Afternoon Brief, October 12

Afternoon Brief
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12
TRENDING STORY
Rosemount Returns to Oatley Family After 25 Years in Latest Treasury Wine Estates Sale
Treasury Wine Estates has sold the Rosemount, Ingoldby and Secret Stone brands to A.G. Oatley Wines. The sale marks another step in TWE’s move towards a more focused portfolio of 30 global and regional priority brands, following the sales of Seppelt, Tollana Wines, and Rouge Homme to local owners…
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TODAY’S NEWS
Can Wine Import Reforms Rescue California Grape Growers?
Growers say wine imports and tax refunds hurt local grapes. Some vintners say they help exports…
California Winemakers Call the State’s Worst Grape Harvest in Years a ‘Godsend’ — They Couldn’t Be Happier About It
A few years ago, a bad harvest would have been a nightmare for winemakers in California’s Napa Valley. And 2026, when the number of grapes expected to be harvested could be almost 50% lower than last year due to heavy rains and heat waves early in the season, would be a worst-case scenario. So why are companies cheering the news in 2026?…
Quietly Iconic at 36: Passport to Dry Creek Valley
As the wine world evolves, one of California’s most storied wine regions is growing its community, welcoming new wineries and designing its signature event, APRIL 23-25, 2027, for loyal fans as well as a new generation of curious wine travelers…
Passaggio Wines to Shut Down After Two Decades in Sonoma Valley
Short Crop Won’t Be Wine’s Savior
Carol Shelton Is Closing Her Santa Rosa Winery. But Not Just Yet
‘When It Rains, It Pours’: Soaring Napa County Diesel Prices Squeeze Vineyard Operators (Paywall)
Great Lakes Wine and Others Seek Purchase of RNDC’s Michigan Operations
Vinitaly.USA Lands in the Big Apple
Wine Society CEO: Current Tax System Is “Absolutely Nuts”
Wine Praying at the Green Altar
Berry Bros. & Rudd Launches House of 1698
Burgundy Pickers Left Unpaid
Sommeliers Get Business Advice They Need at Coravin Symposium
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BLOGS
Pour a Glass and Open the Door for Come Over October
Lab Analysis in Vineyard Mineral Nutrient Management: Water
Grape Escapes: The Deep(est) Dive on 2026 Harvest
Tim Hanni vs. The Tyranny of the Wine Experts
Searching for Weaker Wines
HOBO Data Loggers
WINE INDUSTRY CAREERS
Controller
Hundred Acre Wine Group – Saint Helena, CA
Business Development, Client Services, Customer Support
Rack & Riddle – CA
Senior Wine Educator
Hess Persson Estates – Napa, CA
More Wine Industry Jobs
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PEOPLE
Purpose in Every Pour at Vital Wines
Inside Winemaking: Jillian Johnson DeLeon on Keeping Yeast Happy
Women Shape the Washington Wine Landscape
Retiring Riverland Grape Grower Says Industry Support Has Come Too Late
Wolf Blass Named South Australian Legend of the Vine
Unified Wine and Grape Symposium
WIN MARKETPLACE – GRAPES, BULK WINE & MORE
2026 Cinsaut – Dry Creek Valley – Grapes
2025 Cabernet Sauvignon – Coombsville – Bulk Wine
2024 Sagrantino – Dry Creek Valley – Bulk Wine
Sonoma County 2023 Brut Sparkling Shiners for Private Label Available
More Marketplace Listings
Goshen Logistics
SUPPLIER NEWS
Beyond YAN: Getting Yeast Nutrition Right
205 Years at Protea, and That’s the Smallest Number We Could Have Picked
5 Ways Vessel Shape Changes Fermentation
Your Winery’s Sales Numbers Aren’t Telling You the Whole Story
More Supplier News
Wine Industry Careers
VINEYARD & WINERY
Rideau Vineyard’s Ninth Annual Viognier Festival Draws Record Crowd
Rujaya Winery Brings Pacific Northwest Wines to ‘Come Over October’ Campaign
Renewing a Napa Icon: Robert Mondavi Winery
Centro del Vino Concha y Toro Named South America’s Leading Wine Tourism Experience at the World Travel Awards 2026
The World’s Best Australian Wines of 2026
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