October 3, 2024
Explore the benefits of automation in winery operations, from evaluating equipment needs to solving labor challenges and boosting efficiency, with insights from industry experts. As wineries look for ways...
October 2, 2024
In this episode, George interviews Susan DeMatei, Founder and President of WineGlass Marketing. They discuss her love/hate relationship with Corporate Marketing Agencies during the ’90s, her two...
September 30, 2024
North Bay growers navigate challenging times as the wine industry experiences a generational shift in consumption By Karen Hart Harvest is underway for North Bay grape growers, and it’s been an ideal growing...
September 26, 2024
Can marketing campaigns and positive press save the wine industry? Sometime next year, the Wine Institute will do something it hasn’t done in decades: launch a wine marketing campaign. “Wine Institute...
September 23, 2024
It’s already been an election season for the books, and no one knows what might happen next. By Michael Kaiser While wineries are picking grapes and making next year’s vintage, the rest of the country...
September 20, 2024
In this episode, George interviews Christian Klier, North Coast Grape Broker of Turrentine Brokerage. They dive into Klier’s background as a 4th generation pear farmer from Lake County, his 25 years of...
September 19, 2024
Founder of Azure Road, a digital publication devoted to conscious living, Lauren Mowery has written about wine, food and travel for more than a decade. Mowery serves on Decanter Magazine’s 12-strong U.S....
September 17, 2024
Is it any surprise that not enough people in the wine business noticed the anti-drinking efforts and tried to do something about them? Probably not. Over the last couple of years, the wine business has...
September 13, 2024
In viticulture, early-season estimation of average number of grape bunches per vine is crucial for vineyard planning, investments and marketing
September 11, 2024
Could the no and low movement save the wine industry? By Kathleen Willcox The resistance among hardcore oenophiles to the rise of low and no alcohol wines was completely understandable … at first....