Tag: Santa Barbara
Afternoon Brief, August 1
How Napa County Seeks to Streamline the Winery Permit Process - Recently, local members of the wine industry in Napa County have been actively engaged with county government in discussions regarding ways to streamline the winery use permit process. Frustrated with the cost and lengthy time frames associated with the current process, local vintners have been ...
Afternoon Brief, July 1
How Wine Became Part of the Trade War: In the escalating trade war that threatens the world economy, wine is a minor skirmish at most. But it has its own list of casualties -- especially vineyards in the U.S., and drinkers in China with a taste for their product ...
Afternoon Brief, March 20
How the Flooding Affected Sonoma’s 2019 Vintage: Northern California wineries and vineyards continue to clean up and dry out from the unusually heavy rainfall that hit in late February and caused some of the areas' worst floods in 20 years...
Afternoon Brief, November 20
Feds Shut Down Controversial Elouan Wine Labels: California winery Copper Cane has been ordered by the federal government to change the labels on its Elouan wines, which are made in California but labeled as Oregon wines and sold as such by retailers.
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...
Afternoon Brief, April 23
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Fervent Bidding Results in a Record-Breaking Sonoma County Barrel Auction
A record-setting $840,700 was raised today, up six...
Afternoon Brief, April 6
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Bordeaux Wine Firm Found Guilty of Fraud
A judge ruled that Grands Vins de Gironde illegally blended cheap...
Afternoon Brief, April 5
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Foley Family Wines Acquires Oregon’s Acrobat from King Estate
Two of America's leading family owned and operated wineries...
Afternoon Brief, December 19
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Thomas Fire Threatens Santa Barbara Wine Country
The Thomas Fire, which narrowly missed Ojai vineyards and wineries last...
Afternoon Brief, November 27
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Competitors Circle Amazon's Wine Business
While Amazon has officially announced its exit from its online wine sales platform,...
Afternoon Brief, October 30
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Constellation Brands to Acquire 9.9% Stake in Marijuana Company Canopy Growth for $245M
Alcohol giant Constellation Brands Inc....
Afternoon Brief, October 3
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Wine Enthusiast's 2017 Wine Star Award Winners
Eighteen years ago, the editors of Wine Enthusiast conceived an annual-award...
Afternoon Brief, June 28
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Researchers Working to Manage Grapevine Virus
Grapevines in the WSU Prosser vineyard have been infected with a virus...
Afternoon Brief, June 13
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Freak Hail Storm Hits Napa Valley Vineyards
Freak hail storms struck the Napa Valley on Sunday 11 June....
Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon Nears Sell-Out
Wine themed event showcases Santa Ynez Valley towns and wineries
Santa Barbara, CA (April 3, 2017) -- The 11th edition of the Santa Barbara Wine...