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Sonoma County Barrel Auction Holds First In-Person Event Since 2019
Live Auction Return Celebrated by Over 350 Trade Members, Vintners and Media
SANTA ROSA, CA (May 11, 2022) – Sonoma County Vintners (SCV) is pleased...
Waterloo Container: More Than Just Bottles – Focusing on the Box
Your outer packaging says something about the wine
Look around your winery and see what your customers see. Are there undecorated cardboard cases of...
ARTICLES
Expert Editorial: The Judgment of Paris and Its Impact on the...
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By Anthony Zhang
May 24 is a day of celebration for wine lovers across America, as it marks the anniversary of The Judgment of...
Show Up, Stand Up, Speak Up: WineAmerica National Policy Conference 2022
For the first time in three years, WineAmerica representatives recently met with Congressional Representatives from around the country to discuss the wine industry’s legislative...
Meet Debra Del Fiorentino of Wine Competitions Management & Production
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This Sonoma County entrepreneur is responsible for more than a dozen prestigious tasting events, including the upcoming Sunset International Wine & Spirits Competition.
By Alexandra...
Op Ed: Criticism of Organic or Sustainable Winegrowing Programs Adds to...
Are regional sustainable winegrowing certification programs
a boon for the industry?
By Randy Caparoso
For the longest time, a certified USDA organic seal on a food...
Predicting Palates: Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Wine Buying?
New technology is helping consumers make smarter wine choices.
By Gordon Feller
If you’ve ever felt intimidated when choosing a bottle of wine, you’re not alone....
NEWS RELEASES
Napa Valley Grapegrowers Focuses on Regenerative Farming & Organic Winegrowing
NAPA, CA (May 25, 2022) – After a 4-year hiatus, on Thursday, June 30, 2022, the Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) Organic Winegrowing Conference returns. With...
Napa Valley Vintners $1 Million Investment Supports New Family Resource Center
Multi-Purpose Facility Opens to American Canyon Residents
5/25/2022 - On Tuesday, May 24, residents in south Napa County welcomed the opening of a new Family Resource Center (FRC)...
Introducing Vida Valiente Napa Valley Winery and Foundation
Napa Valley’s newest winery will donate $100 per bottle of its flagship Cabernet to fund its namesake foundation, partnering with Stanford University to support...
Green Wine Future 2022 by Wineally Day Three
Conference Continues with Education on Complicated Sustainability Subjects
May 25, 2022 (Planet Earth) - Green Wine Future 2022 continued for a third day today (May 25,...
Opolo Vineyards Introduces 2020 Mountain Zinfandel
Release Marks 21st Vintage of Iconic Wine from Paso Robles Estate Winery
May 25th - Paso Robles, CA—Opolo Vineyards today released its 2020 Mountain Zinfandel, marking...
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Fermentation Management Significantly Eased Through the Use of Innovative Liquid Yeast...
Winemakers have long recognized that careful yeast management and nutrition programs are central to the success or failure of...
New York International Wine Competition Expected to Draw Record Entries for...
After a brief pandemic-induced hiatus, (which prompted a virtual tasting last time around), the New York International Wine Competition...
Waterloo Container: More Than Just Bottles – Focusing on the Box
Your outer packaging says something about the wine
Look around your winery and see what your customers see. Are...
Scott Labs and Amorim Partner to Bring Fully Biodegradable Micro-Granular Cork...
Consumers increasingly believe companies have a responsibility to protect the planet but aren’t doing enough, and they’re willing to...
The World’s Leading Bulk Wine Fair Launches Its First-Ever US Show
The inaugural WBWE USA show will be held on June 8th and 9th at Sonoma County Event Center at the...
AFTERNOON BRIEF
Afternoon Brief, May 25th
What the Wine Industry Gets Wrong About Marketing to Younger Generations: Wine has been looking for ways to reach newly of-age consumers since the 1990s. What will it take to get it right in today's market?...
Afternoon Brief, May 24th
Wine, Stagflation, and the Strong Dollar Syndrome: The U.S. dollar has surged in value on foreign exchange markets in the last year and especially the last few weeks, as this graph of the dollar versus the euro makes clear. It once took about $1.30 to purchase a euro, but some analysts believe that USD-EUR parity — a dollar per euro — is on the cards for later this year...
Afternoon Brief, May 23rd
California’s Newest Sonoma AVA the West Sonoma Coast: The West Sonoma Coast Vintners is proud to announce the TTB’s approval of the newly established West Sonoma Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA)...
Afternoon Brief, May 20th
Hundreds of Sonoma Farmworkers May Have Been Exposed to Toxic Smoke During 2020 Wildfires: Amid a contentious debate over farmworker safety protocols in fire-prone Sonoma County, a new report says that hundreds of wine industry laborers were sent to work in close proximity to a pair of huge 2020 wildfires, leaving them potentially exposed to both flames and toxic smoke...
Afternoon Brief, May 19th
2022 Sonoma County Wine Auction Announces Vintner and Chef Honorees: Sonoma County Vintners Foundation is thrilled to announce Jean-Charles Boisset as Vintner Honoree and Dustin Valette as Chef Honoree for the 2022 Sonoma County Wine Auction (SCWA)...
