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Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, April 3

April 3, 2019

E. & J. Gallo Winery Announces Deal with Constellation Brands: E. & J. Gallo Winery (Gallo) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Constellation Brands, Inc. to purchase more than 30...

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, April 2

April 2, 2019

Science and the Future of Winemaking: Winemaking combines art and science, and producers have never had more technological tools available to understand and leverage the latter...

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, April 1

April 1, 2019

Facing Fraud Charges, Agustin Huneeus Gives Up Control of His Napa Valley Wine Empire to His 85-Year-Old Father:

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, March 29

March 29, 2019

Saving Wine from the Sober Generation: On the subject of Generation Z, market analysts and the wine trade are rarely in agreement a rash of research pieces suggests that young consumers are increasingly...

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, March 28

March 28, 2019

For Cancer Risk, a Bottle of Wine Equals This Many Cigarettes: Drinking a bottle of wine per week may be like smoking five to 10 cigarettes in the same time period, in terms of cancer risk, according to...

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, March 27

March 27, 2019

Distinguished Vineyards & Wine Partners Acquires Two Napa Valley Wineries: Markham Vineyards and Textbook - Distinguished Vineyards & Wine Partners is excited to announce the acquisitions of St. Helena-based...

Featured Wine Industry Articles

Butternut Brand Grew from 1,500 to 100,000 Cases by Paying Close Attention to Market Trends

March 27, 2019

While there are no questions any more about Butternut Wines’ prominent spot in the marketplace and its soaring potential, Tony Leonardini admits that he and his partners had some doubts about the timing...

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, March 26

March 26, 2019

New Collective Brings Applied Research, Collaboration to Winemaking Community: Winemakers have been long been among the original experimenters; that is, those willing to employ trial and error methodologies...

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, March 25

March 25, 2019

Vineyard Lawsuit a Test for Napa: What is To Kalon? Is it a vineyard, or a fanciful name like The Prisoner? A 2003 lawsuit settlement led to an equivocal decision: it's both.

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, March 22

March 22, 2019

Napa and Sonoma Bottles Rise to the Top of American Wine Lists. Again.: We love to ride a new wave, set a trend, be the vanguard. Headlines scream about the decline of last years fad and the rise of this...