Tag: Sonoma County Winegrowers
Afternoon Brief, August 24th
Wine Grape Transport Truck Overturns Near George, WA Trapping Two: A semi-tractor pulling two trailers filled with wine grapes met a severe mishap on Monday, overturning while traveling too fast on Road 1-Northwest near Beverly-Burke Road, just north of George. The incident occurred on the corner east of Beverly-Burke Road Southwest at approximately 5:30 p.m...
Afternoon Brief, August 23rd
B.C. Wine Sector Readies for Worst-Ever Year for Forest Fire Smoke : B.C. wine industry business owners are facing what is likely to be the worst year many have seen for forest fire smoke. This comes as production is also crimped by a colder than normal winter that stunted vines...
Afternoon Brief, August 16th
Napa Valley Wine Prices Just Broke This Record: Wine prices jumped $17 per bottle in Napa Valley last year, and winery tasting fees increased 35%, according to a new report...
Afternoon Brief, August 11th
CEO Stole over $4 Million from Company to Build Winery, Farm and Horse Ranch, Feds Say: A German man is accused of building a boutique winery, farm and horse ranch on his private Virginia property with money stolen from his company, federal prosecutors said...
Afternoon Brief, August 9th
How 3 Sonoma and Napa County Wineries Have Changed Their Packaging to Help Environment: Driving near Sebastopol, Ron Rubin had an epiphany when he saw blue recycling bins parked along the road, a punch of color against the gray pavement...
Afternoon Brief, August 8th
NASA Helps Spot Wine Grape Disease from Skies Above California: In a case study, scientists detected the costly infection in cabernet sauvignon grapevines before they showed symptoms visible to the human eye...
Sonoma County Anticipating the Start of Winegrape Harvest
Cooler, Wetter Start to the Year Likely to Result in More Normal Year
(August 8, 2023) – After a record winter and spring, with much-needed rainfall...
Afternoon Brief, August 2nd
Why 'Regenerative Viticulture' Is Gaining Ground Among Major Wine Producers: Moët Hennessy, Jackson Family Wines and Torres are adopting a ‘regenerative’ approach to viticulture – but what does it involve, and why are these famous producers making the move...
Afternoon Brief, July 28th
Wine’s Share of Ecommerce Sales Continues to Erode: How Can It Win Back Consumers?: IWSR analyses the shifts in alcohol ecommerce as beer and spirits players increasingly invest in the channel...
Afternoon Brief, July 26th
Breakthru Beverage Founder Rocky Wirtz Dies: Rocky Wirtz, co-chairman and founder of US distributor Breakthru Beverage Group and owner of ice hockey team Chicago Blackhawks, has died at the age of 70...
Afternoon Brief, July 25th
Alexandre de Lur Saluces, Longtime Proprietor at Bordeaux’s Château d’Yquem, Dies at 89: The aristocrat was a global ambassador for the Sauternes icon, then waged a bitter battle to prevent LVMH’s takeover...
First ‘Farm of the Future’ Summit Held in Sonoma County
The Region is Considered Ideally Suited as a ‘Living Lab’ for Innovation and Collaboration Given its Leadership in Sustainability
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Afternoon Brief, July 19th
The FBI Is Raiding One of the Fanciest Wine Stores in America after a Tip from the New York Times: The Federal Bureau of Investigation searched Park Avenue wine retailer Sherry-Lehmann Wine & Spirits Tuesday as part of an investigation into the 89-year-old vintner...
Afternoon Brief, June 28th
Why Independent Wine Retailers Are Making Custom Cuvées: Private-label wines have long existed for restaurant and retail chains, but now a growing number of small wine retailers are collaborating with boutique wineries to make their own limited-release wines...
Afternoon Brief, June 21st
Registration Now Open for Growing Forward Virtual Conference: Wine Industry Network (WIN) has opened registration for Growing Forward, a Vineyard & Grower focused Virtual Conference tackling the most pressing topics and issues faced throughout the grape growing cycle. The Conference is set to broadcast on July 19, 2023, beginning at 9:00am...
