Afternoon Brief, October 17

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Wine’s Losing Battle: Why Other Beverages Are Taking Its Drinkers
Wine sales in the US have fallen to 2011 levels — and younger drinkers are turning to beer, spirits, and even THC drinks instead…
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Wine’s Most Inspiring People: J. Stephen Casscles, Esq. – Educating for the Future of American Wine
Congratulations to J. Stephen Casscles, Esq. on being selected as one of Wine’s Most Inspiring People. In addition to more than 50 years as a viticulturist, grape hybridizer and winemaker, Casscles writes and lectures at prestigious institutions…
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Sprinkler Mishap Shuts Down Easton’s Clever Girl Winery Indefinitely
A popular Easton winery and tasting room will have to shut its doors, at least until their location can be gutted…
Pink Chardonnay, a Forgotten Grape Variety That Is Regaining Its Place in Champagne’s Heritage
Pink Chardonnay is officially recognized in the Champagne appellation specifications. A natural mutation of white Chardonnay, this ancient grape variety joins the seven main varieties already authorized, bringing the number of Champagne grape varieties to eight…
Saxco October 2025 Update: American Shoppers in Uncertain Mood
WSWA’s SipSource Releases 2025 Q2 Forecasting Report
Utilize VIS/NIR Hyperspectral Imaging to Detect Leafroll and Red Blotch-Infected Vines in Your Vineyard
Partnership Expands Childcare Workforce and Access in the Mid-Willamette Valley
Quilceda Creek to Release Rare Library Wines in Support of Cancer Research Institute, Funding Lifesaving Immunotherapy Research
Consumer Trends Are Impacting the Iowa Wine Industry
UK Among Europe’s Most Expensive Countries to Buy Wine
France’s Most Northerly Wine Region Believes in Its Potential: “If We’d Been Allowed to, We’d Have Planted Vines Many Years Ago”
Lenz Moser: ‘The Wine Industry Needs an iPhone Moment’
‘Right to Repair’ Leaders Meet at National Summit
Ukrainian Wine Company UK Shipment Robbed
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October 23 – Webinar
Data-Driven Insights for Groundwater Management & Sustainability
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Top Stories of the Week
Sam Sebastiani, Sonoma Wine Scion and Founder of Viansa Winery, Dies at 84
Francis Ford Coppola Contractor Charged with Theft, Embezzlement for Stealing Wine Tanks from Napa Valley Winery
Wine’s Big Move Towards the Middle
Online Alcohol Marketplace Provi Settles Antitrust Lawsuit Against Southern Glazer’s
New Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Infestation Found in Santa Clara County
CAWG-Sponsored Legislation Signed into Law
Stories to Be Told: Wonders Await at 2025 Global Old Vine Conference
The Duckhorn Portfolio Launches New Employee Ownership Program
Martha’s Vineyard Opens Up
Treasury Wine Estates Pulls Guidance on China, US Troubles
Michelin’s Next Course: Rating the World’s Wines
Calmére Estate Winery Sold in Landmark Napa Valley Transaction Led by The Vinery and AVA Properties
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Treviso Winemaker Crushed to Death by Wine Press
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