Tag: California Association of Winegrape Growers
Afternoon Brief, March 6th
First-of-Its-Kind Industry-Wide Initiative Launches to Address Sexual Harassment in Beverage Alcohol and Hospitality: 86 Harassment is a free industry resource providing employers and employees with access to training, education, a confidential hotline, and prevention tools from industry experts...
California Association of Winegrape Growers Announces California Compost Tax Credit Legislation
SACRAMENTO, March 5, 2024 – As the second year of the 2023-24 legislative session is now in full swing, Senator Monique Limón, (D-Santa Barbara)...
Afternoon Brief, January 3rd
U.S. Wine Market Dips 2% By Volume, but Sees First Value Increase Since 2020: With the U.S. wine market facing uncertain economic conditions and increased competitive pressure from other drinks categories, total volume decreased an estimated 2% to 322 million 9-liter cases in 2023, according to Impact Databank...
California Association of Winegrape Growers Promotes Mindy DeRohan to Manager of...
SACRAMENTO, January 2, 2024 – The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) is pleased to announce Mindy DeRohan's promotion to Manager of Membership and...
Afternoon Brief, December 7th
Why Napa Green’s Glyphosate Ban Is Such a Big Deal: Last month, Napa Green, a sustainable wine-growing certification for Napa Valley vineyards, announced that members must phase out the use of the herbicide glyphosate, the active ingredient in popular weed killer Roundup...
CAWG Awarded 2023 CalAgPlate Grant
SACRAMENTO, December 6, 2023 – The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) is excited to announce the receipt of a $9,908 grant from the...
CAWG Elects New Board Officers and Directors
Gregg Hibbits Named Chair
SACRAMENTO, November 9, 2023 – The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) has announced the election of new board officers and...
Afternoon Brief, October 13th
Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium will open its registration and housing on Tuesday, October 17, at 9 a.m. PDT...
Afternoon Brief, October 9th
Wine grape growers at the north end of the North Coast region this time of year typically are fretting whether they'll be able to wrap harvest before late fall rains begin in earnest...
CAWG-Sponsored Legislation Signed into Law
SACRAMENTO, October 9, 2023 – Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed into law, SB 659 (Ashby, D Sacramento), The California Water Supply Solutions Act of 2023....
Afternoon Brief, September 15th
Winemaker Dies in Italy While Trying to Save Colleague Who Fainted in Wine Vat: A winemaker in Italy has died while trying to save his colleague who had passed out in a wine vat, according to Italy’s fire brigade...
CAWG-Sponsored Legislation Sent to Governor
SACRAMENTO, September 14, 2023 –This week, SB 659 (Ashby, D-Sacramento), which is co-sponsored by the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG), cleared its final...
Afternoon Brief, September 5th
Georgian Wine Producers Lose Up to 100% of Their Vines in Storms Affecting 4,600HA: On the evening of September 2, hailstorms of unprecedented ferocity tore through the Georgia’s largest wine region, Kakheti, where around 80% of the country’s wines are produced...
CAWG Announces 2024 Awards of Excellence Recipients
SACRAMENTO, September 5, 2023 – The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) is thrilled to announce the selection of Sangiacomo Family Vineyards of Sonoma...
CAWG Congratulates Incoming Senate Leader
SACRAMENTO, August 29, 2023 – California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) released the statement provided below following the announcement of Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg)...
