Napa Valley-based importer and marketer Demeine Estates is launching a new brand from Lawrence Wine Estates, Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. Continue reading →

•Longtime Kobrand executive Gerard Yvernault has passed away at age 87. Continue reading →

Diageo interim CEO Nik Jhangiani, who assumed leadership of the world’s largest spirits player last month upon the departure of Debra Crew, has been named as a contender to take on the chief executive role on a permanent basis. Continue reading →

After a fierce legal battle that has been raging since the end of July, a judge has placed Tennessee distiller Uncle Nearest in receivership as a result of its financial difficulties, and now its future is on the line. Continue reading →