Dear Client: Honest truth, I started thinking about writing this story several weeks ago. And with the flood of news coming in every day, it has become more clear: beverages -- beer, wine, spirits, malt-based seltzers, spirits-based RTDs, wine based RTDs, hybrids, non-alc -- are all converging into one market with an overlapping consumer, and distribution is following suit. Indeed, Constellation announced yesterday that it is consolidating 70% of its w&s brands (up from 40%) to Southern Glazers across the
