Tag: Washington
Afternoon Brief, June 16
California vineyard erosion rules effort restarts:
As state water-quality regulators prepare to try again this fall with a framework designed to control erosion into the Napa River and Sonoma Creek watersheds, winegrape growers in those areas are getting new tools to help prepare for the as-yet-undefined rules...
Afternoon Brief, June 12
New .wine online domain set to be uncorked: Online addresses ending in .wine and .vin are set to be uncorked soon, despite objections from European governments and several wine industry groups...
Afternoon Brief, June 9
Drought Causes California Water Rights to be Curtailed:
With California's extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-rights holders, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) announced June 6 that junior water-rights holders in the San Joaquin River watershed are receiving curtailment notices...
Afternoon Brief, June 5
Kenwood winery wins $1 million loan for upgrades:
VJB Vineyards & Cellars, a family-owned winery in Kenwood, received a $1 million Small Business Administration loan that finalized financing for a Tuscan-style tasting room and hospitality center...
Afternoon Brief, June 4
Virginia triples its number of wineries in the past decade:
"I don't understand why the D.C. public doesn't realize its Sonoma and Napa is just a days drive. Its an easy, straight shot out of the city, and there are incredible wines," exclaimed Sebastian Zutant, the co-owner of The Red Hen, a popular restaurant in the nations capital...
Afternoon Brief, May 22
Treasury Wine Estates cuts jobs to focus on overseas wine marketing:
Winemaker Treasury Wine Estates says 175 jobs will go as it moves to invest more heavily in marketing and promoting its brands...
Afternoon Brief, May 20
Treasury Wine Estates Rejects Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Offer:
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. rejected a 3.05 billion Australian dollar (US$2.85 billion) takeover bid from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., pitched as the world's No. 2 vintner grapples with a string of setbacks including poor U.S. sales that forced it destroy thousands of gallons of wine last year...
Afternoon Brief, May 13
Frog Eggs Help MU Researchers Find New Information on Grapevine Disease:
Vitis vinifera are common grapevines and are the worlds favorite wine-producing varietal. However, research has shown that grapevines are susceptible to powdery mildew, a plant disease, which contributes to significant crop loss for most commercial wine varietals that are cultivated each year...
Afternoon Brief, May 12
Fire damages Oregon's Carlton winery but does not hurt wine:
A 2-alarm fire at Scott Paul Wines in Carlton Sunday night, May 12, 2014, caused an estimated $300,000 to $400,000 damage to the building but did not hurt any of the wine...
Afternoon Brief, May 8
Healdsburg gets OK to use treated wastewater for vineyards:
After months of delay, Healdsburg finally has approval to use reclaimed water from its sewer treatment plant to irrigate vineyards in a wide swath beyond the city...
Afternoon Brief, May 6
Treasury Wine Estates commits to multimillion pound spend in UK off-trade after soaring sales:
Treasury Wine Estates is committing itself to a multimillion pound spend across the UK off-trade this summer as it announces a 17% increase in its own off-trade sales to 193 million in 2013-2014...
Afternoon Brief, May 5
Truett-Hurst selects new partner for wine distribution in Canada:
Truett-Hurst, a US-based company that focuses on sales, marketing and production of wines, has entered into a distribution partnership with Canadian wine agency Trialto Wine Group...
Afternoon Brief, May 1
Third annual North Coast wine trade show nearly sold out:
Less than three years ago, the Santa Rosa-based, North Coast Wine Industry Trade Show & Conference was just an idea, but after its second year; it had become the second largest wine industry trade show in the country...
Afternoon Brief, April 30
Wine shipments through US ports in jeopardy as strike action 'unavoidable':
Industrial action at western US ports now looks unavoidable say opposing sides in the dispute putting wine shipments in jeopardy...
Afternoon Brief, April 28
Study links California drought to global warming:
Now a study is asserting a link between climate change and both the intensifying California drought and the polar vortex blamed for a harsh winter that mercifully has just ended in many places…
