[BND] Your Breakfast Briefing

Good Morning and Happy Thursday, May 7, 2026.

Swonger: Preserve Open Markets in UK, EU to Increase Exports, Add Jobs

To increase U.S. exports and create good-paying American jobs across the hospitality sector:

• exempt distilled spirits from any current or future tariffs;
• preserve open markets such as the EU and UK;
• swiftly implementing recently secured trade agreements; and
• pursue new agreements in priority export markets "will support the administration’s goals of increasing U.S. exports and creating ,”

Breakthru to Acquire RNDC's JV Stakes in JV Businesses in Indiana, Kentucky

Breakthru Beverage Group, LLC said it entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire Republic National Distributing Co., LLC’s (RNDC) interests in its joint venture businesses with National Wine & Spirits (NWS) in Kentucky and Indiana.

John Anthony Expands into Tequila

John Anthony Wine & Spirits is expanding into tequila through a new partnership with Lo Siento Spirits, launching Caliente nationally in July 2026, a cinnamon-infused blanco tequila designed for the “shot moment.”

Fire Destroys Winery Holding 4.5 Million Gallons

The cause of a fire that destroyed a Mattawa, Wash., winery remains unknown.

European Winemakers Seek UN Recognition of Wine's Historical Value

How do you answer the anti-alcohol "public health" advocates. One way is to highlight the historical role wine has played.

Zinfandel Advocates & Producers Exec Director to Retire

Rebecca Robinson will retire as executive director of Zinfandel Advocates & Produceers effective June 30.

Breakthrough No/Low Alc Aroma Technology Enters U.S. Market

“In wine, the challenge has never been removing alcohol, it has been preserving what matters: aromatic integrity and wine character," said . This is what Solos solves at scale,” Niv Benyehuda, CEO of Solos, a global leader in aroma recovery for premium dealcoholized beverages.

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