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L’Ecole #41, one of the founding wineries of Washington’s Walla Walla Valley, has appointed MATTHEW CARROLL as National Sales Manager — Northeast. In this new role, Carroll will be responsible for sales in 21 markets including Massachusetts. Prior to joining L’Ecole #41, Carroll spent more than three years with Skurnik... Read More

Renowned distiller JOHN CAMPBELL has left Scotland for California to join Sespe Creek Distillery as its chief operating officer (COO) and master distiller. The move to the West Coast marks Campbell’s first foray into American craft spirits after working in the Scotch sector for the past three decades most notably... Read More

JOHN McCARTHY, 55 JOHN MCARTHY, head distiller at English producer Adnams, died suddenly on October 12 at the age of 55. Adnams, based in Southwold in Suffolk, England, paid tribute to McCarthy, who was praised as an “integral part of our Adnams team”. McCarthy spent more than 20 years at... Read More

The CEO of Campari Group, MATTEO FANTACCHIOTTI, has resigned from the company for personal reasons after fewer than six months in the role. Fantacchiotti joined Campari Group in January 2020 to lead Asia Pacific. He then became deputy CEO in September 2023. The board of directors has appointed PAOLO MARCHESINI... Read More

Laphroaig has appointed GEORGE CAMPBELL as its distillery manager and promoted JONATHAN FLETCHER and EMMA BOYLE to new Islay assistant distillery manager roles. These roles are dedicated to supporting parent company Suntory Global Spirits’ distilleries on Islay: Laphroaig and Bowmore. Campbell’s hire follows the departure of Laphroaig’s former distillery manager... Read More

BRENDAN COOK has taken over as master blender at Wyoming Whiskey after succeeding NANCY FRALEY. Cook joined the Edrington-owned craft distillery at the end of 2023, with a background in Scotch and Canadian whisky. He previously worked at Brown-Forman as an assistant blender for Benriach, Glandronach, and Glenglassaugh. Upon joining... Read More

The wine and spirits importer has named MARCELO AGUERO as President and CEO of the company. Aguero succeeds BOB DEROOSE, who will retire after 41 years of dedication to Kobrand Corporation, including the last 15 as President and CEO. Aguero has spent over 30 years in the fine wine industry, holding... Read More

The United States Bartenders’ Guild (USBG) has appointed ROBERT “BO” SHUFF as the organization’s second ever Executive Director in its 76-year history. Shuff joins the USBG after serving close to 25 years in campaign and non-profit management. His leadership over the last seven years at DC Vote resulted in an... Read More