Fingers

Fingers

An independent newsletter about drinking in America.

Latest Posts

Special ReportsSpecial Reports
RNDC to lose Pernod Ricard "in most markets" as supplier exodus deepens

RNDC to lose Pernod Ricard "in most markets" as supplier exodus deepens

New memo from wholesaler CEO Marc Sachs confirms "disappointing news" of spirits conglomerate's departure

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
Uncle Nearest's cofounder attempts the nuclear option

Uncle Nearest's cofounder attempts the nuclear option

Plus: BrewDog USA’s retail shareholders got rinsed!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
WeekenderWeekender
How much more "winning" can America's wine industry take?

How much more "winning" can America's wine industry take?

Plus: Does the country’s biggest beer distributor even *want* to sell wine?!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

Archive

Special ReportsSpecial Reports
RNDC to lose Pernod Ricard "in most markets" as supplier exodus deepens

RNDC to lose Pernod Ricard "in most markets" as supplier exodus deepens

New memo from wholesaler CEO Marc Sachs confirms "disappointing news" of spirits conglomerate's departure

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
Uncle Nearest's cofounder attempts the nuclear option

Uncle Nearest's cofounder attempts the nuclear option

Plus: BrewDog USA’s retail shareholders got rinsed!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
WeekenderWeekender
How much more "winning" can America's wine industry take?

How much more "winning" can America's wine industry take?

Plus: Does the country’s biggest beer distributor even *want* to sell wine?!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
BuzzwordsBuzzwords
+1+1
"A hybrid vertical-horizontal model"

"A hybrid vertical-horizontal model"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
InterviewInterview
What a long, strange Uncle Nearest receivership it's been

What a long, strange Uncle Nearest receivership it's been

The Fingers Podcast with BevNET's Ferron Salniker and attorney Kevin McGee on how the whiskey industry's one-time "unicorn" wound up in dire straits

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
WeekenderWeekender
Millennial malt liquor investment opportunity

Millennial malt liquor investment opportunity

Plus: Reyes is biting off an even bigger chunk of RNDC!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
Special ReportsSpecial Reports
Reyes bites off a bigger chunk of RNDC

Reyes bites off a bigger chunk of RNDC

Read the internal memos flying about the latest expansion of the middle tier mega-deal

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
BuzzwordsBuzzwords
+1+1
"Across Dayparts"

"Across Dayparts"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
Special ReportsSpecial Reports
After cutting its dividend, Diageo cuts US hospitality team

After cutting its dividend, Diageo cuts US hospitality team

The embattled spirits conglomerate declined to renew its on-premise contract, triggering layoffs

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
The gentrification of "bum wine"

The gentrification of "bum wine"

Plus: Fawn Weaver returns to ‘Shark Tank’ with some fascinating advice for entrepreneurs!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
FreeFree
BrewDoggle 2026: Tilray taps in

BrewDoggle 2026: Tilray taps in

Unpacking the Canadian vice conglomerate's lowball deal for the UK's biggest craft brewery

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
WeekenderWeekender
What's $20 million between whiskey frenemies?

What's $20 million between whiskey frenemies?

Plus: Younger drinkers are (brace for it) “mov[ing] from barstools to barbells” (woof)!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
FirstBack
12345678
Next Last