Tag: Immigration
CAWG Advocates for Agricultural Guestworker Legislation
SACRAMENTO, June 26, 2018 – The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) today sent an action alert to its grower members urging them to contact...
CAWG Statement on Immigration Legislation
SACRAMENTO, June 21, 2018 – California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) President John Aguirre has issued the following statement:
“I am deeply disappointed by the apparent...
Afternoon Brief, March 9
A Veteran Winemaker Throws Out the Wine-Selling Playbook
Adam Lee wants to shake things up. "Selling wine isn't what I like to do," Lee says. He's good at it, of course. Lee is a darling of wine writers and consumers because he is outspoken, generous with his time and thoughts, and because, well, he makes darn good wine...
Increased Competition for Labor Leaves Wine Hanging
The numbers don’t lie: there has been a steady loss off immigrant labor back across the Mexican border for the past 10 years, and it’s creating a true brain drain.
Afternoon Brief, April 24
Value Wins at Sonoma Wine Auction
Many people told me this off the record so I'm going to lead with it: the Sonoma County Barrel Auction is more fun than Premiere Napa Valley...
Afternoon Brief, December 15
Wine Country vintners turn to truffles: On the edge of his Sonoma vineyard aptly named Scintilla, vintner Robert Sinskey has yanked out grapevines to make room for a few hundred oak and filbert trees. Its all part of a daring venture that may come to fruition or folly as early as next winter...
Afternoon Brief, November 26
‘The wine world is under attack, and it needs to up its game’, Wine Economist Mike Veseth:
Eminent wine writer and economist Mike Veseth warns that the wine world needs to combat the threat of new age prohibitionists' and authentic, interesting and affordable spirits and beers...
Afternoon Brief, Jan. 8
Trending Story:
Paso Robles CAB Collective Revved Up and Ready for 2014 CABs of Distinction
Increased Regional Interest Drives Reach and Education with Additional CABs of...
Afternoon Brief, Nov. 19
Trending Story:
Treasury, Accolade Sign Packaging And Production Accord For Accolade’s U.S. Wines
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has agreed to provide Accolade Wines with production and packaging services for...
Afternoon Brief, Nov. 1
Trending Story:
California vintners branch out to Italian grapes
Italian immigrants were instrumental in founding the California wine industry, yet when winemakers sought to upgrade the...