Strategy

Why would the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. urge a Texas Senate committee to require disclosure of any financial interest a retailer may have in a distiller that produces private or contract-label products sold by the retailer? Corey Staniscia, DISCUS vp-state government relations, told the Texas

The Wall Street Journal had an interesting story Monday (8/24) detailing a family feud involving the clan that controls more than 70% of Brown-Forman voting stock. Two cousins sent a "a scathing seven-page letter to more than 130 of their relatives. Their company was in crisis

Beckstoffer Vineyards plans to pull more than half its vines in Lake and Mendocino counties, California, as it plans to farm just 1,940acres, a sharp reduction from the approximately 4,000 acres it farmed at its high point. The company said it laid off 50 of its 65 employees.

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