YOU'RE INVITED! Wine Business Group Roundtable This month, join AWG Wine Advisors and Women for WineSense at Emeritus Vineyards to enjoy complimentary wine, snack on hors d'oeuvres, discuss trending industry topics, network, and hear from this meeting's guest speaker, Jeff Clark! WHEN: February 19th 4 - 6pm WHERE: Emeritus Vineyards Sebastopol, CA MEET THE SPEAKER Jeff Clark is a commercial and private banking veteran with extensive lending experience to the wine/beer/spirits industry nationwide, ranging from small, family operations to publicly traded companies.  His company, Bear Republic Capital, provides debt and equity sources from a broad network of providers.  As a speaker, Jeff has presented at various organizations, including CalCPA, the American Craft Spirits Association, and the Craft Beverage Expo. 

Sustainability has become a core focus across every industry sector lately, but, as lovers of the traditional, the wine and spirit industries are behind the curve on implementing sustainable glass packaging. According to the IWSR, 48% of American alcohol drinkers say that a company’s sustainability or environmental initiatives positively influences their purchasing decisions. Furthermore, according to a report by the global decision intelligence company, Morning Consult, 7 in 10 American adults would consider purchasing from a food and beverage brand that prioritizes sustainability, the highest share across all industries. In the face of ongoing environmental concerns, a growing number of media stories have cited the need for our industry to find a more sustainable package solution. And the call is validated by consumer demands. We are seeing the emergence of a new category of wine consumer: the environmentally-conscious consumer, who is choosing wines and spirits based on the s

Verallia USA offers an unmatched portfolio of both specialty and premium lightweight bottles from 187ml to 3L bottles. Verallia USA also offers maximum flexibility with sparkling glass having access year-round. We can support you in this ever changing and uncertain market. Verallia is one of the leaders in sustainability with revised targets of Net Zero by 2040. Verallia USA has an unmatched portfolio of lightweight 750ml glass down to as light as 300g. We look forward to speaking with you to provide solutions in this complicated market.  Visit us at WIN Expo booth 117 on Dec. 4 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. Register for a free trade show floor pass with promo code: VER117 As the European leader and the world’s third largest producer of glass packaging for beverages and food products, Verallia wants to redefine the way glass is manufactured, reused and recycled, to make it the most sustainable packaging material in the world. With 35 glass plants, 6 decor plants and 19 c

LibTech’s new Supplier Cloud makes it easy to manage brands, engage Distributors, and enhance product data–all in one hub SAN JOSE, CA – August 26, 2025 – LibTech, the SaaS division of LibDib, today announced Supplier Cloud, a new platform purpose-built for the beverage alcohol industry. Supplier Cloud is backed by AI-driven content management, allowing Suppliers to manage brands, engage Distributors, and enhance product data with speed and efficiency.  “Today marks a new era of onboarding, presenting, and maintaining brand information across markets, Distributors and Customers,” said Richard Brashears, General Manager of LibTech. “Supplier Cloud simplifies portfolio management across the entire distribution network. It’s smart, scalable, and built specifically for our industry.” Over the past decade, LibTech’s experienced engineering team has driven the growth of emerging brands by solving complex challenges uniqu

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