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Sophisticated Monitoring System Can Detect Temperature Damage to Wine in Transit

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No one knows exactly how much wine may become damaged due to temperature fluctuations during transport, but data collected by a savvy entrepreneur suggest the problem is much more widespread than commonly believed.

Helix Closure Combines Tradition with Convenience for a Satisfying “Pop”

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There’s no denying the romance of opening a bottle of wine containing a cork. Peeling back the foil top, inserting the corkscrew, twisting, pulling and then hearing that satisfying pop as the cork comes loose, releasing the perfume of the wine’s aromatics with its promises of good things to come. Ah, yes.

Free Flow Wines Sparkles with Innovation on Tap and Beyond the...

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Free Flow Wines saw the rising popularity of sparkling wines and the category’s particular challenges for delivering an optimal by the glass experience as...

Afternoon Brief, November 18

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Sonoma’s ‘Worst Road’ Gets a Winery: It took a four-and-a-half-hour meeting, over 20 public speakers and sometimes testy exchanges between county officials, but on Tuesday the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to approve the final EIR for Belden Barns, the proposed 55-acre winery and creamery at 5561 Sonoma Mountain Road...

A Scary Invention

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He is president of Hot Foot America, inventor of the WINnovation Award winning Fright Kite, and has worked with bird control for decades excluding...

Afternoon Brief, November 11

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This Algorithm’s Taste in Wine Is Better Than Yours: So, you want to buy a bottle of wine. You sort of know what you like-bold reds, crisp whites-but not much more than the names of a few grapes...

Afternoon Brief, November 7

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Settlement Expected in Case Alleging Men Hired Prostitutes for Cruise Aboard USS Alpha Omega: A former Napa Valley winery employee alleges that in August 2015 she was assigned to work on a company yacht where men had sex with call girls while the group cruised the San Francisco Bay, according to court records...

Five Wine Industry Innovators Honored with 2016 WINnovation Awards

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Whether in solving a problem or seeing an opportunity, these five wine industry suppliers used their ingenuity and knowhow to develop innovative products and...

Afternoon Brief, November 4

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Sonoma County Vintner Steve Kistler to Pay More Than $500,000 to Settle Creek Pollution Case: A Sonoma County vintner has agreed to pay $579,700 to settle water code violations stemming from the release of muddy pond water into a Valley Ford creek that supports spawning fish, state officials announced Thursday...

Wine Industry Awards & WINnovation Awards Reception

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The fourth annual Wine Industry Awards and WINnovation Awards recognize outstanding individuals and suppliers for their innovation and leadership in the wine industry. Sponsored by...

Zipz Wine Unzipping the Potential of the Single Serve Market

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One innovative idea can be the key to accessing new marketplaces and segments, but the technical challenges to implementing that idea can be daunting...

Innovative BlueMorph UV Tank Sanitation Technology Expands Options and Markets

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After a period of trials, BlueMorph UV delivered their first commercial ultraviolet light sanitation unit to Jackson Family Wines in September 2015, and in...

Afternoon Brief, September 16

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DTC Shipments Surge, Total Wine Sales Strong: A microalgae found in the sea off Brittany's coastline can wipe-out key vine diseases with new scientific tests in France showing 100% efficiency in destroying Downey Mildew...

Afternoon Brief, September 12

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Winery Owner Charles Banks Is Indicted in Federal Court: In a surprising turn for a onetime rising star in the wine industry, Charles A. Banks walked into a San Antonio courthouse wearing handcuffs Friday after surrendering to authorities...

Nominations Open for 4th Annual WINnovation Awards

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Wine Industry Network Sponsors Awards to Honor Innovative Suppliers Sept. 12, 2016, Healdsburg, CA – Nominations for the 4th Annual WINnovation Awards presented by...