Tag: Napa County
Afternoon Brief, October 9
More Glassy-Winged Sharpshooters Found in Marin, Sonoma: Agricultural pest inspectors in Sonoma and Marin counties found a greatly feared nemesis for North Coast winegrape vines, as well as for other plants, on nursery shipments from Southern California...
Afternoon Brief, October 2
Californian Wine Hits Back at Arsenic 'Propaganda': The body representing Californian winemakers has refuted claims made in a study released this week that said potentially dangerous levels of arsenic are present in nearly all American red wine...
Afternoon Brief, September 22
Bill Leigon Acquires Jamieson Ranch Winery from Madison Vineyard Holdings: Bill Leigon, president of Jamieson Ranch Vineyards since February 2013, has announced his purchase of the Napa winery, finalized on September 18, 2015...
Afternoon Brief, September 15
Valley Fire Status Report: Impact to Lake County Wine Industry: Many in the Lake County wine industry have been impacted by this disaster, some both personally and professionally...
Afternoon Brief, August 19
A Dire Threat to Grapevines: Esca and other vine-trunk diseases are infecting vines around the globe, threatening an epidemic
Afternoon Brief, August 13
Latest Forecast Suggests 'Godzilla El Niño' May Be Coming to California: The strengthening El Niño in the Pacific Ocean has the potential to become one of the most powerful on record, as warming ocean waters surge toward the Americas, setting up a pattern that could bring once-in-a-generation storms this winter to drought-parched California...
Afternoon Brief, August 12
Willamette Valley Vineyards Files Lawsuit Over Pinot Noir Killed by Drifting Pesticides: Oregon winery Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVV) has filed a lawsuit seeking damages for the loss of nearly 13 tons of Pinot Noir grapes ruined by an herbicide drift incident in 2013
Afternoon Brief, July 28
Bacteria Behind Lethal Vine Disease Found on French Soil: The Xylella fastidiosa bacteria has been discovered on the island of Corsica, just over 18 months after its first recorded appearance in Europe, in olive groves in Italy.
Afternoon Brief, July 6
Alcohol Beverage Segments Finding Common Ground in Legislation and Marketplace: As millennial consumption continues to drive marketplace innovation and all sectors of the alcohol beverage industry are projected to rise, wine, beer, cider and spirits segments may be finding increasing reasons to work together for their proverbial common good.
Afternoon Brief, July 2
Constellation Brands Stock Shoots for the Stars: In case you were wondering, Constellation Brands (STZ) has nothing to do with astronomy, although you may feel like you’re in the night sky after consuming their wine, beer, spirits, and specialty beverages.
Afternoon Brief, June 25
Bordeaux Wine-Crime Ring Found Guilty: “Get me a unit of Cheval, a good chunk of Cheval,” said the voice on the recording, a taped telephone conversation between the accused mastermind of an eight-month crime spree that stole more than $1.1 million of Bordeaux’s best wines and one of his partners, who allegedly fenced the wines for him...
Afternoon Brief, April 3
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Afternoon Brief, December 5
Wine M&A pace may slow in 2015:
After a relatively active string of sales of California vineyard, winery and brands in the past few years, the thirst for new deals likely will subside in the new year, thanks to back-to-back bumper crops and increasingly attractive alternatives in the Pacific Northwest...
Afternoon Brief, November 25
Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines Still a Powerful Guide:
Before Wine Spectator announced its top 100 wines of the year last week, the awarded wines were hardly setting Wine Searcher's database on fire. But interest has exploded as each of the top 10 wines was announced...
