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February 21, 2018
Sonoma County Grape Growers Battle Frost After Early Bud Break Below-freezing temperatures that can damage Sonoma County's $575 million grape crop before it even develops are prompting some growers to...
February 20, 2018
Dan Berger: Red Wines Lean Heavily on Oak for Top-Scoring Flavors Quiz question: What grape delivers wine aromas described as vanilla bean, cedar, smoke, bacon, chocolate, pipe tobacco, mocha and toas...
February 19, 2018
Balance Trumps Terroir for Winemakers
The industry says drinkers want fresher, more balanced wines, but that could kill off some venerable styles...
February 16, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: How You Can Spot Fake Wines Looking to acquire legendary bottles? The world’s foremost expert on detecting fake wines, Maureen Downey, shares...
February 15, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Barefoot Remains Top Brand: Wine Sales Rise 3% Barefoot remains the top-selling table wine brand as sales figures for January indicate steady growth...
February 14, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Silicon Valley Bank Predicts the US Wine Industry Is at the Tail End of a 20-Year Growth Period Silicon Valley Bank released its State of the Wine...
February 13, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Tasting Room Trends: 2017 Review and 2018 Forecasts At VingDirect, we exist to help family wineries achieve their direct to consumer goals. Whether...
February 12, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Napa Grape Prices Up 11.5% Prices for red wine grapes from California rose 5.1% in 2017, compared to 2016, while white wine varieties dropped 3.6%...
February 9, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: California Preliminary Grape Crush Report The 2017 crush totaled 4,233,288 tons, up less than half of a percent from the 2016 crush of 4,217,154...
February 8, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Sonoma, Napa Grape Growers Waiting to See How Vineyards Were Changed by Wine Country Wildfires As he walks down a row of pruned zinfandel vines,...