Afternoon Brief, June 5

Thursday, June 05
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A Message from Bob Hendrickson, RNDC
By now, you’ve heard the news that RNDC will exit the California market. We want to provide context around this difficult decision, share an update on our Brown-Forman partnership, and outline how we’re moving forward with renewed focus and strategic clarity…
 
Featured Article
 
Wine Industry Insiders with Chris Goblet
In this episode of Wine Industry Insiders, George sits down with Chris Goblet, Executive Director of the New Mexico Wine and Grape Growers Association. With a mix of bold ideas, statewide support, and infectious energy, Chris is helping transform perceptions of New Mexico wine—both locally and nationally…
 
Today’s News
 
Wine Chronicles: Napa Braces for the 2025 Fire Season
After nearly a decade of increasingly erratic fire seasons, it’s no longer only the flames. It’s the smoke — drifting farther, lingering longer — that now threatens Napa Valley’s vineyards, harvests and future…
From Sonoma County to the Seine River: Dry Creek Valley Wines Go Global
The Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley are proud to announce an extraordinary new adventure: a Paris & Normandy Wine Cruise, taking place June 18-25, 2026…
Why Two Sonoma Wineries Are Teaming Up with the WNBA and What It Means for Local Fans
Paso Robles CAB Collective Builds Continued Momentum with New Leadership
A New California Winery Will Change Your Mind About Chardonnay (Paywall)
Wilson Daniels Partners with Breakthru Beverage Group in California
Roederer Estate Receives First Ever 100-Point Score Awarded to US-Made Sparkling Wine
‘Wine Is Not Fungible’: How an Alum’s Firm Made Global Headlines
Beer, Spirits, & Wine – Packaged Imports Grow +7% by Value L12M Through April 2025, Packaged Exports Grow +9%
Gérard Basset Foundation Announces Winners of the Laurent-Perrier Champagne Scholarships
Can We Change Perceptions of Alcohol-Free Fizz?
Successful Participants Announced for Australian Wine Industry Mentorship Program
Victorian Winery Awarded $500,000 for Microbat Tech
 
Blogs
 
Oregon’s Alcohol Enforcement Charade
BottleRock & the Bottle Shock: Why Wine Left Its Own Party—and How to Fix It
Why Sauvignon Blanc Should Be the Signature White Wine for the Pacific NW
The Mystery and Tradition of Wine Will Be Its Savior
Beyond Foxy: The Case for Hybrid Winegrapes
 
Wine Industry Careers
 
In-Field Customer Success Representative
Vineyard Robotics – Santa Rosa, CA
Independent Account Executive
Legacy Barrel Services, LLC – Napa, CA (Remote)
Administrative and Wholesale Sales Assistant
Breathless Sparkling Wines – Geyserville, CA
More Wine Industry Jobs
 
People
 
Hanging in Lodi, Good at Science, Space: The Final Frontier, Zero Gravity and Interview with Jeff Farthing, Director of Winemaking, Michael David Winery
Making Awesome Winery Websites with Ivy Kehoe of Hardpour Designs
Wine Characters: Marty Spate, Riboli Family Wines
Podcast 702 -Scott Kirkpatrick, Winemaker, Dancing Crow Vineyard, Hopland
Xing Wei MW: ‘Stop Putting a Dragon on Your Wine Label in China’
 
WIN Marketplace
 
6 Bottle SS Rotating Filler and Corker
Vineyard Removal/Development & Management
Winery Business Consulting
More Marketplace Listings
 
Supplier News
 
Making Irrigation Automation Systems Easy: 4 Stages That Take Farms from Data to Results
vinSuite Now Offers eCommerce Cart Incentives
Filtration: The Invisible Imperative in Fine Wine
From Goals to Impact: Our Journey to a Zero-Carbon Supply Chain
More Supplier News
 
Vineyard & Winery
 
A King Co-Owner Opens an Intimate Chinese American Wine Bar
Fox Run Vineyards Marks 35 Years in Business
Institutional Investors Among the Biggest Growers in San Luis Obispo County
Silk & Spice Invites Explorers to Savour the Flavours of Historic Discovery Routes
Inside Familia Torres’ Drive to Decarbonise Wine

TODAY'S FEATURED VIDEO

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Donaldson Corporation, Fox Run Vineyards, Gérard Basset Foundation, Michael David Winery, Multi-Color Corporation, New Mexico Wine and Grape Growers Association, Raymond Vineyards, Republic National Distributing Company, Riboli Winery, Roederer Estate, Verdi, Victorian winery, Vineyard Team, vinSuite, Wilson Daniels, Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley

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