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.

•Six restaurants have newly earned Wine Spectator’s Grand Award in 2014, the highest honor for a restaurant wine list. Continue reading → ...

It was a shovelful of dirt 20 years in the making. Sonoma State University broke ground on a new home for its Wine Business Institute June 1, beginning construction on the Wine Spectator Learning ...

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 ...

In case you missed last night’s News Alert, Treasury Wine Estates announced that it will take a non-cash impairment of at least $450 million on its U.S. business as a result of “further moderation in ...

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 ...

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 & ...

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 ...

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 ...

•Despite the scheduled federal ban on hemp-derived THC products, policymakers in Texas are continuing with their own framework for regulating the category. The rules, in development by the Texas ...