Why Williamson Act vineyards need to make sure the county has the right information
After my recent article, “Vineyard Values Have Fallen. Has Your Property Tax Assessment?”, I heard from a number...
An artificial intelligence system once confidently told Daniel Webber that winemaker Philippe Melka makes Casa Piena. There was just one problem. He does not.
Webber, Wine Director at Wrigley Mansion...
Cover crops attract beneficial insects, increasing biodiversity of a vineyard
The climate is increasingly unstable. Historically warm winters are punctuated by ice storms and dangerously cold temperatures....
Anyone involved in California’s wine industry knows how dramatically the vineyard market has changed. Grape demand remains soft, contracts are harder to secure, farming costs continue to climb, and...
Every year, the New York Wine Classic celebrates the quality of wines produced across our state. The medals recognize craftsmanship, terroir, and the dedication of New York’s winemakers.
For the...
Or: Tilting at Windmills, It’s What We Do
Two and a half years ago, I started on a quixotic journey with famed wine writer and author of The Wine Bible, Karen MacNeil, and fellow wine PR agency owner...
But the Wine Industry May Be Pushing Them Away
For years, we have heard the same warning: younger generations are drinking less wine, and Generation Z may represent an existential threat to the industry....
The Wine Industry has a storytelling problem.
Open any trade publication right now and you’ll find the same story: declining consumption, shrinking club memberships, a generation of younger consumers...
Five questions every winery should be able to answer about its imagery before the next selling season.
For most wineries, the visual library is the part of the operation no one owns. It accumulates....
The next generation of wine consumers are often framed as a threat to the fine wine market. They are drinking less alcohol overall, moderating more consciously, and spending differently than previous generations....
By Alex Caffarini
Most wineries don’t lose wine club members overnight – they lose them slowly, months before cancellation formally happens. As wine sales continue to decline, wineries are doubling down...
By Ian Axford, Merchant Cost Consulting
With margins tightening across the wine industry, from rising production costs to increased competition in direct-to-consumer (DTC) channels, many wineries are...
By Dario Latrofa
The most expensive project is not the one built badly. It is the one where the owner loses control before it even begins.
It happens more often than the industry admits. An owner with...
By Kimberly Noelle Charles
Share & Pair Sundays™ brought to you by the team behind Come Over October™, perfectly models the creativity and collaboration within the wine community at a time when it...
Why the wine industry’s outward gaze is costing us the next generation of drinkers and what to do about it
By Carrie A. Boyle, CSW
For decades, the wine industry has told its story the same...
By Tony Schoenberg and MaryJo Lopez-Oneal, Farella Braun + Martel
The wine industry is undergoing a period of contraction that is reshaping the way buyers and sellers approach mergers and acquisitions....
