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"A number of deliberate steps"

"A number of deliberate steps"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
Special ReportsSpecial Reports
A look inside the collapse of RNDC's New York joint venture

A look inside the collapse of RNDC's New York joint venture

Memos from Manhattan Beer & Beverage and Opici Family detail tumultuous transfer

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
And then there was Sazerac

And then there was Sazerac

Plus: How RNDC’s boss is talking about RNDC’s breakup!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

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BuzzwordsBuzzwords
+1+1
"A number of deliberate steps"

"A number of deliberate steps"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
Special ReportsSpecial Reports
A look inside the collapse of RNDC's New York joint venture

A look inside the collapse of RNDC's New York joint venture

Memos from Manhattan Beer & Beverage and Opici Family detail tumultuous transfer

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
And then there was Sazerac

And then there was Sazerac

Plus: How RNDC’s boss is talking about RNDC’s breakup!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
Special ReportsSpecial Reports
RNDC CEO details "additional strategic transactions" to sell off empire

RNDC CEO details "additional strategic transactions" to sell off empire

Read Marc Sachs' internal memo signaling a national firesale at the troubled wholesaler

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
WeekenderWeekender
Recalling Blanton’s busts and Papp-rehensions of yore

Recalling Blanton’s busts and Papp-rehensions of yore

Plus: "Is your wine a secret immigrant?!"

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
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"Raindrops make oceans"

"Raindrops make oceans"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
How craft brewers learned to stop worrying and love the Party Bomb

How craft brewers learned to stop worrying and love the Party Bomb

Plus: The children do not yearn for Popsicle Hard!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
WeekenderWeekender
A colossal cash-out courtesy of Ol’ Pappy BuzzBallz

A colossal cash-out courtesy of Ol’ Pappy BuzzBallz

Plus: Napa cabbage can’t offset Napa Cabs!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
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"Things that feel accretive"

"Things that feel accretive"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
Uncle Nearest needs a buyer ASAP

Uncle Nearest needs a buyer ASAP

Plus: Cast your vote for The Buzzwords of The Week of Q1 2026!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
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It's actually illegal for booze execs to talk normally (few understand this)

It's actually illegal for booze execs to talk normally (few understand this)

Plus: A few photos from my latest reporting trip!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
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"Our consumer landscape remains dynamic"

"Our consumer landscape remains dynamic"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
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