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A Colorado district court judge, Adam J. Espinosa, granted a preliminary injunction sought by Molson Coors-owned Coors Distributing Company and ordered that Constellation Brands' planned exit from CDC's portfolio cannot proceed until the two companies complete arbitration.
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Tilray Brands has consolidated its beverage manufacturing into six facilities and cut its workforce as it reshapes its beer strategy after acquiring BrewDog. The company is targeting 1 million cases of Carlsberg in 2027.
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Spirits volume sales in the 18 U.S. control-state territories rose 3.2% in September to just over five million nine-litre cases, lifting dollar sales 1.4% to $1.05bn, with NABCA crediting the Labor Day holiday falling in September this year versus August last year. Results were mixed by category: canned-RTD-led cocktails climbed 28.6% in cases to 610,691 and Tequila volumes gained more than 9%, while Scotch fell over 4% and the two largest categories, vodka and domestic whiskey, declined year on year.
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Fingers' latest Weekender points to what it calls "a particularly nasty detail" in Republic National Distributing Co.'s liquidation plan, alongside coverage of Coors Distributing Co.'s upcoming arbitration. The full item is paywalled for paying subscribers.
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Food & Wine named Victor Schwartz, founder of boutique importer VOS Selections, its Wine Advocate of the Year for serving as lead plaintiff in VOS Selections, Inc. v. Trump, which on February 20, 2026 produced a 6-3 Supreme Court ruling, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, against the Trump administration's sweeping tariffs. VOS, which represents about 200 producers and employs 20 people selling mostly on the East Coast, challenged the tariffs on constitutional separation-of-powers grounds; importers note European wine tariffs have since dropped from 15% to 10% and South African tariffs from 30% to 12.5%, though the administration continues seeking new workarounds.
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Diageo has paused its annual Special Releases collection with immediate effect, cancelling the 2026 edition typically unveiled in October or November, as it reviews feedback to ensure future offerings meet consumer and customer needs. Running since 2001, the cask-strength series has featured whiskies from distilleries including Port Ellen, Brora, Talisker, Lagavulin, and Caol Ila; the pause comes as the company restructures under CEO Dave Lewis and cuts 2,000 jobs.
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Canada has fallen from the second-largest export market for American spirits in 2025 to sixth, Discus said, after Trump applied 25% tariffs on Canadian goods in February 2025, eight provinces cleared American alcohol from shelves in March, and Trump banned Canadian spirits imports at the end of September with exemptions for bulk whiskies and cordials. Discus's Rob Maron said securing a permanent return to zero-for-zero tariffs is "critical," noting the 51 countries with such agreements accounted for 81% of US spirits exports in 2025.
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A lawsuit filed on behalf of an Elizabeth, New Jersey importer challenges President Trump's use of Section 338 to impose tariffs on Canadian cheese, alcohol and other goods, arguing that Congress, not the president, holds the authority to levy tariffs.
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Carlsberg, Pernod Ricard and Coca-Cola are advancing potential listings of their Indian businesses, with Carlsberg furthest along after filing an updated draft red herring prospectus with SEBI on October 28 and beginning to set up meetings with potential investors. Pernod Ricard, which grew India sales 19 percent in the September quarter, is continuing preparatory work pending board approval, while Coca-Cola is still exploring an IPO of its Indian bottling operations through Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings with no disclosed timeline.
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Vintage Wine Estates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to address its debt and pursue asset sales, backed by $60.5 million in debtor-in-possession financing. The company also plans to voluntarily delist its shares and deregister with the SEC, and is selling the Cosentino real property and equipment.
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Napa's C Mondavi & Family has struck a strategic partnership giving non-alcoholic wine brand Missing Thorn, also based in Napa Valley, access to its national distribution network across off- and on-premise channels in unspecified key markets. C Mondavi called the deal its first entry into the premium non-alcoholic segment; financial terms were not disclosed.
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RTD volumes grew 2% and value 8% across the world's ten leading markets last year, per IWSR's 'RTDs Strategic Study 2026', with the category now accounting for 4% of total beverage alcohol servings, up from 1% in 2015. IWSR says new entrants made up only 4% of RTD buyers in 2026, shifting the growth emphasis from recruitment to retention, with 44% of consumers now brand-loyal when their preferred RTD isn't available.
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Sandy Oatley and daughter Nicky bought the Rosemount wine label from Treasury Wine Estates in October, returning the brand built up by patriarch Bob Oatley to family control for the first time in over two decades. The sale was part of Treasury's drive to simplify its portfolio; Rosemount was once the fifth best-selling wine label in Australia.
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Scheid Vineyards (OTC: SVIN) reported a net loss of $10.398 million for the six months ended August 31, 2026, including $8.665 million in interest expense, per an October 20 filing.
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Napa's Signorello Estate, a 49-year-old family-owned winery, has filed for bankruptcy facing $36 million in debt. Canadian investors Amar Doman and Ashley Cooper placed a $16 million stalking-horse bid, with the potential to reach up to $20 million.
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González Byass USA, based in Chicago, has taken over from Napa Valley's Demeine Estates to import Villa Marcello prosecco, its first prosecco brand in the US, entering the category with the estate-grown millesimato brut. In Germany, the Spanish group signed Meckenheim-based Schlumberger Group to distribute its sherry portfolio, including Tío Pepe, plus London Nº1 Gin and Lepanto Brandy de Jerez, replacing an undisclosed distributor.
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New NielsenIQ data shows natural cork remains the top closure for U.S. off-premise wine revenue, commanding widening price premiums and capturing luxury sales across categories.
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Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits posted a second straight quarter of flat sales, up 0.3% to EUR41.6m (US$46.4m) in the three months to end of September, as a 13.3% domestic jump led by recovering William Peel scotch offset a 7.1% fall in its international region, where Spain's strength was outweighed by declines in Western Europe, Canada and the US, the latter hit by weak Sobieski vodka and an importer inventory rundown. A 9.6% first-quarter slide left year-to-date group sales down 2.9% at EUR125.6m.
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Heineken sent a document to U.K. bars and pubs warning that weight-loss drugs are hurting alcohol purchases, and suggested strategies for working around the effect.
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Harpers examines how large drinks companies are adopting occasion-focused marketing in response to the global alcohol consumption downturn, citing IWSR data on present and future consumption. The full article is behind a subscriber paywall.
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