Afternoon Brief, October 16

Afternoon Brief
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
TRENDING STORY
2026 California Winegrape Mapping Project Released
The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG), in partnership with industry grower and vintner associations, has released the results of the 2026 California Winegrape Mapping Project, providing a detailed statewide view of winegrape acreage…
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Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University
TODAY’S NEWS
Wine Spectator Celebrates 50 Years
Widely known for reviewing thousands of wines each year in blind tastings, the brand is considered the most influential wine authority in the world, and is credited with helping to create wine culture in America…
California Winegrowers Pulled Up Almost 10% of the State’s Vineyards Last Year. Is It Enough? (Paywall)
California winegrowers uprooted even more vineyards this year than last — more than 47,000 acres of vines between August 1, 2025 and August 1, 2026, according to the 2026 Standing Winegrape Acreage report. It still might not be enough to counteract the seismic effects of the ongoing wine industry crisis…
Napa Winery AI Startup Brings in Experienced Executive to Advise Growth
Napa Valley-based New Vintage Labs has named wine industry veteran Carol Reber a strategic adviser to its artificial intelligence platform, designed to help wineries better understand customers and grow direct-to-consumer sales…
What Happens When Data Centers Come to Wine Country?
Twelve Oaks Receives Award from State
2027 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Announces Flash Sale as Registration Opens Oct. 20
A Spotlight on the Wine Studies Program at Chemeketa
Guala Closures Strengthens Wine Closures Capacity in the US and Americas with Acquisition of Equipment Assets from G3 Enterprises
European Parliament Panel Rejects Tougher Alcohol Warnings for Wine
Yarra Valley Wine Industry Feeling the Squeeze as Longstanding Winery Enters Voluntary Administration
Italian Wineries Entered the 2026 Harvest with Wine Stocks Up 14.2%
Sicily Is “International Wine Region of the Year” 2026 of “Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Awards”
Lorentou Company’s Chooper Wins Two Medals at U.S. Wine Competition, Sets Sights on Japan
Thieves Stole 30,000 Bottles of Wine Worth $5.8 Million from an Italian Winery, Using Its Own Forklifts to Load the Loot onto Two Trucks
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INDUSTRY EVENTS
Sonoma County Vintners Pour + Explore: Petaluma Gap & West Sonoma Coast
October 16 – Petaluma, CA
DTC Master Series: Regional Growth Tour (Okanagan)
October 21 – West Kelowna, BC
Vantage Growth Session: Loyalty Beyond the Holidays
October 22 – Webinar
Vinoshipper Summit 2026
October 29 – Webinar
14th Annual North Coast Wine Industry Expo
December 3 – Santa Rosa, CA
Unified Wine and Grape Symposium
TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
Supreme Court Hands Wine a Pyrrhic Victory
Want to Sell Wine to Gen Z? Use Gen Z
Rosemount Returns to Oatley Family After 25 Years in Latest Treasury Wine Estate Sale
Will a Decade-Long Family Feud Cause This Pioneering 45-Year-Old California Winery to Self-Destruct?
As Wine Sales Soften, What Will Happen to the World’s Coopers?
The Decisions That Will Define Wine in 2027
OpEd: Activating the “Yes” Agenda
EU Wine Industry Welcomes Rejection of Tougher Alcohol Warnings
New Documentary the Terroirist Profiling Iconoclastic American Winegrower Randall Grahm Premiers This Weekend
California Winemakers Call the State’s Worst Grape Harvest in Years a ‘Godsend’ — They Couldn’t Be Happier About It
Can Wine Import Reforms Rescue California Grape Growers?
Quietly Iconic at 36: Passport to Dry Creek Valley
Retiring Riverland Grape Grower Says Industry Support Has Come Too Late
Carol Shelton Is Closing Her Santa Rosa Winery. But Not Just Yet
Smarter Tools, New Technology Take the Stage at the Sustainable Ag Expo
North Coast Wine Industry Expo

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