Afternoon Brief, January 30th
Trial Between Napa County, Hoopes Winery Begins: A trial between Napa County and the Hoopes Vineyard winery is underway, with the county's winery regulations being the focus...
Afternoon Brief, January 29th
Napa's Stance on Wine at Stake: Napa's Board of Supervisors election in March could see the wine lobby's influence in local politics diluted...
Afternoon Brief, January 26th
Axe Falls Again at Vintage Wine Estates: After announcing the sale of several wine brands last week, VWE is now offloading employees...
Afternoon Brief, January 25
Plata Wine Partners Expands Portfolio of Exclusive Retail Wine Brands: Plata Wine Partners officially announced the purchase of Purple Brands’ portfolio of exclusive retail wines. The acquisition includes 14 brands, such as Donovan-Parke, Main & Geary, Athenaeum, and Shiloh Road, highlighting fruit from distinctive California growing regions.
Afternoon Brief, January 24
Pink Won't Save California Wine: The California wine industry's largest annual convention, the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, delivered another magnum of bad news Wednesday to the 12,000 grapegrowers and other industry members in attendance...
Afternoon Brief, January 23rd
Why Sokol Blosser Is Adding an Ingredients List to Its Wine Labels: Generally speaking, the wine industry has long resisted putting an ingredients list on wine labels...
Afternoon Brief, January 22nd
Bomb Blows Up French Wine War: A dispute between French producers and importers of Spanish wine is getting darker, with violence returning to the south of France...
Afternoon Brief, January 19th
Ryan Klobas, Chief of Napa County Farm Bureau, Dies: Peter Nissen, president of the Farm Bureau’s board, said the bureau is “shocked and saddened” to learn of Klobas’ death...
Afternoon Brief, January 18th
A Harsh Pill to Swallow: 2024 SVB Report Predicts Tough Times for Wine: Changing demographics, dropping demand and “bulging” inventories call for industry leadership and vision...
Afternoon Brief, January 17th
HK$490 Million of Liquid Cocaine Found Hidden in Wine Shipment: Two men have been arrested after a record 444kg haul of liquid cocaine concealed in a shipment of bag-in-box wine was intercepted by Hong Kong customs...
Afternoon Brief, January 16th
The #1 Reason Why U.S. Consumers Are Buying Less Wine: The downturn in U.S. wine sales is real and substantial, confirmed by multiple data sources and extends all the way to actual consumption. Pandemic effects, inflation, competition, high inventories and channel switching all have had impacts, but don’t explain the downturn completely...
Afternoon Brief, January 15th
Bordeaux Wine Merchants in Court: Another busy week as more Bordeaux wine merchants end up in court, while the UK government reveals binges during Covid...
Afternoon Brief, January 12th
Labeling Laws Another Challenge for Wine: Wine labeling laws are already in use in the EU. Should US producers be freaking out?...
Afternoon Brief, January 11th
Southern Wine and Spirits Late Fees $5.5 Million Class Action Settlement: Southern Wine and Spirits agreed to pay $5.5 million to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming that it charged higher late fees than allowed by California law...
Afternoon Brief, January 10th
Association Touts Wine’s Many Assets as It Counters Anti-Consumption Push: It is a little more than a year since the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report that sent shivers through the tasting rooms of alcoholic beverage producers internationally...
