Brandon Bredo (left), director of winegrowing, and Jason Jardin, president and director of winemaking, for Hanzell achieved CCOF Organic certification for the estate vineyard in 2021
Navigating the Sustainability Landscape: Which Certifications Matter?
As the labyrinth of wine industry certifications continues to expand, consumers often find themselves without a compass. By Deborah Parker Wong   Nearly half of American adult drinkers of beverage...
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Afternoon Brief, May 2nd
Jack Cakebread, Photographer Turned Napa Vintner, Dies at 92: The owner of an auto repair shop and a freelance photographer, Cakebread found a second career helping define Napa Chardonnay at Cakebread...
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Afternoon Brief, April 29th
AI Sommelier Generates Wine Reviews Without Ever Opening a Bottle: A new algorithm writes wine and beer reviews that sound like they were penned by human critics. Is that a good thing?...
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Afternoon Brief, April 28th
Champagne Nukes Its Own Vineyards: Champagne's backstep from its own environmental principles is playing out in its vineyards, which increasingly resemble a nuclear wasteland...
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Afternoon Brief, April 27th
Wine Trade Faces Supply Chain, War Fallout After Record Year - OIV: Supply chain disruptions and the war in Ukraine could curb global wine trade after it rebounded last year to a record level as countries...
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Expert Editorial: Open Communication Builds Bridges Between Customers and Staff
By Rod Hughes Like every other industry, wineries are facing staffing and supply shortages as well as hard-to-source equipment parts and increased shipping costs. However, customers don’t want excuses...
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Afternoon Brief, April 26th
DTC Crackdown: Understand State Laws to Avoid Entanglement: There could well be a silver lining in the number of states that have stepped up enforcement of direct to consumer (DTC) shipping regulations....
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Afternoon Brief, April 25th
Enoforum USA: Bringing International Research and Innovation Stateside: On May 11, 2022, Enoforum USA will open doors for an in-person day of educational seminars, informational tasting sessions and equipment...
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Afternoon Brief, April 22nd
Farming for the Future Marks New Milestone in Sonoma County: Winegrape commission announces installation and use of ford pro telematics available to all winegrape farmers...
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Afternoon Brief, April 21st
Regenerative Viticulture Foundation Launches to Promote Soil Health Restoration: Witnessing the harm on viticulture from extreme weather and intensive farming, a new non-profit group - Regenerative Viticulture...