Afternoon Brief, September 19
Sonoma Harvest Fair Releases List of Medalists: The judges for this year's Sonoma County Harvest Fair Wine Competition have made their final recommendations, and 94 percent of the wines entered will receive some type of medal...
Afternoon Brief, September 16
DTC Shipments Surge, Total Wine Sales Strong: A microalgae found in the sea off Brittany's coastline can wipe-out key vine diseases with new scientific tests in France showing 100% efficiency in destroying Downey Mildew...
Afternoon Brief, September 15
Alcohol Industry Bankrolls Fight Against Legal Pot in Battle of the Buzz: The fight against legalized pot is being heavily bankrolled by alcohol and pharmaceutical companies, terrified that they might lose market share...
Afternoon Brief, September 14
Running Winery Associations from the East Coast to the West Coast: Meet Morgen McLaughlin: Running a wine association takes a tireless multi-tasker. The job is a combination of strategy, business development, marketing, finance and politics...
Afternoon Brief, September 13
Jackson Family Wines Purchases Alexander Valley’s Field Stone Winery: Best known for its old-vine Petite Sirah, the Field Stone vineyard was first planted in 1894...
Afternoon Brief, September 12
Winery Owner Charles Banks Is Indicted in Federal Court: In a surprising turn for a onetime rising star in the wine industry, Charles A. Banks walked into a San Antonio courthouse wearing handcuffs Friday after surrendering to authorities...
Afternoon Brief, September 9
The Most Expensive Non-California Wines in the US: Where does the most expensive wine in the United States come from? And who's making it...
Afternoon Brief, September 8
Jackson Family Wines Shows Industry Leadership with Launch of Sustainability Report and 2021 Goals: "We are committed to being leaders in responsible winemaking, and are sharing the story of our journey with others to inspire and inform," the Jackson Family states in the opening letter of the sustainability report...
Afternoon Brief, September 7
Winery Worker, Napa Resident Killed on the Job: A Napa winery employee was pronounced dead on the scene by paramedics after a stack of metal wine barrel racks fell on him, according to the Napa County Sheriff's Office...
Afternoon Brief, September 6
Margrit Biever Mondavi Dies at Age 91: Margrit Mondavi of Napa Valley, widow to Robert G. Mondavi and pioneer of the modern-day California wine industry bringing art and culture to the industry, died today...
Afternoon Brief, September 2
Bulk Wine Now 38% of Global Wine Exports: The growing bulk wine category now accounts for 38.6% of global wine exports, with 39.49 million hectoliters exported around the world last year...
Afternoon Brief, September 1
Next Generation Santa Cruz Mountains: Carrying On Paul Draper’s Legacy: Draper recently announced his retirement after 46 vintages, turning over the keys of the kingdom to a new group of winemakers in the Santa Cruz Mountains, eager to make their mark...
Afternoon Brief, August 31
Coppola Sues Winemaker Over Rip-Off Label: Francis Ford Coppola is suing an Oregon-based wine producer claiming that its Copa Di Vino Winemakers Cut infringes upon the trademark for his own Directors Cut wine, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday...
Afternoon Brief, August 30
How Big Alcohol Is About to Get Rich Off California Weed: With recreational marijuana on the ballot, some worry that big business will transform the way pot is grown, distributed and sold...
Afternoon Brief, August 29
Duckhorn Wine Company to Be Acquired by Private Equity Firm TSG Consumer Partners: Duckhorn Wine Company and TSG Consumer Partners, a San Francisco-based strategic equity investor in consumer brands, announced today that TSG will acquire DWC from GI Partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed...
