Afternoon Brief, June 3

Tuesday, June 03
Trending Story
 
RNDC to ‘Withdraw’ from California by End of Summer (Developing)
Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), the country’s second-largest wine-and-spirits distributor will be departing the Golden State entirely at the beginning of September…
 
Featured Article
 
Losing Wine Sales Online? Your Website Might Be the Reason (Expert Editorial)
For an industry so deeply rooted in craft, care and storytelling, the online experience is often an afterthought. Sites are notoriously outdated, hard to navigate and aesthetically — let’s say, disconnected from the products they’re trying to sell…
 
Today’s News
 
Winegrape Growers Urged to Vote by June 12 Deadline to Preserve Critical Crop Protection Program
The CA wine community is urging winegrape growers to submit their ballots by June 12 for the Pierce’s Disease/Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter referendum — a critical funding extension for the research & mitigation efforts essential to safeguarding the health and vitality of winegrapes against these known threats…
Bidding Opens for Napa Valley Barrel Auction, Featuring Exceptional 2023 Vintage Wines
The Napa Valley Barrel Auction opens for online bidding Tuesday, June 3 at 9 a.m. PT, offering wine lovers worldwide first access to the highly acclaimed wines from the 2023 vintage…
Why Etna’s Eruption Was Not as Bad as It Looked
Healdsburg Pics of the Week: Local Wineries Push Through Industry Downturn
Always in Style: Frank Family Vineyards’ 2024 Leslie Rosé Proceeds to Benefit Non-Profit Organization Dress for Success
From Rural Estate to Urban Wine Destination, Truett Hurst Begins a Bold New Chapter in Healdsburg
The Podcast Changing How the Wine Industry Learns
Nuri Steakhouse Launches “Sips of Summer: The Master Wine Series” – an Intimate Monthly Tasting Experience with Master Sommelier Barbara Werley
Son Raised in Central PA Wine Business Finds Ground Floor of Dad’s Brewery More Appealing
Ari Rollnick Launches oneteam™: The Fully Integrated Agency Built for Modern Marketing Leaders
The Global on Premise: Tracking Trends and Seizing Sales
Suntory and St. Pierre Family Ink ASC Fine Wines Deal
Argentina: More Than Malbec
 
Promoted Event
 
Time to Grow Your Bulk and Private Label Business
The International Bulk Wine & Spirits Show is set to return to San Francisco on July 29–30, 2025, with a timely and forward-thinking theme: “The New Economics of Wine & Spirits: Supply Chains, Tariffs, Consumer Shifts.”
 
Blogs
 
Young, Sober, and Cautious: What a Major Study Says About Alcohol and Gen Z
On Texas Wine: Do They Age? Part 27, William Chris Vineyards, 2015 Mourvèdre, Texas
The New York Times Discovers Virginia Wine
Winery Visit Coming Up? Learn These 10 Wine Words First
Field Notes from a Visit to the Sherry Triangle
 
Wine Industry Careers
 
Independent Account Executive
Legacy Barrel Services, LLC – Napa, CA (Remote)
Winemaker
Delaney Vineyards, Inc. – Lamesa, TX
Administrative and Wholesale Sales Assistant
Breathless Sparkling Wines – Geyserville, CA
More Wine Industry Jobs
 
People
 
Balletto Vineyards Welcomes Kevin DeMartini as New Controller to Support Growth and Excellence
This Sommelier Is Accelerating Careers and Creating Community for Wine Professionals of Color
Bronco Wine Co. Appoints Casey Tedd as Executive Vice President of Sales
Long Island Wine Pioneer Kip Bedell on the Work of a Lifetime
Los Cabos’ Top Sommelier on Mexican Wine and Viticulture
 
WIN Marketplace
 
6 Bottle SS Rotating Filler and Corker
Vineyard Removal/Development & Management
Winery Business Consulting
More Marketplace Listings
 
Supplier News
 
Cutting-Edge Equipment Isn’t Enough – Reliable Support and Service Is What Counts
Still Inserting Partitions by Hand? There’s a Smarter Way
Relevant Industrial Announces New Strategic Investment by Fusion Capital Partners
From Order to Delivery: A Complete Guide to the Ecommerce Shipping Process
More Supplier News
 
Vineyard & Winery
 
Dry Creek Vineyard Releases SeaQuelle: Merlot-Led Meritage Blend Adds to Winery’s Bordeaux Portfolio
Navigating Winery Succession Planning
Presqu’ile Winery Expands Distribution Footprint Through Strategic Partnership with Serendipity Wines in Texas
Pata Negra: An Innovator Changing the Face of Spanish Wine
The City of Love’s New Wine Affair
 

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