Afternoon Brief, July 22

Afternoon Brief
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
TRENDING STORY
Liz Thach, MW to Retire as President of Wine Market Council; Welcomes Michelle Egan to Role
Wine Market Council President Dr. Liz Thach, MW, announced today that she will retire from the association on August 5, 2026. Michelle Egan, founder of Egan Wine Consulting, a marketing and direct-to-consumer (DTC) winery consulting firm, will assume the role of Wine Market Council President following Thach’s departure…
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TODAY’S NEWS
Harvest in Napa Valley Is on and Guests Are Invited to Experience It
The first grapes destined for sparkling wine have arrived at the crush pad in Napa Valley, signaling the start of the 2026 harvest. While harvest marks the beginning of another vintage, it also transforms Napa Valley…
DTC Down 11% as Shipments Market Keeps Shrinking
Total shipment value came to $133 million while shipment volume in June was slightly more than 244,000 9L cases. If shipment activity stays on its current pace, the channel is on track to end this year 15% smaller by volume and…
Livermore Wine Families Feud over Concannon Ownership
Lemmons, Kent companies seek jury trial to determine proprietor of historic winery business…
When One Job Becomes Three: A Fair Conversation About Pay in a Tough Market
Festival Napa Valley Celebrates 20 Years of Supporting Art Initiatives
Free Family-Friendly Event Silobration NW Returns to Abbey Road Farm August 15 & 16
Veraison Begins in the Columbia Valley
New Petalscape Wines Launch in Paper Frugal Bottles as US Demand for Sustainable Packaging Grows
No Shortcuts to Michigan Terroir: Building Wine Identity from the Vineyard Up
Essex County Winemakers Say Tariffs Won’t Sour Business
Pressure on Italy Wine Exports Continues
Remembering Italian Winemaker Franco Bernabei
Loire Wines Outperforms French Category by Value and by Volume with Significant Gains in Sparkling, Chenin and Emerging Appellations
Trump Right to Tariff Canadian Whisky
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BLOGS
High Times Insights for the Wine Industry — from the Cannabis Industry
Special Ram’s Gate Preview on the Varietal Show!
Semillon in Sonoma County
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Jamie Kutch: Evolving the Paradigm
West Coast Glass & Packaging
WINE INDUSTRY CAREERS
Tasting Room Associate
Caprio Cellars – Walla Walla, WA
Part-Time Weekend Hospitality & Sales Associate
Amista Vineyards – Healdsburg, CA
Tasting Room Manager
Leoness Cellars – Temecula, CA
More Wine Industry Jobs
Wine Industry Advisor
PEOPLE
IBWSS Interview: Jon Frost, Laffort USA, on How Wineries Are Using Alternative Oak to Improve Their Economics
GoFundMe Established for Penn State Extension Professor of Viticulture
Gen Z Wine Challenge: Stella, 18
Wine Characters: Viviana Navarrete, Viña Leyda
Muscadet’s Inspiring Winegrower Vincent Barbier Dies Suddenly
Wine Industry Network
WIN MARKETPLACE – GRAPES, BULK WINE & MORE
2026 Cabernet Sauvignon – Oakville – Grapes
2026 Garnacha – Dry Creek Valley – Grapes
2026 Pinot Noir – Grapes
Luxury Property Auction: Agua Dulce Winery Estate – 6–15 August
More Marketplace Listings
WIN Marketplace
SUPPLIER NEWS
Designed to Serve: Taking the Tasting Room Experience Home
How Artificial Intelligence Is Safeguarding a Millennia-old Practice
California Vineyard Valuations and the Current State of the Agricultural Real Estate Market
Why Wine Club Retention Is Won or Lost Long Before the Cancellation Email
More Supplier News
Wine Industry Careers
VINEYARD & WINERY
Maryland Legacy Winery That Provided the ‘Road Map’ for the Industry Recognized in Ceremony
Amaterra Hospitality Group Announces Acquisition of RiverPlace Hotel
Aldi Launches Rosé Colour Swatch as Shoppers Reject the ‘Wrong’ Shade
Champagne Takes on a Mediterranean Climate: “Every Other Year, We Harvest in August”
The Best Value Bordeaux of 2026
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