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Wine Labeling Controversy Triggers Class Action Lawsuit
A Napa Valley winery is accused of misleading consumers about the origins of its Oregon-labeled wines in a proposed class action lawsuit filed June 18…
California Wine Sales Reach $43.6 Billion in U.S. Market in 2019
California wineries shipped 241.5 million nine-liter cases to the U.S. in 2019 with an estimated retail value of $43.6 billion, up 6% in value and down 1% in volume, according to wine industry expert Jon Moramarco of bw166 and Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates…
How Do Recessionary Economics Impact Alcohol Purchasing?
In June, the National Bureau of Economic Research declared that the U.S. is in a recession – and it started in February 2020. The beginning of the pandemic marked the end of an economic expansion that began back in June 2009 after the Great Recession, says the NBER…
COVID-19 Harvest Protocols Workbook for California Vineyards and Wineries
Wine Institute, California Association of Winegrape Growers and California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance have developed a COVID-19 Harvest Protocols Workbook that was released during a July 7 webinar featuring health and safety experts Collin Cook of Fisher & Phillips LLP and David Sarvadi and Manesh Rath of Keller & Heckman LLP…
Grandstanding and Support of Special Interests Harms Wine Consumers in Ohio
Clusters of COVID-19 Cases Arise Among North Bay Farmworkers, Who Remain Vulnerable
Winegrape Assessment Rate Set at $1.00 for 2020 Harvest
Who Makes the Most Wine and Cider in Pennsylvania? Here’s the Top 25
85% of Professionals Happy to Go to Wine Tastings
New Wine Producing Region Recognized on Vancouver Island
Paris Wine Cup Sets a Gold Standard
Wine Business Institute Research Summit 2020
July 15, 2020 – Webinar
Leveraging Technology to Survive and Thrive
July 15, 2020 – Webinar
Enzymes 101 with Fermentation Technical Expert Darren Michaels
July 22, 2020 – Webinar
Sommeliers Choice Awards 2020
August 12, 2020 – San Francisco, CA, USA
Wine Media Conference Virtual Summit
August 20, 2020 – Webinar
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Trump’s Tariffs on European Wine Backfire on US Wine Industry
Gallo Sues Napa’s Amourvino Winery Over Breach of Contract
Michigan Slaps Liquor Distributor with ‘Historic’ $3 Million Fine
Napa County Again to Close Wine Tasting, Restaurant Indoor Dining as Coronavirus Cases Spike
Reimagining the Legendary Sleepy Hollow Vineyard
Sunset International Wine Competition 2020 Announces Results
More Limits to Sonoma County Businesses Likely as Virus Cases, Deaths Mount
The Secret to Building a Successful Wine Club
Crushed by COVID: The Pandemic Challenges Custom Crush Facilities
Five U.S. Wineries That Stand Out on Social Media
Troubles Deepen for Treasury Wine Estates
COVID 19 Hits US Wine Sales Hard
Why Wine Competitions Are More Relevant Than Ever
Is Direct Wine Shipping to Consumers a Victim of Its Own Success?
WIN Insider Series: Dale Stratton, President of the Wine Market Council