Dave Phinney Debuts New Spirits Venture

You may recall, wine brand building guru Dave Phinney recently sold off his former businesses - Orin Swift Cellars to E& J Gallo and Splinter Spirits Group to Vintage Wine Estates. But Dave isn't retiring happily to the countryside anywhere. No, WSD has learned Dave is launching a craft spirits company called Savage & Cooke.Savage & Cooke will initially focus on brown spirits-- bourbon, whiskey and rye--and tequila. Toward the end of the year, S&C plans to launch the Ayate