Afternoon Brief, March 13

Trending Story
2025 Grape Crush Report – California’s Smallest Winegrape Crush Since 1999
The California Department of Food & Agriculture’s Preliminary Grape Crush Report for 2025 was released today, March 13th. The winegrape crush of 2,623,443 tons was down 8.4% versus 2.866 million tons in 2024 and the smallest since 2.617 million tons in 1999, but above the Ciatti Company’s guesstimate of 2.4 million tons…
M. A. Silva USA
Featured Article
WIN Insider Series with Stuart Spencer | Lodi Winegrape Commission
In this WIN Insider Series episode, George interviews Stuart Spencer, Executive Director of the Lodi Wine Grape Commission and family winemaker. Despite industry headwinds, his optimism about wine’s future through innovation, cooperation, and sustainability is both refreshing and inspiring…
Wine Industry Network
BevZero
Today’s News
Memento Mori Co-Owner Purchases Historic Edge Hill Estate from Joel Gott
Napa vintner Hayes Drumwright has purchased the Edge Hill estate in St. Helena from Joel Gott. Edge Hill, a historic property that was renovated by the late Leslie Rudd, includes 27 acres, 6 of which are planted to a field blend of red grapes, as well as a retrofitted three-story stone winery originally built in 1876…
DTC Wine Symposium Comes to Pacific Northwest
A Direct-to-Consumer Wine Symposium will be held in Prosser, Washington next month. The one-day event will take place April 28 at the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center. “We’re trying to make this an opportunity for people to cross pollinate their ideas and to come away with something actionable,” says Stephen Kilisky, co-lead of the steering committee for the DTC Wine Symposium: Pacific Northwest…
‘Catastrophic’: U.S. Exports Drop by $357 Million After Canada’s Wine Ban
2 Years of Panic. Now the Wine Industry’s Survivors Are Rewriting the Rules
With Subtle Changes, Best in American Wine Yet to Come
Women-Owned Teneral Cellars Opens Tasting Room in Sacramento
Women-Led Ferrari-Carano Winery Featured for Women’s History Month
Toast Nebraska Announces #IMOMSOHARD as Headliner for the 2026 Spring Wine Festival
Governor Spanberger Awards 2026 Virginia Governor’s Cup® to Valley Road Vineyards
Niagara Wineries Could Benefit from New Interprovincial Alcohol Trade Agreement
This Grocery Chain Has the Best Wine Selection, According to the 2026 IWSC Drinks Retail Awards
Climate Change Does Not Increase the Risk of Spring Frosts in Vineyards
Wines Without Pedigree: From Outsiders to Spanish Icons of the Future
ATPGroup
Wine Industry Careers
Tasting Room Associate – Part Time
Bowman Cellars – Graton, CA
Outside Sales Engineer – Equipment
R.F. MacDonald Co. – Sacramento, CA
Technical Customer Experience Customer Success Lead
Winehub Commerce – Remote
More Wine Industry Jobs
WineDirect Fulfillment
WIN Marketplace – Grapes & Bulk Wine
2024 Napa Valley Petite Sirah – Bulk Wine
Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon Fruit Available for 2026
2023 Merlot Columbia Valley – Bulk Wine
2024 Sonoma Carneros Pinot Noir – Bulk Wine
More Marketplace Listings
Goshen Logistics
Industry Events
Turn Your Data into Dollars: Grow Your Outbound Sales Through Your Customer Data
March 19 – Webinar
Foundation & Pre-Bottling. Essential Knowledge for Every Bottling Operation
March 26 – Webinar
Crush Course: Text, Sell Ship with Vinoshipper + RedChirp
March 26 – Webinar
WIN Webinar – Faster Responses, Personalization at Scale, Happier Customers: How AI and SMS Are Transforming Winery Customer Support
April 2 – Webinar
Wine Sales Symposium
May 13 – Rohnert Park, CA
Enartis USA
Top Stories of the Week
How an Alleged Bribery Scheme Controlled Which Wines Were Offered at Many California Supermarkets
Expanding Middle-Tier Mega-Deal, RNDC Says Reyes Will Buy Five More Markets
One Year in: B.C.’s U.S. Alcohol Ban Hurts Wine Festival, Import Agents
Bronco Wine Co. Expands Premium Portfolio with ‘Brilliant Mistake’ and ‘When She Was King’
Wine Sales Symposium Opens Registration for 2026 Event—Confronting the New Realities of Wine Sales
Goldwater Institute: Unconstitutional California Winery Mandate Must End
First Orange Wine Ever Offered at Premiere Napa Valley Debuts from The Vice
Mercer Wine Estates to Acquire Four Leading Washington Wine Brands, Expanding Estate Portfolio and Winemaking Capabilities
Could the U.S. Supreme Court Hear a New Wine Case?
Gen Z Is Drinking Less Wine. These Young Professionals Want to Change That
Snoop Dogg Pours a Little Out for Tupac with the Release of Cali by Snoop 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted Wine
Shoppers Willing to Pay Nearly 10% More for Sustainable Products
AI Can’t Taste. Why Do People Let It Pick Their Wine?
Wine Struggles to Recruit New Consumers
Napa County Supervisors Vote to End Winery Code Compliance Program
The Weinheimer Group

TODAY'S FEATURED VIDEO

Share: