Southern Glazer’s Co-Founder Bennett Glazer Passes Away At 80
Bennett Glazer, who spent more than a half-century in the drinks industry, ultimately merging his family’s Texas-based distribution business with Miami’s Southern Wine & Spirits to create Southern Glazer’s, has passed away at age 80. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 21, 2026Brown-Forman Reportedly Leaning Toward Pernod Tie-Up
As Sazerac reportedly prepares a $15 billion all-cash offer for American whiskey rival Brown-Forman, the latter’s controlling Brown family is said to prefer a potential merger with France’s Pernod Ricard, with talks between the two parties ongoing. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 21, 2026News Briefs for April 21, 2026
•Gérard Bertrand is introducing Esprit de Cote des Roses, a new Vin de France sparkling rosé. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 21, 2026As It Courts Brown-Forman, Sazerac Keeps Organic Growth Churning
Owned by the Goldring family, Sazerac Company has steadily built its portfolio over the years through a mix of organic growth and strategic acquisitions and now ranks as the largest U.S. spirits supplier in volume at some 47 million cases, according to Impact Databank (Diageo continues to lead the U.S. industry in value terms). Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 20, 2026Wine Spectator: Korbel’s Owner Has Bought Back Sonoma’s Kenwood Vineyards. What Next?
Kenwood Vineyards, a venerable Sonoma Valley winery owned by French beverage company Pernod Ricard for the past 12 years, is back in the hands of its previous proprietor, Gary Heck, owner and president of F. Korbel & Bros. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 20, 2026News Briefs for April 20, 2026
•Foley Family Wines & Spirits is launching Tequila El Mexicano Añejo, the latest offering from the Bañuelos family’s El Mexicano distillery. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 20, 2026
