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Predicting Palates: Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Wine Buying?
New technology is helping consumers make smarter wine choices.
By Gordon Feller
If you’ve ever felt intimidated when choosing a bottle of wine, you’re not alone....
Beyond the (Standard) Bottle: Wineries Are Embracing Greener Packaging
Growing and making wine can be done sustainably. According to Grand View Research, the production of organic wine is projected to grow 10.2 percent...
The Whole Package: Wine Needs to Create Memories with Each Delivery
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Meet Debra Del Fiorentino of Wine Competitions Management & Production
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This Sonoma County entrepreneur is responsible for more than a dozen prestigious tasting events, including the upcoming Sunset International Wine & Spirits Competition.
By Alexandra...
Michigan Wine Month: Showcasing Growth and Progress in America’s Mitten
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Matt Killman is a winemaker at Cool Climate Consulting in Petoskey, Mich., located in the Tip of the Mitt American Viticultural Area...
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Washington Wine Industry Launches Sustainable WA Certification Program
New program will begin certifying state’s wine grapes this summer
SEATTLE (May 17, 2022)—The Washington wine industry launched the state’s first statewide certified sustainability program...
Successful Restart of Prowein 2022
About 5,700 exhibitors from 62 countries
Over 38,000 trade visitors from 145 countries
Numerous business deals closed
17 May - ProWein 2022, International Trade...
Viña Concha y Toro Increases Sales and Profits in First Quarter...
In the complex current global scenario, the strength of the company’s brands, cost control measures, and effective strategy to maintain financial stability enabled it...
Delille Cellars Celebrates 30 Years of Winemaking in Washington State
Releases Mini-Documentary Highlighting the Winery’s Founding Story
WOODINVILLE, WA (May 17, 2022) – DeLille Cellars, a pioneering Washington State winery, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with...
Raeburn Winery Announces Release of 2021 Vintage Rosé
Fourth Vintage Poised to Delight Palates for Spring Sipping
Petaluma, Calif. May 17, 2022--Raeburn Winery, an Impact Magazine Hot Brands winner, is embracing the warmer weather with...
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New York International Wine Competition Expected to Draw Record Entries for...
After a brief pandemic-induced hiatus, (which prompted a virtual tasting last time around), the New York International Wine Competition...
Waterloo Container: More Than Just Bottles – Focusing on the Box
Your outer packaging says something about the wine
Look around your winery and see what your customers see. Are...
Scott Labs and Amorim Partner to Bring Fully Biodegradable Micro-Granular Cork...
Consumers increasingly believe companies have a responsibility to protect the planet but aren’t doing enough, and they’re willing to...
The World’s Leading Bulk Wine Fair Launches Its First-Ever US Show
The inaugural WBWE USA show will be held on June 8th and 9th at Sonoma County Event Center at the...
Final Call to Enter 2022 Sommeliers Choice Awards
If you believe your wine deserves to be appreciated, listed, and experienced by the world, the 2022 Sommeliers Choice...
AFTERNOON BRIEF
Afternoon Brief, May 16th
Successful Launch for the Inaugural Enoforum USA: Enoforum, Europe’s most popular technical conference for winemakers, had its U.S. debut on Wednesday, May 11, at the Sonoma County Event Center. The inaugural Enoforum USA welcomed over 200 wine industry professionals...
Afternoon Brief, May 13th
California North Coast Wine Grape Season Off to Wild-Weather Start Amid Frost, Water Concerns: This year’s North Coast wine grape crop got off to an encouraging start, but unusual weather swings at a critical time in vine development, the prospects of a third year of drought and lingering uncertainty about wine demand are causes for concern among some market watchers...
Afternoon Brief, May 12th
Global Wine Production: Northern Hemisphere Countries Suffer While Southern Hemisphere Winemakers Thrive: Bad weather conditions in the EU hampered wine production in 2021 but the southern hemisphere recorded record highs in production: balancing out wine production figures at a global level...
Afternoon Brief, May 11
Wine Brand Equity Stabilising After Covid, But Yet to Fully Rebound: 2022 Wine Intelligence Global Wine Brand Power Index also Reveals that Yellow Tail and Casillero del Diablo Remain the Most Powerful Wine Brands Globally...
Afternoon Brief, May 10th
Wine and Inflation: Will the Rising Tide Lift Wine's Boat? The U.S. is experiencing the highest inflation rates since the 1980s and cost-of-living increases are on everyone's mind here and around the world...
