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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...
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Afternoon Brief, April 20th
The World’s Leading Bulk Wine Fair Launches Its First-Ever US Show: The inaugural WBWE USA show will be held on June 8th and 9th at Sonoma County Event Center at the Fairgrounds...
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Afternoon Brief, April 19th
For Some Pacific Northwest Winemakers, AVA Wine Labels Are a Challenge: The number of bonded wineries in the United States has increased exponentially over the last four decades. With that growth has come...
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Afternoon Brief, April 18th
Using Yeast to Combat Climate Change and Improve Flavor: Yeast is to winemaking what faith is to religion. Without that one essential element, the rest collapses. Today, tech innovations are letting vintners...