Experts Answer—State of the Wine Industry
This Expert Q & A features Brian Clements, vice president and partner of Turrentine Brokerage, and Dale Stratton, president of Wine Market Council, both...
Winemaking Barrel Trial: Free SO2 & Potential Wine Quality Impacts
Barrel-by-barrel sampling of free SO2 can potentially help winemakers prevent unnecessary and expensive barrel downgrades.
—David Sommer, CTO, BarrelWise Technologies
Free sulfur dioxide (SO2) is unique amongst...
Artificial Intelligence in the Vineyard
Adopting this new vineyard technology is critical to the California grape industry.
—Tom Shapland, PhD, CEO and cofounder of Tule Technologies
Anything humans can observe with...
How to Boost Wine Club Membership
An increase in wine club convenience equates to an increase in wine club members and membership retention.
—Zach Kamphuis, general manager, Commerce7
Why should a consumer...
Opinion: Minerality in Terms of Terroir
Terroir as like a tree falling in a forest. Just because you don't hear it, it doesn’t mean it didn't fall.
—Randy Caparoso
I think that...
Shipping Alcohol DtC—Retailers’ Trials and Tribulations
Retailers engaged in direct-to-consumer (DtC) shipping of beverage alcohol have faced unexpected setbacks in the last few months.
—Alex Koral, Regulatory General Counsel, Sovos ShipCompliant
Primarily,...
Turning the Tables on Stacy Louise Briscoe
This month’s Turning the Tables interview features Stacy Louise Briscoe, who has been contributing to Wine Industry Advisor for the pasts 18 months and...
Op Ed: Dear Sommeliers, It’s OK to Like Zinfandel
This op is written from a sommelier's perspective. I know a lot of them because I was a sommelier who worked in restaurants for...
Opinion: Natural Winemaking Is the Most Natural Thing
Hands off those vines, hands off those wines—what comes naturally should be respected
—Randy Caparoso
I love natural style wines. In fact, I'm partial to them,...
Turning the Tables on Deborah Parker Wong
“Turning the Tables – Interviewing the Interviewers” is a Q&A series profiling Wine Writers.
Nothing Wrong with Hot Climate Winegrowing
Some of the best wines of the Old and New World are produced in hot climate regions.
—Randy Caparoso
I once attended a Hospice du Rhône...
In Defense of Terroir
—Randy Caparoso
Does wine-related terroir exist anymore?
This is a valid question, even if a silly one. Of course, terroir exists. If it doesn’t, entire belief...
Redefining the Definition of Balanced Wine
And eliminating high-alcohol cancel culture
—Randy Caparoso
Talking about “balanced wine” used to be perfectly acceptable—until about ten years ago, when the term suddenly became politicized....
Effects of Umami in Wines and Foods
What is umami and why should wine lovers care? Haven't foods and wines become complicated enough without having to understand one more odd sounding...
Turning the Tables on Anatoli Levine
“Turning the Tables – Interviewing the Interviewers” is a Q&A series profiling Wine Writers. We hope you’ll discover more about the wine writers you know,...