The announcements from Southern Wine & Spirits just keep on coming. Southern has appointed Gerald ("Gerry") Rivero Jr. to lead its new, Coastal-Pacific Wine & Spirits (CPWS) group. The CPWS group will represent the Diageo-Moet Hennessy portfolios in the six open states of Alaska, California, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana and Kentucky. Gerry's official title is evp, general manager.