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Wildfire and Smoke Taint Insurance
As wildfires threaten communities in California and beyond, many grape growers have faced a difficult 2020 harvest made even more challenging by the fast-moving fires and smoke that has filled the region. Even for the vineyards that have been spared from the ravages of fire, extreme smoke conditions can taint the grapes.
Wineries Achieving DTC Success with Personalization, eCommerce Optimization, and Targeting Strategies
Day two of Wine Industry Network's Sales Symposium offered a multitude of data-driven insights for the direct-to-consumer oriented winery...
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Winemakers: How Does Your Dirt Stack Up?
Want to know how your wines stack up against those in your particular AVA? Getting together and arranging a group tasting has always been a great idea, but the current pandemic, and the fact that it’s the craziest harvest ever, has made that even more difficult...
Charles Krug Winery Hosts Basecamp for PG&E to Assist Firefight
When disaster strikes, you do what comes naturally. And when you’ve been around as a viable business since 1861, there’s some deep-rooted innate corporate wisdom that rises to the fore, ready to fight on to face another day...
Turning the Tables on Ray Fister
By Carl Giavanti, Carl Giavanti Consulting
"Turning the Tables - Interviewing the Interviewers" is a Q&A series profiling Wine Writers. We hope you'll discover more about the wine...
Grape and Bulk Market Activity Increases as Wineries Seek Ways to...
The Lightning Complex, or LMU fire, came earlier this year than Sonoma and Napa had experienced in recent years, so many of the vineyards had hanging fruit. A few whites had been harvested and early ripening Pinot Noir but those harvests were in the minority...
Making First Impressions with Secondary Packaging
Presentation packaging has many forms and their structure is as important as their design...
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Wildfire and Smoke Taint Insurance
As wildfires threaten communities in California and beyond, many grape growers have faced a difficult 2020 harvest made even more challenging by the fast-moving fires and smoke that has filled the region. Even for the vineyards that have been spared from the ravages of fire, extreme smoke conditions can taint the grapes.
You’re Invited to the First Ever Label Harvest!
Ready-Made Label Designs Ripe for the Picking!
While this year’s grape harvest is coming to an end, the first ever...
OENODIA Helps Winemakers Battle the Impact of Climate Change on Wine...
The proprietary Oenodia STARS® technology is well known for its groundbreaking use of electrodialysis to extract potassium, calcium and tartrates from wine...
Commerce7 and Vimbibe Partner to Revolutionize Winery Customer Engagement
As the wine industry faces unprecedented challenges with COVID-19, wineries have had to grapple with how to engage their...
Smoke Taint Removal Process Puts Winemaker in Control
Leading Alcohol and Flavor Management Company Provides Critical Smoke Taint Relief to Winemakers During Historic Wildfires
“The difference here is...
AFTERNOON BRIEF
Afternoon Brief, October 19
Many California Wineries Will Make No Wine This Year Because of Wildfire Smoke: But many vineyards were spared, and there will be wine to drink -- especially white wine...
Afternoon Brief, October 16
Dry, Warm Winter Could Bring Drought to California, Southwest in 2021: With the world coming off the hottest September since 1880, California’s North Bay to the south is likely to experience a continuance of warmer, drier weather conditions into the winter, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Thursday...
Afternoon Brief, October 15
Santa Barbara County Wine Legends for Sale: Longoria wines seeks to sell it all, while Ampelos Cellars offloading vineyard, not brand...
Afternoon Brief, October 14
Family Wine Company Acquires BNA Wine Group’s Portfolio of Wines: Miller Family Wine Company, a division of the industry-leading Thornhill Companies, is pleased to announce their recent acquisition of BNA Wine Group’s portfolio of wines, including the popular Butternut brand...
Afternoon Brief, October 13
Could a Tool to Combat Coronavirus Also Protect Grapevines from an Annual Threat?: Scientists and vintners are exploring using UV lights, now being employed in HVAC systems to reduce the threat of COVID-19, as a weapon against mildew...
