Tag: North Coast Wine Challenge
Afternoon Brief, April 8th
New Sonoma Wine Industry Group Denies Workers’ Claims of Wildfire Safety Issues: For months, Sonoma vineyard workers advocated for safer and improved work conditions due to climate change and recurring wildfires...
Afternoon Brief, April 6th
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7 Women Sue Over Alleged Sexual Assault by Former Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli; Winery and Service Club Named in Case
Seven women...
Afternoon Brief, March 28th
Using Alternative Yeasts to Replace Sulfites in Wines: New research shows that non-Saccharomyces yeasts could be an effective way to cut sulfur dioxide use in the cellar—and even the vineyard...
Afternoon Brief, March 22nd
Adaptability, Resilience Help California Wineries Survive: Wine is among the North Bay’s largest industries, and it took significant one-two punches from pandemic restrictions on its major sales channels then sizable losses of grapes to wildfires...
Afternoon Brief, March 9th
The San Luis Obispo Coast Named by TTB as Wine’s Newest AVA: The SLO Coast Wine Collective is proud to announce the San Luis Obispo Coast is the newest American Viticultural Area (AVA), a designation awarded March 9, 2022 by the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau...
2022 Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge Now Accepting Submissions
9 March - On April 5-6, 2022, a collection of esteemed wine professionals will gather in Santa Rosa, Calif., to evaluate entries in the...
Read All About It: Papapietro Perry Crafts Winning Red
We all dream of turning our hobby into the career, of following our talents and passion toward a successful and fulfilling venture. This is the story of two men doing just that...
Intent and Purpose: Rodney Strong Vineyards Wows NCWC Judges
Rosé wine shouldn’t just be the “extra” bottle you pull out when you and your friends decide to keep going...
A Winning Partnership
In September 2020, Sangiacomo Family Wines’ 2018 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay became only the second white wine to ever take top honors at the prestigious Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge (in 2015, Roche Winery & Vineyards’ 2013 Reserve Chardonnay from Carneros won the title)...
Afternoon Brief, July 17
Wineries Scramble for Digital Marketing Tools in Pandemic: Hardy Wallace, vintner of Napa's Dirty and Rowdy brand, still holds 900 cases from the 1,200-case March release of wines destined for specialty shops and restaurant by-the-glass programs. It's a run that is usually sold out by Memorial Day in the typical year. But 2020 is anything but typical...
Afternoon Brief, July 15
North Coast Wine Challenge Announces 2020 Sweepstakes Winners: Out of 1,059 entries from California’s North Coast, the most ever, these were the best...
North Coast Wine Challenge Announces 2020 Sweepstakes Winners
Out of 1,059 entries from California's North Coast, the most ever, these were the best (see announcement video about for more):
Best White Wine +...
Why Wine Competitions Are More Relevant Than Ever
Why Wine Competitions Are More Relevant Than Ever: In a world turned upside down by uncertainty, some things stand fast. Wine competitions are part and parcel of the yearly routine of the wine world, as much as tending vines, picking grapes, and making wine go on despite the havoc wreaked by nature or otherwise...
Afternoon Brief, March 19
Online Alcohol Providers See Major Boost Amid Coronavirus Sheltering: As COVID-19 continues to force Americans to stay at home, online purchases of beverage alcohol are seeing major increases. E-commerce retailer Wine.com reports surging demand over the past week as people continue stocking up on wines and spirits by using home delivery...
Afternoon Brief, April 19
Wine Executives Debate the Promise and Peril of Millennial Wine Consumers: Top wine executives on Thursday offered differing views on the promise and peril of marketing wine to millennials, who are poised to overtake baby boomers this year as the largest generation in the United States...
