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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, May 27th
May 27, 2022
Armed Group Occupies Oldest Mexican Winery Over Water Shortage: People wielding machetes invaded the vineyard in the northern state of Coahuila this week, the company’s manager told Mexican media...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, May 26th
May 26, 2022
‘We Hope It Sends a Message’: Bay Area Wine Executive Faces $3.75M Fine for Allegedly Ripping Up Trees and Other Unpermitted Activities: As the megadrought bakes California, leaving parched lake beds and...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, May 25th
May 25, 2022
What the Wine Industry Gets Wrong About Marketing to Younger Generations: Wine has been looking for ways to reach newly of-age consumers since the 1990s. What will it take to get it right in today's m...
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Napa Valley Grapegrowers Focuses on Regenerative Farming & Organic Winegrowing
May 25, 2022
NAPA, CA (May 25, 2022) – After a 4-year hiatus, on Thursday, June 30, 2022, the Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) Organic Winegrowing Conference returns. With climate smart practices top-of-mind for...
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Napa Valley Vintners $1 Million Investment Supports New Family Resource Center
May 25, 2022
Multi-Purpose Facility Opens to American Canyon Residents 5/25/2022 – On Tuesday, May 24, residents in south Napa County welcomed the opening of a new Family Resource Center (FRC)...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, May 24th
May 24, 2022
Wine, Stagflation, and the Strong Dollar Syndrome: The U.S. dollar has surged in value on foreign exchange markets in the last year and especially the last few weeks, as this graph of the dollar versus...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, May 23rd
May 23, 2022
California’s Newest Sonoma AVA the West Sonoma Coast: The West Sonoma Coast Vintners is proud to announce the TTB’s approval of the newly established West Sonoma Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA)...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, May 20th
May 20, 2022
Hundreds of Sonoma Farmworkers May Have Been Exposed to Toxic Smoke During 2020 Wildfires: Amid a contentious debate over farmworker safety protocols in fire-prone Sonoma County, a new report says that...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, May 19th
May 19, 2022
2022 Sonoma County Wine Auction Announces Vintner and Chef Honorees: Sonoma County Vintners Foundation is thrilled to announce Jean-Charles Boisset as Vintner Honoree and Dustin Valette as Chef Honoree...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, May 18th
May 18, 2022
Vine Removal Technique Foils Devastating Grape Disease: Removing not only a diseased grapevine but the two vines on either side of it can reduce the incidence of leafroll disease, a long-standing bane...