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In 2023, Wine Industry Advisor continued its mission to provide you — our broad audience of professionals and enthusiasts — the latest, most important information about key topics facing our industry.  As...

Let’s celebrate the magic of wine in 2024. By Jim Trezise   Last night while I was sleeping, my heart beat 38,400 times. I didn’t ask it to keep beating through my slumber, nor did I thank it when...

Meet Kim Stemler, Executive Director, Monterey County Vintners and Growers Association By Laura Ness   INTRO: Wine Industry Advisor is pleased to debut a new profile series, Wine Industry Champions,...

Achieving comprehensive entity and product compliance requires qualifying with multiple regulatory agencies.  By Cheryl Tittle The 3-tier distribution system for beverage alcohol is the most widely...

Is there a way for brands to meet the lofty expectations of guests without scaring them away with sky-high fees? By Kathleen Willcox   In 2019, wine tasting fees and experiences ran the gamut from...

By Alexandra Russell Five years ago, Wine Industry Advisor debuted Turning the Tables, a monthly series of interviews that shined a spotlight on the journalists and storytellers within the wine world....

Wineries face rising pressures on wages, a buyer’s market for grapes and the looming cost of wastewater compliance  By Laurie Wachter   A strong finish to a late harvest was good news for the...

If you didn’t attend the 11th annual WIN Expo last week, expect to hear from clients and colleagues over the coming weeks about what you missed. On November 30, 2023, nearly 3,000 attendees gathered in...

The algal mitigation tools of yesterday no longer work.  By Lawrence Field According to High Country News, an independent media organization that covers the important issues and stories that define...

By Carl Giavanti Eric Asimov is the chief wine critic of The New York Times and the author of How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto, published by William Morrow, and Wine With Food: Pairing Notes and...