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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, December 14th
December 14, 2021
PET Bottles—The Future of Wine Packaging: Between supply chain issues, sustainability initiatives, and an increase in the DtC market space, producers are investing in the light-weight alternative wine...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, December 13th
December 13, 2021
Oregon Welcomes Its 22nd American Viticultural Area (AVA): Lower Long Tom: The Oregon Wine Board announces the federal recognition of Lower Long Tom AVA, the tenth nested AVA in the Willamette Valley and...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, December 10th
December 10, 2021
Cooper Mountain Vineyards Announces a Major Expansion in the Willamette Valley: Cooper Mountain Vineyards, the first certified biodynamic winery in the Pacific Northwest, is growing where it’s planted...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, December 9th
December 9, 2021
Frosts, Heatwaves and Wildfires: As the climate crisis intensifies, the wine industry is increasingly vulnerable and growers across the world are scrambling to find solutions...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, December 8th
December 8, 2021
Foley Family Wines Acquires Chateau St. Jean in Kenwood: Foley Family Wines today announced the acquisition of Chateau St. Jean winery from Treasury Wine Estates…
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, December 7th
December 7, 2021
The US Is ‘Top Dog’ in Drinks E-Commerce: As online drinks sales continue to soar, the United States is expected to snatch the crown for e-commerce by 2025, says new data from IWSR...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, December 6th
December 6, 2021
9th Annual WIN Expo Returns In-Person: After a two year hiatus, Wine Industry Network (WIN) hosted the 9th Annual North Coast Wine Industry Expo (WIN Expo) at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds on December...
AB Hero Sparkling on Ice
Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, December 3
December 3, 2021
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 03 TRENDING STORY   US Wine Direct-to-Consumer Sales Continue to Climb Even as Pandemic Lessens Changes in the wine industry ushered in as a result of the pandemic are here...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, December 2
December 2, 2021
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 02 TRENDING STORY   Cover Crops Make Vineyards More Sustainable; Strategy Can Be Marketing Tool Growing cover crops under grapevines in vineyards can reduce erosion, enhance...
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Afternoon Brief
Afternoon Brief, December 1
December 1, 2021
Bordeaux Producer Sentenced to Prison for Wine Fraud: Vincent Lataste, the boss of Bordeaux wine company Sequoia, has been handed an “unprecedented” prison sentence for fraud, after authorities found that...