Afternoon Brief: Sonoma County Vintners Announces “Wine Is Us” Campaign Promoting Positive Benefits of Wine

Sonoma County Vintners (SCV) is excited to announce their new Wine Is Us multimedia campaign as part of their ongoing efforts to advocate for and promote Sonoma County wines to the world...

Republic National Distributing Company Closes Deal to Partner with Opici Family Distributing in New York

 Joint Venture Expands RNDC’s Footprint to Include New York Grand Prairie, Texas, Sept. 1, 2022 – Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), a  national distributor and broker of premium wine and spirits, and […]

By Cheryl Durzy, LibDib Founder and CEO -  Two major acquisitions have taken place in the wholesale wine and spirits tier recently. Our partner RNDC bought Opici Family Distributing in Florida. Last week, Epic Wine & Spirits was bought by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits in California. It’s inevitable that some alcohol brands will not make the cut. However, there is an option to stay in the market and keep those account relationships: LibDib. Back in my winery days, I would dread M&A announcements in the wholesale tier. I was usually with the wholesaler who was acquired and they were almost always one of my best partners (hence being a good acquisition target!) At least 10 of my mid-sized, family-owned wine and spirits distributors were acquired by one of the “big boys.” More often than not, our family wine brand was not a good fit for the combined portfolio at the larger wholesaler. It’s understandable; our winery was