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MGP Ingredients Adds Clahane for National Accounts, Chen for Penelope Bourbon

MGP Ingredients, Inc. announced four strategic leadership appointments to strengthen its commercial and marketing excellence across the enterprise. * Tom Neiheisel joins as vice president, distilling solutions sales. He previously held senior leadership positions at Pernod Ricard USA, Diageo and Brown-Forman across multiple functional areas, including bulk sales, contract distillation

Calif. Said to Favor Calif. Wineries Over Out-of-State Wineries in Sales to Retailers

The lawsuit alleges California laws favor California wineries over out-of-state competitors selling to California retailers. This, the complaint says, violates the dormant Commerce Clause and the Privileges Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The plaintiff winery wants to be a "licensed winegrower" and get the benefits

SCOTUS Asked to Resolve Split Between Circuits on Home Distilling Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to strike down the federal statute prohibiting home distilling, which it defines as a criminal offense, punishable by a $10 fine, five years in prison and forfeiture of the offender's home. We think it's long past time for

Wildfires' Impact on Sierra de Gredos Hard to Assess; Extensive Damage to Reventón Reported

The situation in Spain is still evolving, Natasha Mallory of Gregory + Vine told us from Spain. She noted there are still active fires in the provinces of Avila and Madrid. The high heat, low humidity and strong winds have created a firestorm. The Sierra de Gredos area in general is

How a Winery Operates Predicts Its Health Better Than Its Size, Region, or Sales: Study

What separates the healthiest wineries from those struggling is how they run the business. That's the conclusion of a new report from InnoVint, the leading winery operating system. Its 2026 State of Winery Health Report, the third annual benchmark of how wineries rate the financial, operational, and cultural

Here's How Much RNDC Owes Its Suppliers

We reviewed Republic National Distributing Company's Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Act petition. The petition indicates that once all transactions are completed, the company expects to have cash to pay some undisclosed amount to its unsecured creditors, who primarily include suppliers, landlords and in some cases financial institutions.. Here'