland Debuts Documentary on Old Forester's 156-Year History](https://bevnews.net/whiskeyland-debuts-documentary-on-old-foresters-156-year-history/)

A new documentary exploring the 156-year history Old Forester – the only bourbon to exist before, during and after Prohibition – debuts today. 

## [Patron Official Tequila of 2026 Grammy Awards](https://bevnews.net/patron-official-tequila-of-2026-grammy-awards/)

Patron Tequila, the world's No. 1 super-premium tequila, announces its new partnership with the Grammy Awards as the Official Tequila Partner, celebrating the musicians who never compromise on their craft and continue to shape culture. 

### [18th Amendment 106 Today](https://bevnews.net/18th-amendment-106-today/)

The 18th amendment, which launched the Prohibition Era, began its short career this day in 1919\. 

***Thanks for reading. I'll be back tomorrow with Your Beverage Reader, but there'll be no issue Monday – Martin Luther King Jr. Day. – Joel*** 

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