Sonoma, CA – April 22, 2026 – Free Flow Wines announces the winners of the 13th Annual KEGGY Awards, honoring outstanding partners who are advancing sustainability, quality, and innovation across the wine and hospitality industries. Now aligned with Earth Month, the KEGGY Awards continue to spotlight the environmental and operational benefits of wine on tap, while celebrating the growing community of wineries, distributors, and on-premise operators leading the charge. FFW & Partners’ Cumulative Impact to Date: 45,448,130 bottles saved from landfill 80,827,751 lbs. of CO₂ emissions prevented from entering the atmosphere New in 2026, Free Flow Wines has expanded its award categories to recognize excellence across a broader set of hospitality leaders. These new honors celebrate accounts that demonstrate a strong commitment to reusable stainless steel kegs, investment in draft beverage quality, and a dedication to elevating the overall guest experience. New categories include Best Ho

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We have the honor to announce 10 new winners at the 9th annual KEGGY Awards, recognizing the exceptional impacts these partners have made in reducing waste from the landfill and CO2 emissions. The KEGGY Awards were created in 2014 to recognize winery partners for their commitment to sustainability by choosing reusable stainless-steel kegs - a truly zero-waste package. Each Free Flow keg holds the equivalent of 26 bottles of wine and will eliminate approximately 1,560 bottles from the landfill over its lifetime. WINERY AWARD RECIPIENTS  To recognize the bottle waste saved from the landfill   Saved more than 1,000,000 bottles (1,834,405 lbs CO2 emissions) Prestige Wine Imports Angeline and Martin Ray Vineyards & Winery   Saved more than 500,000 bottles (917,179 lbs CO2 emissions) Trinchero Family Estates Treasury Wine Estates Banfi   Saved more than 100,000 bottles (183,436 lbs CO2 emissions) Whisper Wines Kobrand Corporation Biagio Cru Wines & Spirits Da