Tag: Peter Bell

As has become a January  tradition, Wine Industry Advisor has again chosen 10 individuals from within the wine industry who showcase leadership, innovation, determination...

By Kathleen Willcox   Peter Bell is like the weather.  Often quiet and unobtrusive, he’s always there. He’s a force who has shaped — and, through his...

Wine and Inflation: Will the Rising Tide Lift Wine's Boat? The U.S. is experiencing the highest inflation rates since the 1980s and cost-of-living increases are on everyone's mind here and around the world...

Coronavirus Trip Cancellations Hit Wine Country Hospitality Businesses: The regions hospitality industry is beginning to show signs of distress with the new coronavirus outbreak. The Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country hotel in Santa Rosa is reporting more than $500,000 in lost revenue for March and people are still on the fence for the beginning of April, said Nanci Figueroa, director of sales and marketing...

The Board of Directors of the Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association is pleased to announce the 2018 recipients of its Wine Grape Productivity Tray, Birchenall...

It is impossible to begin to talk about the current winemaking scene in the Finger Lakes without covering its immensely important influence on the national winemaking scene. The Finger Lakes is not the oldest winegrowing region in the state, that distinction belongs to the Hudson Valley, but it is the largest, and arguably the best-known region in New York state. There are more than 100 wineries between the five major lakes. The Finger Lakes are five large lakes carved out by the withdrawal of the Wisconsin ice sheet.  They formed deep gouges creating Scandinavian fjord-like lakes, with deep bottoms. This kind of depth offers an important temperature moderating influence that acts as a buffer from the cold northern winds and weather flowing down from Canada. This is commonly called Lake Effect.