Afternoon Brief, December 11

Thursday, December 11
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Celebrating More Than 1,400 Years of Farming, Eleven Families Added to Sonoma County Century Club
Multiple generations of eleven longtime Sonoma County farming families, all winegrape growers today, gathered to be recognized as the newest members of the “Century Club”…
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Wine Careers: Be Your Own Wine Boss
Dreaming of becoming your own boss in the wine industry? In today’s digital world, you can make those dreams come true with not much more than a computer, an internet connection and an entrepreneurial spirit…
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Today’s News
Washington Flagship Winery Dumped for Nothing
Chateau Ste. Michelle was a jewel of the wine industry a decade ago, but it was just dumped like a cubic zirconia. The Manhattan-based private equity firm that bought CSM in 2021 handed it off to a family of Washington grapegrowers and may not even have gotten any cash in return…
Festival Napa Valley Announces the World Premiere of The Judgment of Paris
A new one-act opera by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer celebrates the 50th anniversary of the legendary 1976 wine tasting that changed the world…
CJ Gormley of Hope Family Wines Honored as “2025 Hospitality Star” by Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance
Slump in Early US Holiday Wine Sales May Offer Clues to New Normal
Save the Date – Kosher Food & Wine Experience NY/NJ 2026
Central Pennsylvania Winemaker Feels Like ‘Kid at Christmas’ in Anticipation of 2025 Wines
CCOVI Uncorks Low-Alcohol Wine Opportunities with New Grape Variety Research
Brits Thirsty for Champagne but at What Price?
Arrests in Portugal Fraud Investigation
ProWein Düsseldorf 2026: Compact and Efficient
How Selosse Became a Cult Champagne
Wine Paris 2026: The Bourgogne Wine Board Returns with an Enhanced Program
Inside the Wine World’s Fascination with Lopez de Heredia
ATPGroup
Blogs
Analyzing the Ste. Michelle Sale Part I: Who Benefits?
The Big Re-Set: The Washington Wine Industry Ponders What’s Next for Locally-Owned SMWE
Misguided USDA Guidelines Regarding Alcohol Need to Be Fixed
Growing Grapes Under Glass
Wine Chronicles: What Aged Wines Reveal
HOBO Data Loggers
Wine Industry Careers
Winemaking Planner II
LangeTwins Family Winery & Vineyard – Acampo, CA
Executive Assistant
Adobe Road Winery – Petaluma, CA
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LangeTwins Family Winery & Vineyard – Acampo, CA
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People
Madeleine Houghton Named Chief Executive Officer of Menagerie Cellars
Wine Director Reveals Perfect Pairings at Award-Winning Mid-Atlantic Steakhouse
Meet the Sommelier Bringing Biodynamic Wines to Africa
Naked Wines Appoints Susan Hooper as Non-Executive Director
Meet the first DWWA Resident Co-Chair: Q&A with Caro Maurer MW
Gusmer Enterprises
WIN Marketplace
Winery Equipment for Sale
Picturesque Vineyard Estate in Dry Creek Valley
Vineyard Management Service
Recoopered Red Wine Barrels
More Marketplace Listings
Copper Peak Logistics
Supplier News
Ciatti California Market Report – December 2025
WIN Expo Thoughts:”Farmers Are Going to Farm. We Aren’t Going Anywhere.”
The AI Boom Is Jacking Up Your Electric Bill. Here’s How Solar + Batteries Can Help
The Wine Cup by Created.Co
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Vineyard & Winery
Greenwing Expands West Coast Vision, Launching Two New Oregon Wines
Sip, Stamp & Win: Complete Your Farm Winery Passport
Why This Rioja Is a Restaurant Bestseller
Label “Sud de France” Prohibited from Vintage 2025 (Paywall)
The Historic Cellar of Jurgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting Auction Achieves $4.25 Million
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