The end of an "absurd" beer franchise lawsuit

Plus: It’s still a second-growth Bordeaux estate, and you’re not!

Editor’s note: Welcome to The Fingers Weekender, a Sunday digest exclusively for paying Friends of Fingers featuring the independent journalism about drinking in America you love, optimized for hungover scrolling. In today’s edition:

• Craft brewing’s excess-capacity conundrum;

• Wine’s DtC-premiumization grind game;

• Scotch’s sell-through slowdown

And much more. If someone forwarded this to you, buy a subscription to get next Sunday’s edition straight in your inbox.—Dave.

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