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Good Morning and Happy Thursday, October 15, 2026 How Covid Killed a Sonoma Distillery Opening Day for Elk Ridge Distillery, Santa Rosa, Calif., was supposed to be March 15, 2020. A 100-person party was planned to launch the distillery. But on March 14, California shut down for COVID-19.

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday, October 13, 2026. LVMH W&S Sales up 6% in Quarter LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton reports its wine and spirits revenue grew 6% in the third quarter. The Wines & Spirits business group recorded organic revenue growth of 5% in the first nine

Good Morning and Happy Monday, October 12, 2026. 3 Firms Agree to Acquire RNDC Michigan Business Great Lakes Wine & Spirits (GLWAS) agreed to acquire RNDC Michigan’s ADA business and, together with Imperial Beverage and Vintage Wine Company, to acquire RNDC Michigan’s wine business. GLWAS is also partnering

Good Morning and Happy Friday, October 9, 2026 Spot Buying During This Year's Calif. Harvest – And a Warning on Ripping Out Vineyards This is different: Some California winegrape growers are beginning to warn about ripping out too many vines for fear the state's crops may not

Why Would a Bev/Al Stock Go Public at $9, Trade at 39 Cents Just 5 Months Later? Amass Brands Inc., whose portfolio includes alcoholic, non-alcoholic and functional beverages, reported prelinary third quarter net revenue of $5.3 million, up 30% from a year earlier, This sounds fabulous, and

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday, October 7, 2026. CBrands 2Q Sales Fall 3,3%, Net Plunges 46%%; Beer Biz Sales Advance 5% Constellation Brands Inc. reports for the second quarter sales of $3.097 billion, down 3.3% from the prior year. Net Income fell 46%% to $231.7, or