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Afternoon Brief, May 10th
Two Napa Valley Wine Companies Embroiled in Lawsuit over $120,000 in Grapes: An Atlas Peak vineyard has filed suit in Napa Superior Court, claiming it was stiffed on nearly $120,000 worth of grapes...
Afternoon Brief, May 9th
Wait, the Cheapest Bottle on a Wine List Costs How Much Now?: Less than a decade ago, it was routine to find great wines under $40 at top New York City restaurants. What happens when even entry-level wines feel like luxury items?...
Afternoon Brief, May 8th
In a Major Pinot Noir Purchase, Constellation Buys Sta. Rita Hills Icon Sea Smoke: The Santa Barbara County winery was a key player in the region’s Pinot Noir and Chardonnay renaissance...
Afternoon Brief, May 7th
New Oklahoma Law Says Businesses No Longer Need to Check ID’s Before Serving Alcohol: Under the law, sellers can still be held responsible for selling or serving alcoholic beverages to a person under 21...
Afternoon Brief, May 6th
California Wine Grape Acres Dip in 2023, May Plummet in 2024: California wine grape acreage declined nearly 1% in 2023, according to an annual government report, but the president of the California Association of Winegrape Growers expects a steep dropoff this year due to oversupply...
Afternoon Brief, May 3rd
Weed Classification Worries Wine Producers: While marijuana and wine serve different markets, there are concerns over downgrading weed's drug class...
Afternoon Brief, May 2nd
How Wine Brands Are Leveraging Douyin’s 750 Million Daily Users to Boost Sales: Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, commands an unparalleled audience, making it a powerhouse in driving digital sales across countless categories—including wine...
Afternoon Brief, May 1st
Millennials and Gen X Want a Wine Vacation, Not an Education: Research commissioned by a marketing firm may yield new insight into the issue and how to modernize the wine industry for a younger crowd...
Afternoon Brief, April 30th
Was California’s Wine Revolution Just a Mirage?: A growing chorus of talented winemakers say that the economics of making wine in the state have turned the promise of the “New California” into a cautionary tale...
Afternoon Brief, April 29th
Labor Department Sets Sweeping New H-2A Foreign Guestworker Rule: The U.S. Department of Labor has adopted a new rule it said will protect foreign seasonal farmworkers from being abused, imposing sweeping regulations the head of an agricultural employers association called "offensive."...
Afternoon Brief, April 26th
Global Wine Demand Drops to 27-Year Low as High Prices Hit: Global wine consumption fell to its lowest level since 1996 last year as inflation sent prices to record highs, deterring consumers already facing lower spending power, the International Organisation for Vine and Wine (OIV) said on Thursday...
Afternoon Brief, April 25th
Neo-Prohibitionists and What the Wine Trade Can Do: One of the most interesting panels at Vinitaly was on the topic of the anti-alcohol movement and its impact on consumers. The panellists also discussed ways to push back against disinformation...
Afternoon Brief, April 24th
Is the Industry Ready for CBD Wine?: CBD wine, which combines the properties of CBD with traditional wine, has been forecast to see “explosive growth” in the next few years...
Afternoon Brief, April 23rd
Wine Industry Makes Sustainability Push with New Packaging Alliance: A new alliance of wine brands is launching a push for sustainable packaging solutions across the US wine industry...
Afternoon Brief, April 22nd
Napa Green’s Roundup Ban Underscores Controversy behind Sonoma County’s ‘Certified Sustainable’ Vineyards: 95% of Sonoma County’s vineyards are certified-sustainable. Here’s why that’s controversial...
