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Afternoon Brief, November 16
Challenging 2020 Harvest Will Yield High Quality California Wines: For the months of September and October, total fast-moving consumer goods sales have slowed to single-digit growth, up 9% compared to the same time period last year...
Nielsen COVID-19 Beverage Alcohol Insights
Unless otherwise noted, data and insights below are for the months of September and October 2020 compared to the same time periods in 2019...
Setting the Table for the Next Generations, Sangiacomo Family Wines Opens...
Sonoma, CA, November 11, 2020 - Following almost a century of farming in Sonoma County, the Sangiacomo Family is opening the doors to their historic property for...
Afternoon Brief, November 13
North Bay Business Leaders Tackle What Comes Next After Coronavirus, Wildfires: Emerging from a coronavirus crisis into a new world for the North Bay hinges on “shifting, evolving and healing” our way of doing business, but it also requires financial support, a bank wealth manager said at a meeting of local top executives Thursday...
Afternoon Brief, November 12
Drinks Industry Performs Better Than Expected in 2020: While total beverage alcohol is expected to see an 8% decline in 2020, that’s a lot less than the double-digit losses predicted earlier this year. But the long term recovery is still expected to be slow...
Afternoon Brief, November 11
Researchers Study Ashy Aromas, Tastes in Wine Affected by Wildfires: Grapes exposed to smoke for shorter periods of time may not cause negative impacts to wine...
Delicato Family Wines to Launch Stoneleigh Brand in the United States
The US’s Sixth-Largest Wine Supplier1 Expands International Portfolio with Addition of Stoneleigh, New Zealand’s Number One Domestic Wine Brand2
NAPA, Calif., Nov. 11, 2020 –...
Afternoon Brief, November 10
Accelerated Growth in Digital Wine Marketplaces Offers Opportunity for Wineries in Pandemic Era and for the Future: Keri Tawney has overseen marketing and events at Delille Cellars in Washington, about 20 miles northeast of Seattle, for five years...
Accelerated Growth in Digital Wine Marketplaces Offers Opportunity for Wineries in...
By Paul Vigna
Keri Tawney has overseen marketing and events at Delille Cellars in Washington, about 20 miles northeast of Seattle, for five years. For...
Afternoon Brief, November 9
Constellation Brands and E. & J. Gallo Sign Agreement with Federal Trade Commission Staff: The proposed consent order marks the final stages in the FTC review process and remains subject to review and approval by the FTC Commissioners...
JD and Diageo Partner on Responsible Drinking Efforts in China
JD.com, China’s largest retailer, and Diageo, the world’s largest international spirits producer, have reached an agreement to partner on promoting responsible drinking and...
Afternoon Brief, November 5
Nation's Top Women Sommeliers Demand Revolutionary Change After Sexual Misconduct Claims Rock Wine World: Napa-based Court of Master Sommeliers, the most prestigious sommelier professional group in the country, should rescind titles for accused men, some women members say...
Afternoon Brief, November 4
King of Wine Fraud Facing Freedom: He's back! Rudy Kurniawan gets out of prison this week, so lock up your wine cellars...
Afternoon Brief, November 3
Elite Wine Group Suspends Master Sommeliers: After recent sexual harassment allegations by many women, the Court of Master Sommeliers has apologized and announced next steps...
Afternoon Brief, November 2
‘Layers of Crises’: Napa Wine and Tourism Industries Navigate the Virus and Fires: Napa County’s two biggest industries — wine and tourism have one eye on coming winter weather that could dampen the enthusiasm of returning visitors and another on a recent alarming rise in COVID-19 cases...
