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Afternoon Brief, December 11
True Consumer Choice Beginning to Impact Alcoholic Beverage Industry: Cheryl Durzy, CEO and founder of Liberation Distribution (LibDib), thinks the time for real consumer choice in the alcoholic beverage industry is about to dawn as consumer behavior, retailer services, and increased 3-tier access trends converge. For wineries this presents an opportunity, but is no slam dunk...
Afternoon Brief, October 3
What Do Winemakers Worry About? In Napa It's Not Wildfires: During a recent visit to Napa Valley I quizzed winemakers on the thing that they worry most about with regard to winemaking -- it's worth noting not a single person said wildfires...
Afternoon Brief, October 2
California Winery Blames 'Smoke Taint' from Wildfires in Canceling Rogue Valley Grape Contracts: Dozens of vineyard owners in Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley region opened their mail on Sept. 22 to discover a notice from California-based Copper Cane LLC canceling their contracts for this year's grapes...
Afternoon Brief, September 20
Large Wineries Are Rejecting Smoke Exposed Lake and Mendocino County Grapes: Large wineries, most notably Constellation Brands and Treasury Wine Estates, are now exercising the option to skip a vintage with many growers. They've been rejecting a significant share of the wine grapes they source from...
Afternoon Brief, December 13
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Protecting Vineyards in Fire-Ravaged Areas
Some of the blackened hills of the North Bay are sporting a light...
Afternoon Brief, October 13
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E. & J. Gallo Winery Will Contribute $1 Million to Fire Recovery Effort and Will Match Employee...
Napa Valley Vintners Advocates for Better Access to Canadian Market
10/6/2017 - St. Helena, CA—As part of an ongoing effort to improve trade relations with Canada, members and staff of the Napa Valley Vintners...
Afternoon Brief, September 28
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Sonoma County Harvest Fair 2017 Winning Wines Announced
Sonoma County Harvest Fair is the largest regional wine competition...
Afternoon Brief, August 28
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Pay-to-Play Scandal Exposed
Southern Glazer's, the largest wine and spirits distributor in the United States, was fined $5...
Afternoon Brief, August 22
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Napa Wine Merchant Accused of Fraud in Client's Lawsuit
Bond investor Jeffrey Gundlach has filed suit against Soutirage...
Afternoon Brief, August 18
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Grapevine Scourge Has Returned to Temecula Valley's Wine Country
The glassy-winged sharpshooter, a flying menace that devastated the...
Afternoon Brief, August 15
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Red Blotch Rising
A new virus that started spreading across California vineyards - and the nation - in...
Afternoon Brief, August 7
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Napa Kicks Off Another "Classic" Harvest
After nearly five years of drought made every Napa Valley harvest kickoff...
Afternoon Brief, July 20
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How an Important Central Coast Vineyard Fought Off the Alamo Fire
Two of the current wildfire season's biggest...
Afternoon Brief, June 27
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The One Shift in Thinking About Wine That Could Help Professionals Everywhere
It is not our job to...