Tag: SevenFifty
Afternoon Brief, April 8th
Has Napa Recovered from Its Wildfires? From new-build wineries to abandoned fruit, to what extent have wine producers managed to recover in the four years since the Glass Fire ripped through Napa Valley?...
Afternoon Brief, April 4th
NBA and Kendall-Jackson Winery Announce Multiyear Partnership: The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Kendall-Jackson Winery today announced a multiyear partnership, making Kendall-Jackson the Official Wine of the NBA and USA Basketball and La Crema the Official Wine of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)...
Afternoon Brief, April 1st
Global Wine Glut Compounds Headaches for Struggling California Vineyards: Times are getting increasingly tough for many of California's wine grape growers...
Afternoon Brief, March 7th
Coravin and the Fight against Wine Fraud: Coravin got a mention in a story about disappearing wine this week, but it's usually on the side of the angels...
Afternoon Brief, February 28th
Enrico Scavino, One of Piedmont's Winemaking Greats, Dies at 82: A member of the Barolo Boys, Scavino was unafraid to mix tradition with modernity in the name of outstanding wine...
Afternoon Brief, February 26th
Napa Wine Auction Prices Plummet: Tumbling prices at a Napa trade auction are a sobering sign for the US wine industry...
Afternoon Brief, February 15th
Rainy Weather Makes for Another Wet California Winter: Historic levels of rain were delivered to California in the form of atmospheric rivers, which are expected to continue to bring rain throughout the month of February. Decanter's Clive Pursehouse speaks with wine producers across the state to get a sense of how the vines are faring...
Afternoon Brief, February 8th
Napa County Puts Hoopes Winery Leader in Witness Stand: Napa County's attorneys put Lindsay Hoopes of Hoopes Family Vineyard in the witness stand to question her about alleged winery rule violations...
Afternoon Brief, January 29th
Napa's Stance on Wine at Stake: Napa's Board of Supervisors election in March could see the wine lobby's influence in local politics diluted...
Afternoon Brief, January 5th
Trump Return Could See Wine Panic Buying: Trump's re-election could see a return of wine tariffs, leading to more pain for wine lovers and collectors...
Afternoon Brief, January 4th
Spraying Goodbye to Vineyard Chemicals: Spraying vineyards used to mean heavy doses of toxic chemicals - not any more...
Afternoon Brief, January 2nd
France Buys Back Bordeaux: China's love affair with Bordeaux properties is ending as more investors bring châteaux back into French hands...
Afternoon Brief, December 11th
The California Wine Industry Is Facing Unprecedented Challenges, Causing Many Winery Owners to Consider Acquisitions: Consolidation is nothing new for the wine industry, but the pace of change has accelerated in recent years as interest rates have risen, costs of labor and supplies have jumped, and demand for wine has softened...
Afternoon Brief, December 8th
Additional Layoffs at Ste. Michelle Indicate On-Going Struggles: On December 6th, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE), the largest winery in the Pacific Northwest, announced a substantial layoff. The layoffs impacted approximately 7% of the company’s staff...
Afternoon Brief, November 27th
‘Hundreds of Millions’ of Wine Labels to Be Destroyed: New European Commission guidelines concerning the labelling of wine bottles could result in a huge number of already printed labels being destroyed, according to the Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins (CEEV)...
