Afternoon Brief, May 11

Afternoon Brief
MONDAY, MAY 11
TRENDING STORY
Wine Industry Finally Gets Some Good News
Courts keep taking away Donald Trump’s tariffs, nearly as fast as he can impose them. The latest ruling striking down his worldwide 10 percent tariff is a small blessing for a beleaguered wine and spirits industry…
M. A. Silva USA
 
Wine Sales Symposium
 
TODAY’S NEWS
4 Strategies Driving Successful Wine Rebrands
Producers are rethinking identity, design, and strategy to drive growth amid economic challenges and consumer shifts…
Top Talking Points from Vinexpo Americas
The Miami-based trade fair, held at the end of April, reflected an industry in transition with Latin America and Gen Z firmly in the spotlight, reports Jacqueline Coleman…
Bordeaux Launches €20M Fund to Tackle Vineyard Crisis
Bordeaux authorities have unveiled a €20 million land fund aimed at addressing the financial pressures facing struggling growers across the region. The initiative will buy abandoned and uprooted…
Wine-Searcher Gets a New Owner
For $200, You Can Finally Taste the Wines from Napa’s Most Revered Chardonnay Vineyard (Paywall)
American Airlines Introduces New California Wines to Premium Cabins
Napa County Farm Bureau Announces Return of Summer BBQ on June 20, 2026
Women’s Wine Alliance and Ramona Valley Vineyard Association Present “San Diego Wine Country at the Bay”
Golden Vines MW Scholarships Open for 2026
Why Fine Wine Is Luring Investors
Bordeaux 2025 Futures Pricing and Analysis: Cheval Blanc and Others Start the Campaign
Champagne Sales More Snakes Than Ladders
Ancient White Wine Variety Reducing Water Bills and Instilling Hope for Struggling Australian Industry
Australian Grape & Wine Emails Members Ahead of Tomorrow’s Federal Budget
ATPGroup
 
WINE SALES SYMPOSIUM
Conversations You Should Be Having at the Wine Sales Symposium
The Wine Sales Symposium has a great lineup of speakers with knowledge to share across a wide spectrum of wine sales and marketing topics, but the conference sessions are only one part of the insights available at the symposium; just as valuable is the chance to meet and have one-on-one conversations with the experts and vendors at the symposium…
Meet the Exhibitors
Meet the Experts
Expert Articles
Wine Sales Symposium
 
BLOGS
Gen Z to Wine: Please Stop Condescending to Us
It’s All Hands on Deck as Pennsylvania Winery Draws a Mother’s Day Crowd
2025 Red Blending: A Magical Year for Mourvedre
We’ll Always Have Paris …
If/When En Primeur Bordeaux 2025 Fails, Long Live Bordeaux Anteprima 2026
HipMaps
 
WINE INDUSTRY CAREERS
Director-Linfield Center for Wine Education
Linfield University – McMinnville, OR
Part Time Tasting Room Team
Verterra Winery – Leland, MI
Retail Sales Associate
Hearst Ranch Winery – San Simeon, CA
More Wine Industry Jobs
Gusmer Enterprises
 
PEOPLE
Sandy Walheim Retires After Five Years with ETS Laboratories, Closing Extraordinary Career in Wine
Wine Characters: Giovanni Gava, Cantine Maschio
Highfill: A Conversation with Michael David Winemaker Jeff Farthing
Auction of Washington Wines Announces 2026 Honorary Vintner and Grower
Chateaux Parnay and Princé Lose the Architect of Their €45-Million Vision, Régis Vincenot
Wine Industry Advisor
 
WIN MARKETPLACE – GRAPES, BULK WINE & MORE
2026 – Russian River – Pinot Noir – Grapes
2026 – Napa Valley – Cabernet Sauvignon – Grapes
2026 – Yakima Valley – Pinot Noir – Grapes
2025 – Los Carneros – Pinot Noir – Bulk Wine
More Marketplace Listings
WIN Marketplace
 
SUPPLIER NEWS
Going Beyond Lees Contact: The Benefits of Selected Mannoproteins
The QuickBooks Inventory Mistake That’s Quietly Costing Small Wineries
Is Your Winery Invisible to AI? Here’s How to Fix That.
Expert Insights: CARB Is Here!
More Supplier News
Wine Industry Careers
 
VINEYARD & WINERY
Can Your Vineyard Soil Hold Enough Water Without Irrigation?
Cavit Wines Returns to Original 1970s Price for 50-Year Milestone
Heading to the United States: Le Cercle des Arômes Aims to Establish the French Art of Wine by the Glass and Is Seeking Its Founding Partner
How Industry Insiders Are Rewriting the Story of German Wine in the U.S.
Woman-Led Winery Named Australia’s Best for Third Time
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