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The Financial Penalty Wineries Now Pay for Climate Change
There is a hidden cost of climate change to wine producers and the Australian wine industry had a small taste of it in the lead up to Christmas, from rising insurance premiums to cancelled winery tours…
By the Book: Four Major Laws Shaking Up the Drinks World
Following the law is the law. But in the alcohol beverage industry, keeping up with the lightning-fast rate at which new rules are created and old ones evolve can be as challenging as trying to predict what millennials will want to drink next…
Weed, Wine Enthusiasts Gather at Annual Emerald Cup
The Emerald Cup returns to the Sonoma County Fairgrounds on the second weekend in December, bringing with it hordes of cannabis enthusiasts, secret growers gone public, medical patients seeking relief and everybody trying to figure out just what CBD does, anyway if anything…
Ciatti California Market Report, December 2019
As 2019 draws to a close, the bulk wine market in California has grown more active as some buyers peruse the marketplace and request samples…
U.S. and China Near Deal That Would Suspend Planned Tariffs
TTB Temporary Voluntary Disclosure Program Ends on December 31
The 2019 Growing Season in Review
Global Organic Wine Sales to Double in a Decade
Fine Wine Investment: Super Anomalies
Cantenac Brown Sold to French Family
‘The Bottles Are Not in France’: China Bought Best Burgundy Vineyards, Paris Wine Merchants Say
UK’s Johnson Claims Brexit Mandate as Tories Secure Majority
The Most Expensive Wines of the Decade
New Year – New Campaigns
January 8, 2020 – Webinar
Wine Speak Paso Robles
January 14-16, 2020 – Atascadero, CA, USA
Dollars & $ense 2020
January 16, 2020 – Santa Rosa, CA, USA
DTC Wine Symposium 2020
January 22-23, 2020 – Concord, CA, USA
Unified Wine & Grape Symposium
February 5-6, 2020 – Sacramento, CA, USA
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Rocky Pond Winery – Woodinville, WA, USA
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Wilson Artisan Wineries – Healdsburg, CA, USA
Tasting Room Associate
Double Trouble Wine Room/Hoi Polloi Winery/Pagter Bros Winery – Santa Clarita, CA, USA
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3 Years of Hurt on Horizon, but Despite Challenges Wine Remains Relevant
Gallo-Constellation Planned Wine, Spirits Deal Now $1.1B After Trimming Brands
Williams Selyem Founding Winemaker Burt Williams Dies at Age 79
True Consumer Choice Beginning to Impact Alcoholic Beverage Industry
Amazon Could Disrupt Direct to Consumer Sphere for Napa Wineries
Total Wine Goes to Court to Overthrow Minimum Pricing
California North Coast Wine Grape Growers Should Recognize Shift in Winery Demand, Broker Says
Within Five Years Entire Brands Will Be Created Through Pre-Production Personalization
How to Make and Sell Canned Wine, According to the Experts
French Wine Market’s Grim Prognosis
People Make a Living Out of Wine, but It’s Also Killing Them: Welcome to the French Paradox
The Recent Bulk Wine Conference Addressed What Can Ruin Wine in Cans
2019 Winemakers to Watch: The Rising Stars of West Coast Wine
WIN Expo Conference Attendance Indicates Which Topics Most Occupy Industry Minds
Five Important Wine Trends and Predictions for 2020