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Wildfires Threaten to Upend Crop Insurance
California wildfires are threatening to upend crop insurance for vineyards as smoke threatens grape production in another record-breaking wildfire year in the U.S.
—Jack Roudebush,...
Experts Answer—State of the Wine Industry
This Expert Q & A features Brian Clements, vice president and partner of Turrentine Brokerage, and Dale Stratton, president of Wine Market Council, both...
Winemaking Barrel Trial: Free SO2 & Potential Wine Quality Impacts
Barrel-by-barrel sampling of free SO2 can potentially help winemakers prevent unnecessary and expensive barrel downgrades.
—David Sommer, CTO, BarrelWise Technologies
Free sulfur dioxide (SO2) is unique amongst...
Artificial Intelligence in the Vineyard
Adopting this new vineyard technology is critical to the California grape industry.
—Tom Shapland, PhD, CEO and cofounder of Tule Technologies
Anything humans can observe with...
How to Boost Wine Club Membership
An increase in wine club convenience equates to an increase in wine club members and membership retention.
—Zach Kamphuis, general manager, Commerce7
Why should a consumer...
The Role of Beverage Cans in the Winery Industry
While glass bottles remain the primary packaging medium in wineries, beverage cans have been rising in popularity at a fast pace among consumers. A...
How Wineries Can Capitalize on Clubhouse
Imagine being in the same room with Adam Grant, Edward Snowden, and Brittany Kaiserto discuss topics about digital privacy; you can “raise your hand”...
Rebuilding Wine Sales in the Wake of a Pandemic
Across the country, masks are coming off. Businesses are re-opening. Wine lovers are planning vacations...
Sticker Shock: Understanding Rising Replacement Costs in Winery Insurance
With the rash of recent wildfires, not surprisingly, there has been a renewed focus on the part of winery owners in risk mitigation, as well as comprehensive insurance coverage...
Earth Day and Wine Country’s Regeneration
Almost four years after the devastating California firestorms, which started in Napa’s Atlas Peak wine country area, we witness our planet’s regeneration without our interference...
Winery Wildfires: How Record Wildfires Are Impacting Wineries Today
The events of recent years have truly tested the resilience of wineries. Wildfires dominating headlines in wine country since 2017 were interrupted briefly by the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, only to return again – and with a record-breaking vengeance...
Wineries, Now Is the Time to Succeed in Ecommerce
You've seen the headlines by now. Online share of the $120 billion US alcohol sales market will grow from 5% to 20% within 5 years...
Terroir? Starting a Dialogue Between the Cannabis and Wine Industries
What Is Terroir?
As a wine-grape grower, winemaker and Humboldt born native, I have a more than passing interest in the idea of terroir. For...
Planning a Virtual Wine & Food Pairing for the Chinese New...
by Fiona Fang & Liz Thach, MW
Chinese New Year is a joyous time of the year, and is also referred to as Lunar New...
The Intersection of Creativity and Technology: How We at Charles Krug...
by Jim Morris
A typical day at Charles Krug is not for the faint of heart. There can be Wine Club members in our Membership...
