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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, February 26th
February 26, 2024
Napa Wine Auction Prices Plummet: Tumbling prices at a Napa trade auction are a sobering sign for the US wine industry...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, February 23rd
February 23, 2024
How a Napa Farming Nonprofit Became a Political Power Broker—And Got Caught Up in a Federal Investigation: A mysterious federal investigation unfolding in Napa Valley has ensnared one of the wine industry’s...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, February 22nd
February 22, 2024
Former Employee Arrested in Nov. Vandalism of Woodinville Winery and Draining 24K Bottles of Wine: Detectives arrested a former employee suspected of breaking into and draining roughly 24,000 bottles of...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, February 21st
February 21, 2024
WSWA's Sipsource Report Tracks 2023 Year-End Losses for Both Wine and Spirits: While there seems to be clear consensus on how difficult 2023 was for the beverage alcohol industry, there is no single agreed-upon...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, February 20th
February 20, 2024
Grape Growers Being Paid 1970s Rates Say They Are at Breaking Point in Australia’s Largest Wine Region: Farmers in Australia's biggest wine grape growing region are preparing for crisis talks as prices...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, February 19th
February 19, 2024
US Grocer Merger Could Mean Less Shelf Space for Wine: Two giant retailers are proposing a merger. If it goes ahead, it could have a significant impact on the American wine market...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, February 16th
February 16, 2024
Hoopes Winery Civil Trial in Napa County Wraps After 11 Days, Ruling Could Take Months: Whether Napa Valley vintner Lindsay Hoopes has been using company structures as a shield against liability was the...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, February 15th
February 15, 2024
Rainy Weather Makes for Another Wet California Winter: Historic levels of rain were delivered to California in the form of atmospheric rivers, which are expected to continue to bring rain throughout the...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, February 14th
February 14, 2024
Pledge of €230 Million to French Winegrowers Is an ’Empty Promise’, Say Vignerons: The emergency fund promised to French winegrowers amid farmer protests is "just a promise", Rhône Valley vignerons tell...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, February 13th
February 13, 2024
January Deep Freeze Causes Near-Total Loss in Okanagan Vineyards: The Okanagan’s grape crop has been decimated by a mid-January freeze with losses expected to approach 100 percent this year...