August 29, 2022
Wine brands are becoming more open about company values as consumers
and social media users demand transparency.
By Kathleen Willcox
Political polarization has been increasing faster in the...
August 26, 2022
The wine marketplace continues its post-pandemic shifts.
By Laurie Wachter
The August 24 Wine Industry Sales Symposium consisted of four sessions covering the value of DTC and sales data in boosting...
August 22, 2022
TTB is considering rule changes that would require ingredients
and nutritional information on wine labels.
By Jeff Siegel
The U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), the federal agency that...
August 18, 2022
Once deemed witchcraft, dowsing locates underground water sources via a guiding instrument, such as a willow branch, metal rods or pendulum.
By L.M. Archer
As climate change intensifies, many...
August 15, 2022
Two key reports on direct-to-consumer (DTC) wines sales have been released, and their findings make for fascinating — if, at times, alarming — reading.
By Kathleen Willcox
Sales growth...
August 12, 2022
As the New Zealand and Australian wine industries look to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, a simple tool, designed in California, is helping producers calculate
greenhouse gas emissions.
By...
August 10, 2022
By Carl Giavanti
Anna Maria Giambanco DiPietro is a writer based in Santa Barbara County, Calif. With her WSET 2 with distinction certificate in tow, she writes for Edible Santa Barbara, Wine Enthusiast,...
August 8, 2022
The headline question sounds hyperbolic. Let’s put it in context.
By Kathleen Willcox
Since life began on earth about 4.5 billion years ago, almost everything — from temperatures to land masses...
August 5, 2022
Job seekers look for more as the pandemic’s
curb on jobs lingers.
By Laurie Wachter
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives and livelihoods across industries and countries. Across the globe,...
August 3, 2022
Today’s cutting-edge wines are more terroir-expressive than the usual commercial styles. What I don’t get, though, is how formulaic it’s all become.
By Randy Caparoso
I love alternative...