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Wine Sales Strategies Shaped and Sharpened by the Pandemic
After a challenging year of adjusting their businesses to pandemic conditions, some wineries that flipped their sales models and tried new strategies are reporting success...
Staying on the Forefront of the Pandemic Shift in Beverage Alcohol...
In March of 2020, the Covid-19 lockdowns and stay at home orders made online beverage alcohol sales soar 240%, and the growth continued through...
ARTICLES
Clare Tooley, MW Weighs-in on Wine-Weed Cohesion
Barbara Barrielle
Three years ago, at the 2019 Wine Industry Network Wine & Weed Symposium, Clare Tooley, MW, found inspiration for her Masters of Wine final...
Vintage Wine Estate President, Terry Wheatley, Keynote Speaker for Wine &...
Terry Wheatley is not just the first female president of Vintage Wine Estates (VWE), she’s also the first female president in the wine industry...
Executive Order on Promoting Competition … In the Wine Industry
Wine Industry Advisor editor, Stacy Briscoe, speaks to Michael Kaiser, VP of WineAmerica, about President Biden’s Order affecting the beverage alcohol industry
“A fair, open,...
American-native Grape, Muscadine, Proves Profitable
That Duplin Winery in eastern North Carolina is included among the country’s top 50 producers, according to Wine Business Monthly’s February 2021 issue, wouldn’t surprise anyone who lives in the state. The wines are found on grocery store shelves everywhere, from Southport on the coast to Elkin in the mountains.
Turning the Tables on Marcy Gordon
MARCY GORDON is a freelance wine and travel writer. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications including Wine Enthusiast, San Francisco Chronicle, Sonoma Magazine, The California Travel Guide, and Forbes Travel Guide...
NEWS RELEASES
World-Renowned Viticulturist and Educator, Dr. Greg Jones, Becomes CEO at Abacela,...
Roseburg, Oregon (July 26, 2021) — Founders Earl and Hilda Jones and Abacela’s Board of Directors announce the appointment of Dr. Greg Jones as...
The Best of California Wine and Design Come Together at the...
(July 26, 2021; Lompoc, Calif.)—The Hilt Estate, one of Santa Barbara County’s premier wine estates and producer of JONATA and The Hilt wines, has...
Ian Somerhalder’s and Paul Wesley’s Brother’s Bond Bourbon Now Available in 17...
July 26th - Brother's Bond had the most successful pre-sale launch in the history of Reserve Bar (highest velocity of sales in a 24hr...
Dry Farm Wines Presents Botanical-Infused Natural Wine Brand ‘Bolixir’
The World’s Premier Natural Wine Company Releases a New, Lower-Alcohol Infusion with Wild Botanicals
NAPA VALLEY - July 26, 2021 - Dry Farm Wines, the...
USDA Announces $16.6 Million in Funding Opportunities to Support Socially Disadvantaged...
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced approximately $16.6 million in available funding to community-based and nonprofit organizations,...
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Revolutionary TCA Detection & Removal Process Prompts Unparalleled 100% Clean Cork...
It’s not often in a competitive industry that a company is so confident in its products and services that...
ScottCart Cartridges Keep the Winemaking Filter Supply Flowing
Harvest is around the corner and wineries are preparing for the arrival of bins full to brimming with ripe...
Label Analytics Introduces Wine Pricing Sleuth – a Breakthrough in Optimal...
The price of a bottle of wine plays two vital yet competing roles: price is both the amount a...
Willamette Valley Wineries Benefit from Local One-Stop-Shop for Winemaking Products &...
“Crush2Cellar is the only store where you find all major vendors in one location...plus materials to make wine, like hoses, valves and lab equipment. It’s a candy store for winemakers!”
Four Decades & Three Generations of Setting Sparkling Closures Apart
Relationships, quality and innovation are at the heart of Scott Laboratories and its vendors, and with ICAS and Relvas,...
AFTERNOON BRIEF
Afternoon Brief, July 23rd
California Wine Sales Hit $40 Billion in 2020, Despite Pandemic: California wineries experienced an increase in sales by volume in 2020, with 240.3 million cases shipped within the United States, up 1% from the previous year, totaling an estimated retail value of $40 billion...
Afternoon Brief, July 22nd
Wine Tourism will Rebound but Look Different, Experts Say: Analysts and trend forecasters have suggested a new Roaring Twenties will begin, marked by excess and extravagance. And while that may be true in some areas of society, it seems that many in the wine world won’t be so concerned with opulence...
Afternoon Brief, July 21st
California Winery Owner Arrested Over Lobbying: He was friends with Donald Trump, Michael Jackson and Jeffrey Epstein, but now he is talking to the Feds...
Afternoon Brief, July 20th
Vintage Wine Estate President, Terry Wheatley, Keynote Speaker for Wine & Weed Symposium 2021: In her keynote address, Wheatley promises, “There will definitely be some 100% not politically correct storytelling.”...
Afternoon Brief, July 19th
Flooding Devastates Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, Damaging Wineries in Ahr: More than 180 people are confirmed dead; Mosel vintners grapple with floodwaters while winemakers elsewhere organize relief efforts...
