Afternoon Brief, December 31

Tuesday, December 31
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Okanagan Wine Industry Toasts Resilience After Devastating 2024 Freeze
Hundreds of Okanagan wineries faced the possibility that this would be a year without wine. Instead, the industry has banded together to lean on wine-making skill and knowledge, not valley soil, to produce a 2024 vintage and financially survive…
 
Featured Article
 
Wine Industry Insiders with Lauren Fremont
In this episode, George interviews Lauren Fremont from Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley (WDCV). They discuss how her previous roles at the Boston Ballet and owner of a wedding planning company, have set her up for success as the Executive Director of WDCD…
 
Today’s News
 
Red Wine Sales Are Tanking at SF Restaurants: ‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’ (Paywall)
Wine sales are down across the board at Bay Area restaurants, a reflection of the larger downturn in the U.S. wine industry, and red wine is in a particular slump. Red wine sales dropped by 11.9% at San Francisco restaurants from the second quarter of 2023 to the second quarter of 2024…
Applications Open for 11th Annual CA Green Medal Awards
California’s vineyards and wineries are invited to submit their applications for the 2025 California Green Medal Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards. Applications are now open at greenmedal.org and will be accepted until February 5, 2025…
Healdsburg Custom Winery Getting Revamped Under New Owners (Paywall)
Runners and Wine Lovers Invited to 5K at Local Winery
WSU Creates Wine Partnership with Moldovan University
Seattle Entrepreneur Shares Creations from Global Women Winemakers
Sun Valley Food and Wine Celebration Tickets on Sale
Baghera/Wines Sells the Most Expensive Magnum in 2024
Grands Crus Already on the Campaign Trail for a High-Risk 2024 en Primeur Season
Celebrating Brut’s Big Birthday
Why It’s Glass Half Full for Yorkshire’s Vineyards
Celebrating Success: The European Wines Ambassadors Campaign Concludes with Impactful Initiatives Across Asia
The Best Champagnes of 2024
 
Blogs
 
Wine 101: Wine in Transition: Looking Forward and Reflecting on the Past: Part I
Why Diversification Works: Insights from Other Industries
On Texas Wine: Do They Age? Part 20. Pheasant Ridge 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, Texas High Plains
Tasting My First Wine Made in Tanzania
Oregon’s Willamette Valley
 
Wine Industry Careers
 
Tasting Room Manager
Adirondack Winery – Queensbury, NY
Wine Cellar & Bottling Line Assistant
Easley Winery / Reggae Wines – Indianapolis, IN
Key Account Manager – Spirits Industry
Recruiting Associates Network – East Coast, USA
More Wine Industry Jobs
 
People
 
How I Got Here: Winemaker Carla Rodeghiero
Jordan Crabtree Talks El Viñero Wine
14 Women-Run Wineries Around the World You Should Know About
Looking Back, Forging Ahead Q&A: David Archibald, Cachet Wine
Wine to 5: Adam Porter MW, Wine & Spirits Buying Manager, Luxury Retail
 
Supplier News
 
Introducing Kyocera Cloud Information Manager
Bringing Science and Consumer Satisfaction with Tastry Founder and CEO Katerina Axelsson
Streamline Your Vineyard-to-Bottle Operations with a Customizable ERP Solution for Modern Wineries
Transform Your Tasting Room Service with Activ8 Commerce’s New Features
More Supplier News
 
Vineyard & Winery
 
California Winemakers Love This Under-the-Radar Grape. But There Isn’t Enough to Go Around (Paywall)
Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB)2025 Tour Brings Bordeaux’s Finest to Five US Cities
Exploring Grapevine Canopy Management: Effects of Removing Main Leaves or Lateral Shoots Before Flowering
Kylie Minogue Wines Continues to Expand Its Portfolio of Non-alcoholic Wines with Launch of Kylie Minogue 0% Sparkling Blanc (White) Wine Alternative
The Wine Market Journal Announces the Top Appreciating Wines of 2024

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Activ8 Commerce, Baghera/wines, BPM LLP, Healdsburg Custom Crush, Highway 29, Iola Wines, Kylie Minogue Wines, Kyocera Document Solutions, Tastry, The Wine Market JournaL, Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux, Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley

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