Tag: Vintage Wine Estates

Has Wine Country Become Too Expensive for Its Own Good?: One thing became very clear over the course of this year: Visiting Wine Country has gotten really expensive...

Grapevines May Only Need Help to Survive Heavy Spotted Lanternfly Infestations: Most vines may be able to survive lighter infestations with few ill effects, study suggests...

Forbes Names Vintage Wine Estates President Terry Wheatley to the Second Annual "50 Over 50" List: Forbes Magazine has announced its selection of Vintage Wine Estates President Terry Wheatley on its second annual 50 Over 50 List, produced in partnership with Mika Brzezinski, co-host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," and her "Know Your Value" platform...

Price Hikes Turn Off Wine Country Visitors: Tasting room visits to West Coast wineries, after rebounding in 2021, are way down this summer compared to pre-pandemic numbers, according to a survey of 400 wineries released last week by a company called Community Benchmark....

Exchange Rates Unlikely to Impact Wine Prices: As the value of the Euro, relative to the dollar, dropped to historic lows, wine industry executives have started to wonder if this decrease will help mitigate some of the other rising costs of importing wine. This is the first time in two decades that the dollar has basically hit value parity with the Euro...

Hundreds of Sonoma Farmworkers May Have Been Exposed to Toxic Smoke During 2020 Wildfires: Amid a contentious debate over farmworker safety protocols in fire-prone Sonoma County, a new report says that hundreds of wine industry laborers were sent to work in close proximity to a pair of huge 2020 wildfires, leaving them potentially exposed to both flames and toxic smoke...

Southern Glazer’s Hit with Wine Sales Consultant Class Action Employment Lawsuit: A federal employment lawsuit that seeks class action status was filed May 5, 2022 against Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits. The lawsuit against the distributor’s primary LLC and its Texas operation was filed in Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division...

Demonstrated growth in all channels with business-to-business ("B2B") growing to $33.7 million as a result  of the Meier's acquisition and timing of private...

Heat Threatens Oregon Pinot Noir: As temperatures rise the state may not be able to continue to produce its signature style...

Seasoned sales and marketing executive and entrepreneur brings significant experience  in creating and growing new adult beverage brands  INCLINE VILLAGE, NV, May 5, 2022 –...

Travel and lifestyle brand partners with Vintage Wine Estates to deliver highly  curated, destination-driven wine clubs and online bottle shop   Club membership includes access to...

Fire & Ice: Can Pruning Practices Mitigate Effects of Climate Change?: As scientists and legislators search for large-scale solutions to extreme weather patterns, wine-growers are look for short-term fixes that they hope will help increase their shot at a successful harvest. For many, that means changing pruning practices...

Katherine DeVillers named Executive Vice President of Acquisition Integrations Kristina L. Johnston appointed Chief Financial Officer Creates new roles in operations to support greater scale and...

European Union Lurches Towards Prohibition: A crunch meeting of the European Parliament could cast the terrible shadow of temperance across Europe...

Delivered net income of $8.6 million or $0.14 per diluted share; adjusted earnings per diluted share1 were $0.17   Achieved record Adjusted EBITDA2 of...