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Afternoon Brief, April 27
eBay Wine Launches Tomorrow, with Drync's Help: eBay, the major online retailer whose mission is to be the world's favorite destination for discovering great value and unique selection, turns its well-seasoned algorithms to wine...
Afternoon Brief, April 26
Rep. Mike Thompson Introduces Tax Bill to Benefit U.S. Wine Industry: North Coast Rep. Mike Thompson proposed a series of federal tax breaks Monday for the U.S. wine industry, including a proposal to slash a tax on sparkling wine that has lingered since the aftermath of Prohibition...
Afternoon Brief, April 25
Wine Buyers Return to Sonoma County Barrel Auction 2016 with Praise for Inaugural Event: In just two short hours and 71 lots representing 14 of Sonoma's 17 appellations, the inaugural Sonoma County Barrel Auction raised $460,000...
Afternoon Brief, April 22
California Drought Update; April Showers in NorCal; and La Niña Looms: With the formerly powerful El Niño event now fading in the tropical Pacific and most of California's traditional rainy season now behind us, it's a good time to consider the modest drought relief that occurred in California this past winter...
Afternoon Brief, April 21
California Vintners Grapple with New State Law on Worker Payments: Vintners are still grappling with a new state law that mandates additional pay provisions if they compensate employees by how much they pick rather than through a straight hourly wage...
Second Annual California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards Announced
SAN FRANCISCO — Recipients of the second annual California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards were announced and honored at a lunch reception and...
Afternoon Brief, April 20
Here Comes La Niña, Meteorologists Say: In the midst of a major El Nino, federal meteorologists say it's flip side, La Nina, is around the corner...
Afternoon Brief, April 19, 2016
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Buys Patz & Hall: Founding partners will stay involved at highly regarded winery; Washington company wanted a Sonoma Pinot Noir house...
Afternoon Brief, April 18
Jackson Family Wines Acquires Oregon's Penner-Ash Wine Cellars: California-based wine company Jackson Family Wines is further expanding its footprint in Oregon, already 1,300 acres and five wineries strong, announcing Monday that it has reached an agreement to purchase Penner-Ash Wine Cellars...
Eastern Winemakers See Potential for Premium Terroir Driven Hybrid Wines
On the west coast, hybrid grapes may hardly make a din in winemaking conversations, being chiefly used in the production of table wines and eating grapes. However, on the east coast where winemaking is an entirely different reality, hybrid grapes represent much more to many of its winemakers up and down the country’s eastern reaches.
Afternoon Brief, April 15
North Coast Grape Acreage Losing Ground: Vineyard acreage declined slightly across much of the North Coast in 2015 for the second consecutive year, with dips in Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino counties offset by robust growth in Lake County, according to figures released Thursday...
Afternoon Brief, April 14, 2016
Best North Coast Wines Determined at North Coast Wine Challenge: The judges of the North Coast Wine Challenge sipped their way through more than 1,050 wines at the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country Hotel in Santa Rosa Tuesday in a quest to uncover the best wines grown on the North Coast, one of the state's premier wine-growing regions...
Afternoon Brief, April 13, 2016
Marin County Man Charged with Embezzling From Napa Winery: A Marin County man was arrested for allegedly embezzling nearly $30,000 from a Napa winery, according to court documents...
The 2016 International Chardonnay Symposium Unveils the 80+ Wineries Pouring at...
The Grand Tasting lineup boasts 80+ of the world’s top Chardonnay producers from all over the globe.
April 13, 2016 (Pismo Beach, CA) – It’s...
DrinkSpace Announces New Partnership with Rainier Wine
SEATTLE — April 13, 2016 — DrinkSpace announced today it has signed an agreement with Rainier Wine to serve as the company’s marketing and...
