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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 28/09/2026

As Sierra Nevada approaches its fifth decade in operation, it's taking a couple big, ambitious swings at growing its portfolio beyond its core offerings. At @vinepair.com, I laid out the opportunity—and the imperative, and the risks—in the venerable first-wave brewer's expansion.

The Bull Case for Sierra Nevada’s Under-the-Radar ‘Hype Brewery’ Line

A problem — the problem? — for first-generation craft breweries is as follows. 1. Everybody knows your iconic beer. 2. Everybody loves your iconic beer. 3. Nobody buys your iconic beer. We have contem...

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Susannah SB @whattastesgood.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We heard for years how TTB recognition would boost the fortunes of the fledgling American single malt category. That happened a year and a half ago, so for @vinepair.com I checked in to find out: Did it move the needle? vinepair.com/articles/dis...

Two Years After American Single Malt's Ratification, the Category Is Still Findings Its Way

It’s been nearly two years since the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) ratified a standard of identity for American single malt. The milestone was hailed as a victory by distillers across...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 29/05/2026

NEW: Each year, the trade mag The New Brewer reports the barrelage of US craft-style beer (whether indie, corporate, etc.) For years, it looked like New Belgium was about to surpass Molson Coors, and in 2025, it did. But then @brewbound.com editors noticed some apparent errors in the data.

Anheuser-Busch Takes the Corporate Craft Throne From Molson Coors and New Belgium

It seemed like it wasn’t a question of if, but when, Voodoo Ranger’s parent company finally caught up to Blue Moon’s on corporate craft volume. And according to one long-running brewing industry magaz...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 27/04/2026

Wrote up a quick analysis on the latest shudders in RNDC's interminable collapse for @vinepair.com (see "VP Pro Take"):

RNDC to Sell Off Oregon and Washington Markets to Columbia Distributing, With More Moves to Come

After Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) withdrew from California in 2025 and sold off twelve of its markets to Reyes Beverage Group (RBG) earlier this year, the shakeout is set to continue...

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Susannah SB @whattastesgood.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The assignment: Find out if and when the whiskey glut will result in lower shelf prices. The result: My latest article for @vinepair.com. If you buy or sell whiskey, you're going to want to read this. vinepair.com/articles/wha...

The Whiskey Glut Won't Lower Prices, but It Will Mean Older, Better Bottles

Whiskey has an oversupply problem. In both bourbon and Scotch, stocks are way up, consumption is flat to down, and many producers are responding by slowing or pausing production, temporarily closing d...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 21/04/2026

Filed some quick analysis for @vinepair.com about the latest bev-alc M&A, which has some unlikely crossover between my beer-industry and East End Richmond beats. (Scroll to "VP Pro Take" halfway down):

Firestone Walker and Duvel USA to Acquire Stone Brewing From Sapporo

Firestone Walker and Duvel Moortgat USA have agreed to acquire the Stone Brewing brand from Sapporo USA for an undisclosed amount, Brewbound reports. The transaction is slated to finalize within the s...

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Susannah SB @whattastesgood.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Coming out of social media hibernation to drop a link to my latest for @vinepair.com, which I pitched as "Bourbon's Worst Case Scenario." An unlikely, but not impossible, one. vinepair.com/articles/int...

What Will a Global Trade Meltdown Mean For Bourbon’s Protected Status?

No matter where you are in the world, if you ask for bourbon, you’re going to get a whiskey produced in the United States under specific rules. Bourbon is guaranteed to be bourbon, made only in Americ...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 06/03/2026

BREAKING: The country's biggest beer wholesaler is buying more markets off the country's (for-now) biggest wine/spirits wholesaler.

Expanding Middle-Tier Mega-Deal, RNDC Says Reyes Will Buy Five More Markets

The biggest news in the beverage-alcohol industry’s middle tier is getting bigger: Reyes Beverage Group (RBG) will acquire five additional markets from its rival, Republic National Distributing Compan...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 30/01/2026

Brewery workers, bar owners, and union organizers in MSP are setting the mark on how to actually care for their community, rather than just invoke as a buzzword. At @vinepair.com, I reported how their work doubles as a playbook for colleagues nationwide whose homes may face MAGA sieges soon enough.

The Twin Cities’ Beer Scene Is Showing the Rest of the Industry How to Fight Back

When I reach Drew Hurst, he’s running late to work. “I’m taking the call from my car right now because there’s an ICE. stop on my road on my way in, which, y’know, I pulled over to film,” the presiden...

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Jane Mayl🍷n 🍇 @janetrad.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

"which wines would sommeliers like to see less of in 2026?" An interesting take on the wine list and at first glance a controversial list. But read the article to get the whole picture and nuance. By @vinepair.com

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 13/01/2026

Filed a quick newser for @vinepair.com with what we know. Note that while trade press has reported the statement from RBG, the memo from RNDC's Sachs is previously unreported. Will be updating this story throughout the day:

In Middle-Tier Mega-Deal, RNDC Says Reyes Will Buy Out Its Ops in Seven Markets (Developing)

Less than one year after Republic National Distributing Company’s catastrophic collapse in California, VinePair has learned that the country’s second-largest wine and spirits wholesaler will sell a po...

VinePair @vinepair.com · 13/01/2026

The country’s second-largest wine and spirits wholesaler will sell a portion of its national operation to the country’s largest beer distributor: Reyes Beverage Group. vinepair.com/booze-news/r...

In Middle-Tier Mega-Deal, RNDC Says Reyes Will Buy It in Seven Markets (Developing)

Less than one year after Republic National Distributing Company’s catastrophic collapse in California, VinePair has learned that the country’s second-largest wine and spirits wholesaler will sell a po...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 13/01/2026

NEW: I have obtained an internal memo from RNDC's new prez/CEO stating that Reyes Bev Group (US' largest beer distro) has agreed to acquire RNDC in 7 markets. Trade press this morning reported RBG spox saying it was in "active discussions" for such a deal; RNDC memo suggests it's happening. More TK.

I am reaching out to share an important update regarding our business. We have been taking steps to evaluate our business structure, prioritize operational excellence, and ensure the strength of our business.
As part of these ongoing efforts, we have aligned with Reyes Beverage Group on key economic terms for them to acquire RNDC's operations in Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Upon completion of the transaction, Reyes plans to run the newly acquired businesses separately from their current operations.
This transaction is the result of a thoughtful and extensive process and will support our goal of strengthening the business for the long term and supporting key existing relationships. While there are still a number of steps we need to finalize the deal, I hope that you join me in recognizing this positive development.

In the meantime, it is business as usual. We are continuing to operate as we have been, and we ask that you remain focused on your responsibilities and keep up the great work you do every day. We are committed to being as transparent as possible and will provide additional updates as we move forward.
If you have additional inquiries about this news, I encourage you to speak directly with your manager or local leadership. Open, direct conversations are the best way to get clarity and context.
I wanted to take a moment to thank you all for your hard work and dedication. You are the cornerstone of RNDC and we appreciate what you do every day. Let's keep up the good work.
Sincerely,
Marc Sachs

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 09/01/2026

Cutwater's triple-digit sales growth in 2025 wasn't strictly due to the TikTok trend of housing/getting housed by a 4pk of the stuff and filming the results. But that didn't hurt! At @vinepair.com I laid out the needle A-B has been threading to cash in on heavy users without marketing heavy use.

Anheuser-Busch Is Selling Cutwater Like Crazy — and Keeping Quiet About the Viral #Challenge

The song is called “Cut Wader,” by Lex OnGoo and LadyBouncee, and it opens like this: She want some Cutwater All these b*tches see us bounce, me and my homegirl on the roof. We drinkin’ Cuts but that’...

VinePair @vinepair.com · 26/12/2025

@dinfontay.com recounts what are, in his opinion, the most important storylines and turning points for the beer industry in 2025.

The 7 Stories That Defined the Beer Industry in 2025

Here we are again, reader. The last column of 2025. I hope you had a lovely holiday, full of good cheer and other things of that nature. But now it’s back to business: one final recap on the biggest s...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 12/12/2025

My father, Nick Infante, adored the American beer business. A week ago, he passed away. My column today at @vinepair.com is a tribute to his lifelong passion for the trade, and a challenge to its leaders to hold close all that makes it unique.

The Beer Industry Is Special. My Dad Taught Me That

I love beer, and I love covering the beer industry, and those are two different things. I am constantly explaining to people — angry readers, new sources, confused strangers — that while I personally ...

VinePair @vinepair.com · 08/12/2025

🍻 Even in a challenging year, brewers pushed forward to open impressive new breweries in 2025. Here are 26 of the best, according to the pros.

The 26 Best New Breweries of 2025, According to Beer Pros

As a writer, finding negative narratives in craft beer is a breeze. Sales are declining. Closures are climbing. Let’s blame all those IPAs! Or Gen Z! Or THC! Instead of focusing on deflating news, tho...

VinePair @vinepair.com · 26/11/2025

In a country dominated by artificially carbonated keg beer, cask ale can be challenging to serve well. These breweries are pulling it off. vinepair.com/articles/bre...

British-Style Cask Ale Is a Challenge, but These Breweries Are Making It Work in the U.S.

At Gigantic Brewing Company in Portland, Ore., brewer and co-owner Van Havig has a response ready for whenever customers ask what cask ale is. “You look them right in the eye, and you say, ‘It’s the w...

VinePair @vinepair.com · 03/09/2025

Czech brewers are making low-alcohol beers that are complex, rich, and fun to drink, offering a blueprint for other brewers to do the same.

How Czech Brewers Make Low-Alcohol Lagers With Big Flavor

Beer fans who make it to Prague before the weather turns will find exactly what they’ve been told to expect: a beautiful Old World city where classic Pilsner-style beers are everywhere, with hundreds ...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 29/08/2025

VOS Selections, the lead plaintiff on this suit, is a ~4-decade family-owned wine/spirits importer out of NY. As the owner told @vinepair.com after the initial win in the Court of International Trade in late May: "When they asked me to be lead plaintiff, I thought ‘Somebody needs to step up.’"

How a Small, Family-Run Wine Importer Helped Halt Trump’s Tariffs

The latest development in the ongoing saga surrounding President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs involves an unlikely party: a small, family-run wine importer. On Wednesday, a unanimous three-judge p...

VinePair @vinepair.com · 02/09/2025

Chardonnay remains the most celebrated white variety in the world, but what cult whites do collectors seek out outside of the grape?

The Prized White Wines Collectors Covet Most — That Aren’t Chardonnay

All too often, when the world’s white cult wines are lined up, Burgundy, and its star grape Chardonnay, steal the show. Even beyond the Côte de Beaune — from Sonoma to South Africa to Australia — Char...

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VinePair @vinepair.com · 18/08/2025

From classic Provence expressions to thought-provoking bottles from the Finger Lakes, here are the best rosés under $25.

The 10 Best Rosés Under $25

About two decades ago, rosé took the United States by storm. Spurred on by chic beach goers spending their summers “out east,” the pink wines captured the American imagination and have yet to truly lo...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 15/08/2025

Bapple's comeback boomed, but ABI has once again stopped shipping the brand—leaving competitors an angle on the national thirst for apple-flavored beers. At @vinepair.com I evaluated the macrobrewer's scarcity strategy in context of another LTO gambit: McDonald's infamously successful hog arbitrage.

Busch Light Apple Is the McRib of Beer

You don’t have to be an expert gambler to understand why it’s verboten to interrupt a craps player’s hot hand at the casino, nor a historian of America’s pastime to grasp why a baseball team won’t say...

VinePair @vinepair.com · 15/08/2025

Busch Light Apple's return to shelves this year has been nothing short of triumphant, begging the question: Why isn't it around year-round?

Busch Light Apple Is the McRib of Beer

You don’t have to be an expert gambler to understand why it’s verboten to interrupt a craps player’s hot hand at the casino, nor a historian of America’s pastime to grasp why a baseball team won’t say...

VinePair @vinepair.com · 12/08/2025

Prosecco is famous for its fizz, yet, much to the confusion of everyone, the confounding era of bubble-free Prosecco is here.

Is Still Prosecco a Clever Bid or a Branding Blunder?

There comes a time in the lifespan of wildly successful products when it seems the world is not enough. Think: Crystal Pepsi, Facebook’s pivot to Meta, and non-alcoholic hard seltzer. Prosecco, that c...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 12/08/2025

And your Hop-ocalypse Now from the latest @vinepair.com Hop Take 🤯: vinepair.com/articles/hop...

🤯 Hop-ocalypse Now
Everything is relative. For example, the data are in on tax paid beer shipments for June 2025, and according to analysis from the Beer Institute, they’re up 0.3 percent year over year. To the untrained ear, a mere 30 basis points may not sound so hot. It isn’t when compared to, say, a decade ago, when the category’s growth was double that figure. But as the trade group’s chief economist Andrew Heritage noted in a statement to Brewbound, the slight increase marks the “strongest growth” on a monthly basis so far this year. And get this: Removals for Q2 “only” declined at about half the rate they did in Q1! Good news is just a matter of perspective, when you think about it.

VinePair @vinepair.com · 12/08/2025

The THC drinks category is undeniably exploding, but can the growth predictions actually hold up? If it's going to happen, now is the time.

It’s Now or Never for Cannabis Drinks

Cannabis, marijuana, weed, pot, hemp, the devil’s lettuce — call THC products whatever you like, but they aren’t going away any time soon. And once again, they have the alcohol industry on edge. Since...

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VinePair @vinepair.com · 31/07/2025

With the cocktail renaissance well into its third decade, it's time to step back and consider the greatest bar teams of all time.

The Bar Teams That Defined the Craft Cocktail Revival

When debating the greatest sports teams in history, rabid fans always defend their hometown heroes. They don’t just anoint the Chicago Bulls the greatest basketball team of all time, they exalt the vi...

VinePair @vinepair.com · 30/07/2025

Currently, three of the top five breweries in the United States aren't breweries at all, they're meaderies.

How Mead, the Drink of the Vikings, Came to Dominate Untappd Rankings

At first glance, Untappd’s list of highest-rated breweries looks kind of weird: Currently, three of the top five producers in the U.S. aren’t breweries at all. Instead, Pips Meadery (#2), Schramm’s Me...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 29/07/2025

🎧 It's always a treat to join The @vinepair.com Podcast to talk about my recent coverage. In this episode, I recapped the state of play for the hemp-beverage business and my reporting at the Hemp Beverage Alliance's 2025 Hemp Beverage Expo: pod.link/1402310626/e... (clip via @zgeballe.bsky.social!)

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Susannah SB @whattastesgood.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

What can today's distillers learn from the last bourbon bust? I try to answer that question, with the help of some folks who actually lived through it (ahem Eddie Russell) in my latest article for @vinepair.com vinepair.com/articles/bou...

What Can Bourbon Distillers Learn From the Last Big Bust?

The bourbon industry is looking at some tough times right now. Sales are down, supply is way up, and distilleries are facing bankruptcy, lawsuits, and even closure. Words like “glut” and “bust,” which...

VinePair @vinepair.com · 29/07/2025

The first beer can was sold in 1935, and from that point forward breweries and manufacturers have revolutionized its form.

The 10 Most Iconic Beer Cans and Innovations of All Time — and How They Changed Packaging Forever

Please consider the beer can. The aluminum cylinder is one of beer drinking’s greatest inventions, equally a standard accessory at bars, concerts, and backyard BBQs, and a status symbol for drinkers s...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 23/07/2025

having gotten a sneak preview of @timmckirdy.bsky.social's new mezcal miniseries for @vinepair.com i can't emphasize enough how stoked i am for the show

The VinePair Podcast: The Complex Impact of the Mezcal Boom

Roughly two years ago, VinePair managing editor and “Cocktail College” host Tim McKirdy received an invite from Los Angeles-based restauranteur Ivan Vasquez to travel down to Oaxaca and get a behind-t...

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Brian Alberts @brewedculture.org · 24/07/2025

Part 2 of Cocktail College's new series on traditional mezcal! Mezcal's taste as we know today was shaped by prohibitions, corruption, and outside meddling...and all more recently than you think. Listen for yourself. open.spotify.com/episode/4faV... @vinepair.com @timmckirdy.bsky.social

Digital artwork created for "Mezcal's Untold Past, Soaring Present, and Fragile Future, Part 2," a new mezcal-focused documentary for VinePair's Cocktail College podcast.

It depicts a Mexican man, a farmer and/or mezcalero, walking through a conceptual space showing Oaxacan magueys (the regional term for agave plants), as well as a clay pot used for distilling.

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 25/07/2025

The period from Memorial Day to Labor Day is traditionally the most important season for selling beer. There are all sorts of exceptions to this rule, but as I wrote this week at @vinepair.com, none are big enough to offset what’s shaping up to be another rough summer for the American beer business.

Beer's Biggest Season Is Here. The Sales... Not So Much.

I just flew back from the Hemp Beverage Expo, and boy, are my arms tired! No, but seriously folks, we’ve got a great crowd tonight, which is why it kills me to tell you that the vibes I was getting fr...

VinePair @vinepair.com · 28/07/2025

The bourbon industry is looking at some tough times right now. How can distillers learn from the sector's last big bust?

What Can Bourbon Distillers Learn From the Last Big Bust?

The bourbon industry is looking at some tough times right now. Sales are down, supply is way up, and distilleries are facing bankruptcy, lawsuits, and even closure. Words like “glut” and “bust,” which...

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VinePair @vinepair.com · 24/07/2025

The Bull City has become the site of a most unusual monthly bar brawl known as Giant Robot Fight Club, the first of which was held in December 2024. vinepair.com/articles/dur...

Inside Durham’s Booziest Bar Fight — Featuring Robots

Durham, North Carolina. Home of Duke University and its vaunted Blue Devils basketball team. An anchor of the so-called Research Triangle, with some of the nation’s top medical centers, numerous high ...

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VinePair @vinepair.com · 23/07/2025

The Four Horsemen made its debut on Grand Street in 2015. A decade later, the Brooklyn wine bar is still an influential presence.

The Four Horsemen Turns 10: How the Brooklyn Bar Changed the Natural Wine Scene Forever

A decade ago, Williamsburg was in an in-between era — on the verge of reaching peak Smorgasburg but not yet succumbing to the modern conveniences of Whole Foods. The area definitely wasn’t as replete ...

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Brian Alberts @brewedculture.org · 17/07/2025

Mezcal's grown exponentially in the last 15 years, thanks in part to cocktails. For @vinepair.com's Cocktail College podcast, @timmckirdy.bsky.social looks at mezcal's most traditional producers and the culture they work to maintain in the face of breakaway capitalism. Ep 1 dropped today 🔗 👇 1/

Digital artwork created for "Mezcal's Untold Past, Soaring Present, and Fragile Future, Part 1," a new mezcal-focused documentary for VinePair's Cocktail College podcast.

It depicts a Mexican man, a farmer and/or mezcalero, walking through a conceptual space showing Oaxacan mountains, agave plant leaves, animated hands holding copitas and an eye nested in agave leaves. The man is also holding a large mallet reminiscent of a mazo (a tool used for manually crushing agave for mezcal production).

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Jason Tremblay @jasontremblay.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Thinking about this article today. The excellent people at Bar Volo in Toronto have lost access to their Meta accounts. We don’t own our online lives, and we really should be thinking about this more. @vinepair.com

Social Media Sucks. What if Craft Breweries Left It Behind?

Everybody knows that Instagram is crucial to a craft brewery’s success. But what this column presupposes is… maybe it isn’t. Hold that thought. My first job out of college was at a publication called ...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 21/07/2025

And your 🤯 Hop-ocalypse Now 🤯 from the latest @vinepair.com Hop Take: vinepair.com/articles/hop...

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Evan Rail @evanrail.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

At the moment, Garage Beer is the biggest success story in U.S. craft beer (B.A. definition). Beyond celebrity ownership, there’s a lot going on. And guess who's making it under contract. H/T to @kimberlyaclements.bsky.social & others, for @vinepair.com. vinepair.com/articles/kel...

How the Kelce Brothers’ Garage Beer Became a Craft Beer Success Story

From struggling taprooms to slumping big-brand lagers, there aren’t a lot of success stories in the beer business of late. Overall production and imports fell 1 percent last year, while craft sales dr...

VinePair @vinepair.com · 22/07/2025

Garage Beer’s path to success offers insight into how small brands can make things work today and hints at where the industry might be going.

How the Kelce Brothers’ Garage Beer Became a Craft Beer Success Story

From struggling taprooms to slumping big-brand lagers, there aren’t a lot of success stories in the beer business of late. Overall production and imports fell 1 percent last year, while craft sales dr...

VinePair @vinepair.com · 21/07/2025

Manhattan's iconic Waldorf Astoria Hotel reopened on July 15 after a lengthy restoration that introduced glorious new drinking experiences.

The Newly Reopened Waldorf Astoria Honors New York’s Glorious Drinking Past

New guests at Manhattan’s historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel, which officially opened on July 15 after a lengthy, eight-year restoration, will get a different kind of welcome when they check in. In the pa...

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VinePair @vinepair.com · 17/07/2025

Bartenders love to hate Espresso Martinis, but maybe it's time to cut the drink some slack and appreciate it for what it is. Hear us out.

Bartenders Love to Hate Espresso Martinis. Here's Why They Shouldn't

In October 2021, New York Magazine’s Grub Street published a piece titled “‘No More Espresso Martinis!’ Why bartenders hate the hottest drink on the planet.” The 10-paragraph article went all in on th...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 14/07/2025

"When I interviewed people for this piece, I began each session by asking them to recall their fondest Sasha story. This query was more often than not greeted with some sort of wistful, grasping version of, 'Oh, God,' followed by 'I have two.' These featured tales come from a pile of abundance."

10 Years After His Passing, Sasha Petraske Still Lives On

On Aug. 21, 2015, Sasha Petraske — the visionary bar owner who built the foundations of contemporary cocktail culture through seminal bars like Milk & Honey, Little Branch, The Varnish, and Dutch Kill...

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Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

“This is definitely a correction in the alcohol market and it’s definitely going to weed out a lot of the brands that hadn’t made it to the right scale yet, or inefficient operators or brands that didn’t have a reason to exist.” vinepair.com/articles/inv...

Investors Have Become More Selective About Alcohol Investments — for Now

Ruchi Desai has experienced firsthand the recent mood shift in beverage-alcohol investment. In 2021, in her role as co-founder and CEO of beer brand Elite Eight Lager, she raised an initial $5 million...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 02/06/2025

My report for @vinepair.com is live now:

RNDC to 'Withdraw' from California By End of Summer (Developing)

Not even halfway into 2025, Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) has hemorrhaged key supplier accounts in markets across the country, and especially in California. Now, VinePair has learned, ...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 16/05/2025

Jotted down some quick thoughts for @vinepair.com the significance of Anheuser-Busch's call to move Cutwater out of RNDC's warehouses and to Southern Glazer's in California and a dozen-ish other states. (Scroll to the "VP Pro Take" section for my analysis.)

Cutwater Follows High Noon Out the Door at RNDC in California, Hawaii, and More States

Another partnership with Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC) has come to an end. This week, news broke that Anheuser-Busch InBev has terminated its partnership with RNDC in California and “sever...

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Evan Rail @evanrail.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Earlier this month, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale won a Gold Medal at the World Beer Cup — in the ESB category. For @vinepair.com, I talked to @fullersjohn.bsky.social, @atjbeer.bsky.social and WBC competition director Chris Williams to find out what happened. vinepair.com/articles/how...

A World Beer Cup ESB Gold for Sierra Nevada Pale Ale? We’re as Confused as You Are.

When the World Beer Cup announced its list of winners earlier this month, the beer industry had plenty to talk about. Among the kudos for the medalists at the big international competition, as well as...