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Bronco Wine Names Kent Mann Chief Operations Officer

Bronco Wine Co. hired Kent Mann as its new Chief Operations Officer. With more than four decades of operational and supply chain leadership, Mann joins Bronco after 11 years as VP-Operations for Trinchero Family Estates, where he built and mentored high performing teams across operations and supply chain management.

SGWS Integrates Some Domaine Teams into Signature Division

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits integrated its Domaine & Estates Artisanal Wine teams across Washington, Florida, Texas, New York, and California into the Signature Fine Wines & Spirits division within those markets. Gene Sullivan, SGWS Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, said, “By aligning our teams and expertise, we

Savona Communications to Rep 4 Brands

Savona Communications has been named the US agency of record to represent STROH 160 Rum, Schladerer Fruit Brandy & Liqueur, Kleiner Feigling Fig Liqueur and Bepi Tosolini Italian Liqueur, part of the Marussia Beverages USA portfolio.

Wilson Daniels Promotes Chris Pedersen to VP-National Accounts

Wilson Daniels Promotes Chris Pedersen to VP-National Accounts

Having served as Director of Chains and National Accounts on the West Coast for six years, Pedersen will expand his role to the entirety of the country and lead the charge in on- and off-premise National Accounts for Wilson Daniels. "Chris joined Wilson Daniels in March 2020 at

Reyes Hires Breakthru Beverage Vet Brian Albenze to Manage Markets It's Acquiring

Reyes Beverage Group said it hired Brian Albenze to oversee the markets it is acquiring from Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC): Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington DC. “He will work closely with Reyes Beverage Group leadership across both the corporate and division

John O'Keeffe to Lead Diageo North America as Sally Grimes Steps Down

John O'Keeffe to Lead Diageo North America as Sally Grimes Steps Down

John O'Keeffe has been named CEO of Diageo North America. The Diageo veteran succeeds Sally Grimes, who said on LinkedIn that she will be dedicating her time "to leading The Noah John Grimes Family Foundation" Noah was her son. He passed away five years ago at

Auction Napa Valley to Honor Robin Lail with Lifetime Achievement Award

Auction Napa Valley to Honor Robin Lail with Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award will recognize Robin Vail's founding role in the auction and her decades of continued leadership. The recognition will take place at the Live Auction Celebration on Saturday, June 6, 2026. As a chair of the inaugural 1981 planning committee, Lail helped bring Auction Napa