Tag: Napa
Afternoon Brief, May 31
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How Producers Are Returning to Winemaking’s Roots
Producers all over the world are going back to winemaking's roots...
Afternoon Brief, May 30
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Cult Cabs: Why Screaming Eagle Fetches Top Dollar
The shock lingered with the crowd under the white tent...
Afternoon Brief, May 29
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Close Calls as 44 Best of Class Wines Clash in Dan Berger’s International Wine Competition Sweepstakes
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Napa Storytelling: Why So Serious? A Research Study
We all love a good story, and the wine business has long recognized the need of good stories to sell wine. Stories differentiate wineries in the stories plot, persona, and person.
Afternoon Brief, May 23
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Can-Do Attitude: Avoiding Pitfalls with Canned Wine
Winemakers discuss tips and best practices for packaging wine in the...
Afternoon Brief, May 21
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Domestic Rosé Gaining Market Share from French
The rosé trend still shows no sign of slowing with its...
Napa Valley Wine Region Secures Name Protection in United Kingdom
5/21/2018 - St. Helena, CA – As a proactive measure ahead of Brexit, the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) nonprofit association has secured Certification Mark...
Afternoon Brief, May 18
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The World's Most Wanted Napa Wines
It's that time of year again, when we round up the "who's...
Afternoon Brief, May 15
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Lasers Battle Birds in Sonoma County Vineyard
Scarecrows, raptors and robotic facsimiles, propane cannons, reflective flags, netting -...
Afternoon Brief, May 14
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U.S. Premium Wine Rides on Household Wealth Boom, but 'Headwinds' Are Gaining, Says Wells Fargo Economist
While U.S....
Afternoon Brief, May 7
Concern over Accurate Labeling Grows
Despite decades in which California wine producers have sadly, yet legally and profitably labeled their products as "Champagne," and "Port," advocates of what a geographical place really conveys are finally fighting to get what they believe is essential information conveyed to consumers at large...
Afternoon Brief, May 3
Gallo Acquires Rancho Real Vineyard
An affiliate of E. & J. Gallo Winery announced today it has purchased Rancho Real Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley appellation of Santa Barbara County...
Napa Vintner Gathers No on C Materials in Website
In depth background material on C and Napa County’s environment
Napa Valley, May 2018 --- Napa Valley Vintner Stuart Smith has created a blog to...
Afternoon Brief, May 2
From Petaluma Gap to the Sonoma Valley, Wine Appellations Baffle Some
Wine shoppers looking for a wine to have with dinner face an often bewildering array of label information. There is the winery name, varietal, alcohol content and then there are the place names, known on American wines as American Viticultural Areas or AVAs...
Measure C Will Have Chilling Effect on Napa’s Agricultural Economy
Measure C, the “Napa County Watershed and Oak Woodland Protection Initiative,” is a deeply-flawed, confusing and anti-agricultural land use Initiative that will appear on the June ballot throughout Napa County.