Afternoon Brief, May 2
Indictment in $300,000 Wine Heist Points to Identity of Triad Buyer: The indictment of two men accused of stealing high-dollar wines from California restaurants in 2014 points to a Triad-based wine broker as the buyer of the stolen wine..
Afternoon Brief, April 29
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A string of recent wine brand and property sales in...
Afternoon Brief, April 28
Napa Valley Grower Andy Beckstoffer Is Bullish on Hopland, Ukiah Vineyards: Although Andy Beckstoffer has been called the most powerful winegrape grower in Napa, he is more likely to be found wearing cowboy boots than wingtips...
Afternoon Brief, April 27
eBay Wine Launches Tomorrow, with Drync's Help: eBay, the major online retailer whose mission is to be the world's favorite destination for discovering great value and unique selection, turns its well-seasoned algorithms to wine...
Afternoon Brief, April 26
Rep. Mike Thompson Introduces Tax Bill to Benefit U.S. Wine Industry: North Coast Rep. Mike Thompson proposed a series of federal tax breaks Monday for the U.S. wine industry, including a proposal to slash a tax on sparkling wine that has lingered since the aftermath of Prohibition...
Afternoon Brief, April 25
Wine Buyers Return to Sonoma County Barrel Auction 2016 with Praise for Inaugural Event: In just two short hours and 71 lots representing 14 of Sonoma's 17 appellations, the inaugural Sonoma County Barrel Auction raised $460,000...
Afternoon Brief, April 22
California Drought Update; April Showers in NorCal; and La Niña Looms: With the formerly powerful El Niño event now fading in the tropical Pacific and most of California's traditional rainy season now behind us, it's a good time to consider the modest drought relief that occurred in California this past winter...
Afternoon Brief, April 21
California Vintners Grapple with New State Law on Worker Payments: Vintners are still grappling with a new state law that mandates additional pay provisions if they compensate employees by how much they pick rather than through a straight hourly wage...
Afternoon Brief, April 20
Here Comes La Niña, Meteorologists Say: In the midst of a major El Nino, federal meteorologists say it's flip side, La Nina, is around the corner...
Afternoon Brief, April 19, 2016
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Buys Patz & Hall: Founding partners will stay involved at highly regarded winery; Washington company wanted a Sonoma Pinot Noir house...
Afternoon Brief, April 18
Jackson Family Wines Acquires Oregon's Penner-Ash Wine Cellars: California-based wine company Jackson Family Wines is further expanding its footprint in Oregon, already 1,300 acres and five wineries strong, announcing Monday that it has reached an agreement to purchase Penner-Ash Wine Cellars...
Afternoon Brief, April 15
North Coast Grape Acreage Losing Ground: Vineyard acreage declined slightly across much of the North Coast in 2015 for the second consecutive year, with dips in Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino counties offset by robust growth in Lake County, according to figures released Thursday...
Afternoon Brief, April 14, 2016
Best North Coast Wines Determined at North Coast Wine Challenge: The judges of the North Coast Wine Challenge sipped their way through more than 1,050 wines at the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country Hotel in Santa Rosa Tuesday in a quest to uncover the best wines grown on the North Coast, one of the state's premier wine-growing regions...
Afternoon Brief, April 13, 2016
Marin County Man Charged with Embezzling From Napa Winery: A Marin County man was arrested for allegedly embezzling nearly $30,000 from a Napa winery, according to court documents...
Afternoon Brief, April 12
Winery Projects Sugarloaf and Bordigioni Rise on Highway 12 Near Oakmont: Along a stretch of state Highway 12 at Oakmont Drive, the frame of a large production facility is rising out of a large dirt field that has been graded by backhoes and trucks...
