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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

Jason Whiteside to Develop Business for Benchmark W&S

Benchmark Wine and Spirits, affiliate of Benchmark Wine Group, hired Jason Whiteside as head of business development in Washington D.C. As business development manager, Whiteside will be responsible for building brand awareness and increasing sales and acquisitions of wine and spirits for the company by working with private collectors,

Margie Lehrman to Retire as American Craft Spirits CEO; Pennington to Succeed Her

Margie A.S. Lehrman will retire from her role as Chief Executive Officer of the American Craft Spirits Association, transitioning into a newly created CEO Emeritus position on May 1. ACSA Chief Operating Officer Emily Pennington has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and will lead the organization into its next

Trefethen Family Vineyards Names Hailey Trefethen President

Trefethen Family Vineyards Names Hailey Trefethen President

Trefethen Family Vineyards, one of Napa Valley’s pioneering family-owned estate wineries, named Hailey Trefethen President. Hailey becomes the third generation of the Trefethen family to lead the winery since its founding in 1968. She spent her childhood at the family home on Trefethen’s Hillspring Vineyard, home to

Amaterra Winery Names Morgan White as Head Winemaker

Amaterra Winery, the Portland, Ore., winery and restaurant rooted in a “For the Love of the Earth” philosophy, promoted Morgan White to Head Winemaker. White, who previously served as Assistant Winemaker and Production Manager, will now lead winemaking operations at Amaterra’s state-of-the-art, gravity-flow facility.