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SABMiller Accepts Budweiser Takeover Bid in Wake of Rising Craft Beer Sales
The King of Beers, Budweiser, grows its worldwide beverage empire. SABMiller finally accepted a takeover by InBev after the fifth attempt by Anheuser-Busch, the worlds largest brewer…
New Study Strengthens Case Against Soil-Based Minerality
A new study has provided further evidence that the perception of minerality in wine is not linked to soil…
Sonoma Beats Napa in Cult Cab Comparative
Napa may not be California’s best place for cult Cabernet, after Sonoma came out on top at a comparative tasting in London last week…
Sonoma State Fortifies Its Leadership Role in Wine Business Education
Last year Sonoma States Wine Business Institute was awarded a WINnovation Award at the North Bay Business Journals annual Wine Industry Awards, for its leadership in wine education and partnership with the industry to foster success…
North Coast Grape Harvest Earliest in Years
New Law Lets Distillers Sell Alcohol in Tasting Rooms
That $10,000 (Or $30) Bottle of Wine Might Be Fake
The Napa Valley Celebrates the Big Game with “Football” Inspired Packages
Appeal of Wilsons’ Dry Creek Road Winery Postponed
San Luis Obispo County Supervisors Set Hearing for Countywide Groundwater Program
Sonoma State’s First International University Partnership Formed with China’s Penglai Wine College
Groundwater Regulation Up for Discussion at Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Legislative Year Ends with Successes for Farm Bureau
US Market Primed for Australian Premium Wines as Economy Rebounds
Consumer Wine Sales
Alkar Human Resources – Napa, CA, United States
Shipping & Receiving Clerk
Bear Republic Brewing Co. – Cloverdale, CA, United States
Sales Manager
InnoVint -Napa/Sonoma/SF Bay Area, CA, United States
Sonoma Winemaker Walter Schug, Pioneer of Pinot Noir, Dies at 80
Raymond Duncan, Cofounder of Napa Wine Producers Silver Oak and Twomey Cellars, Dies at 84
Todd Whiteford Joins Cork Supply USA as Sales Consultant
Albatross Ridge Names Marc Cutino Vice President of Sales
Three Generations and 63 Years Later, Not Much Has Changed at Napa’s Stony Hill
PR Veteran Joins King Estate Winery Team
Rob Griffin, Dean of Washington Winemakers, Reflects on Hot Vintage
Celebrities in the Sonoma, Napa Wine Industry
Tim Atkin MW: Young Winemakers Behind South Africa’s “Golden” Age of Wine
Wine Enthusiast Names Wine Buyer Martin Reyes One of U.S.’s “Top 40 Under 40 Tastemakers”
Young Bloods Energizing Monterey County Wine Scene
Changing the Rules: Big Interview with Aldi Wine Buyer Mike James
Diane Keaton’s New Wine Is Meant to Be Served on Ice: ‘It’s Not Fancy, but Neither Am I