•Veteran Shaw-Ross International executive Bruce Hunter will retire at the end of the year after three decades with the company and a half-century in the drinks industry. Hunter joined Shaw-Ross in ...

The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) remain steadfast in their support of regulations governing the hemp THC industry, firmly opposing the scheduled ban set to take effect November 2026.

•Massachusetts’ total cannabis sales through December 2 this year reached $1.66 billion, according to data from the state’s Cannabis Control Commission (CCC). During that period, $1.52 billion came ...

Canada’s regulated cannabis market reached $2.9 billion (C$4b) through September 2025, with sales accelerating on a year-over-year basis in nearly every month of 2025, according to Statistics Canada.

Florida’s Sunmed, one of the U.S.’s leading CBD retailers with more than 250 locations across the U.S., has joined the fight against the federal hemp THC ban and is pushing for a higher THC cap for ...

Ahead of a February 2026 trial date, part of former Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits president Tom Steffanci’s legal team has asked to be removed from the case. The firm, New York’s Gibson, Dunn & ...

According to reporting in the Wall Street Journal, Anheuser-Busch is considering a $700 million play for wine-based RTD Beatbox. The brand, known for its high abv fruit- and tea-flavored drinks that ...

Treasury Wine Estates has released a new limited-edition wine from 19 Crimes in a new collaboration with water brand Liquid Death. The wine, Severed Red, is a 14.5% abv red blend made from California ...

After a week-long countdown of its Top 10 Wines of 2025, featuring outstanding bottles from premier producers around the world, Wine Spectator on Friday unveiled its Wine of the Year. The honor was ...

Wine Spectator’s countdown of the top 10 wines of the year continues today, with the naming of the No. 4, 3, and 2 wines of 2025. Yesterday, the magazine revealed a Chilean icon wine and a St.-Emilion ...

Brown-Forman has launched spirits-based RTD brand New Mix in select markets across the U.S. The brand, made with El Jimador Tequila, will launch with two varieties—Paloma and Cantarito (a ...

In case you missed this morning’s news alert, Diageo has appointed former Tesco CEO Sir Dave Lewis as its new chief executive, effective January 1. Lewis will take over from interim CEO Nik Jhangiani, ...