Tag: Barefoot

Is positioning your wine as a mixed drink ingredient a smart way to sell more bottles? By Robin Shreeves   A September report from Terrain confirms that...

Phelps Sale Shows Fine Wine Still Hot: If you want a statement about the strength of the luxury wine market, look no further than last week's purchase of Napa Valley's Joseph Phelps Vineyards by the French luxury company LVMH...

Walla Walla Winery Fights Back About Poor Rating from BBB: A Walla Walla winery recently received a “F” rating from the Better Business Bureau after multiple complaints alleging orders were not delivered...

Exclusive new Barefoot version of Black Eyed Peas’ “VIDA LOCA” now available MODESTO, Calif., September 2, 2020 – Barefoot, the most awarded wine and bubbly brand in U.S....

When Amazon Hasn't Cracked the Code on Online Alcohol, How Can Grocers? : 2019 was a year filled with retail innovation, especially within grocery. Between robot delivery services and experiential pop-ups, it would seem as though we've mastered our understanding of consumer behavior and created products and services to meet those needs...

Up to 96,000 Gallons Spilled from Tank at Rodney Strong Vineyards Leaks into Russian River: More than 97,000 gallons of wine spilled Wednesday from a tank at the Rodney Strong Vineyards in Healdsburg, an accident that sent much of the alcohol into a storm drain and a creek that drains into the Russian River, where the effect on water quality was not immediately known, authorities said...

Forget FOMO, Mindy Kaling’s Joy of Missing Out Masterclass with “Barefoot on Tap” Teaches How to Finally Enjoy That Quiet Night at Home Modesto, Calif.,...

Mary Ann Graf, Who Paved the Way for California Women Winemakers, Dies at 76: Mary Ann Graf, widely considered the first woman winemaker in California after Prohibition, died after a nearly three year battle with pancreatic cancer on Jan. 30. A representative of Graf's friends and family confirmed the news...

2019 U.S. Alcohol Consumption to Increase While Population Growth Stagnates: In an abstract titled, Alcohol Consumption in the United States: Past, Present, and Future Trends published in the Journal of Wine Economics Volume 13, Number 2, James Fogerty and Derby Voon examined ...

California Winery Should Lose Oregon Licenses for Label Violations, Says OLCC: California winery Copper Cane should lose its licenses to distribute wine or do retail business within the state of Oregon, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission has recommended...

U.S. Supreme Court Decision May Open the Door (or Slam it Shut!) on Direct to Consumer Shipping by Retailers: The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear the appeal in a case that could drastically change the landscape for direct to consumer wine shipments by retailers in the United States...

Lewis Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2013 Named Wine Spectator’s #1 Wine of the Year: Wine Spectator, the world's leading authority on wine, today announced Lewis Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2013 as the 2016 Wine of the Year...

Virginia Wine Sales Near $1 Billion with Help From Case and Trump: Virginia has become one of the top five viticultural states in the U.S. through its growing number of wine-making operations, generating annual sales of close to $1 billion from around 275 wineries clustered around Monticello and Middleburg, according to state officials visiting London on a trade mission...

New .wine online domain set to be uncorked: Online addresses ending in .wine and .vin are set to be uncorked soon, despite objections from European governments and several wine industry groups...