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Pushing Back Against “Burgundian” Wine
Talking about wine isn’t always easy. Finding the accurate words to describe what’s in a glass can be intimidating and challenging all at once. However, nothing disservices the explanation of a wine more than using another region to describe its profile…
Free Flow Wines Celebrates Milestone 10 Year Anniversary, Announces Leadership Changes and the 2019 KEGGY Award Winners
On Thursday July 25th, Free Flow Wines celebrated their 10-year anniversary and 6th annual KEGGY Awards at Sebastiani Winery in Sonoma, CA. The celebration included the announcement of this years KEGGY Award winners, leadership team changes and highlights of Free Flows expanded service offerings including the launch of the first wine-specific, high-speed canning line at their new Sonoma facility…
Fruit Starts Turning Color, Signaling Grape Harvest a Month Away on North Coast
As he walked around zinfandel vines Thursday at the Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Geyserville, Ryan Stapleton said he was pleased to see the grapes started turning from green to purple a harbinger that the wine grape harvest in the North Coast will kick off next month…
Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming the Way We Farm
Wine growers have a neat, if unusual, trick for making more flavorful wine–don’t water the vines. Let the vines go dry right before harvest, and they will yield smaller grapes with more skin and less juice…
Jackson Family Wines Global Sales Team to Assemble Emergency Kits for Napa Valley Nonprofit
Santa Rosa Lab Pioneers Way to Remove Smoke Taint from Wine
Greg Norman Estates to Join Old Bridge Cellars in Next-Generation Partnership
First Ever International Canned Wine Competition Awards Gold to Aluminum
Spring Mountain District Association Announces Podcasts
Arizona’s Largest Local Wine Festival Finds New Home at Kierland Commons for 11th Annual Event
Provence Winemakers Share Grapes in Climate Response
Dan Berger: Light Red, Red Light
Using Fermentation Tannins to Preserve Natural Grape Tannins
July 30, 2019 – Webinar
Fountaingrove Day IV
August 3, 2019 – Santa Rosa, CA, USA
3rd Annual Wine & Weed Symposium
August 8, 2019 – Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Impact Napa Conference
August 20 – Napa, CA, USA
Duarte Clonal Field Day
September 20, 2019 – Greenwood, CA, USA
Sales & Outreach Coordinator
Amista Vineyards – Healdsburg, CA, USA
Sales Manager
Wine Lover’s Chocolate – USA
Tasting Room Lead
Christopher Creek Winery – Healdsburg, CA, USA
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Gallo Deal Delay Impacts Growers
Foley Family Wines of Santa Rosa President Hugh Reimers Abruptly Leaves Company
New Sources of Revenue for Winery Associations Up for Debate
New California Online Privacy Law Threatens Small Wineries, Says One Vintner
The Growing Impacts of Cannabis on Wine Explored by Industry Experts at Upcoming Conference Session
Winemakers Wave Goodbye to New Oak
Napa Winemakers Tap Sonoma for Pinot, Chardonnay
Halter Ranch Wins Winery of the Year at the 2019 Central Coast Wine Competition
Hot Brand Josh Cellars Propels Napa Valley’s Joseph Carr Wines from Near Bankruptcy to Success
Should the FTC Allow the Gallo/Constellation Deal?
How Winemakers Analyze pH and Its Impact on Wine
Turning the Tables on Melanie Ofenloch (Dallas Wine Chick)
Facebook and Instagram to Restrict Content Related to Alcohol, Tobacco Products
Grape & Bulk Wine Market Pricing Report: Q2, 2019
Predicting the Future of Rosé Wine