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Texas 2021 Harvest Report: Low Quantity, High Quality
Amid shortages, new grower contracts, and experimental varieties, Texas vintners hail the 2021 vintage as excellent. —Kathleen Willcox Texas vintners experienced a vintage filled with unexpectedly harsh...
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Innovative SaaS Company Takes Text Message Marketing to Exciting New Level
Connecting with customers in an era marked by a pandemic and rapidly shifting business landscape has never been more crucial – but there are ways to do it effectively and an innovative new company may...
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WIN Expo 2021—Increased Focus on Educational Content for the Wine Industry
December’s conference kicks off with a new format to engage professionals in all sectors of wine. —Barbara Barrielle Wine Industry Network continues its tradition as a leader in wine and wine-related...
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Experts Answer—How Can the Wine Industry Engage 'Digital Natives?'
This Expert Q & A features Rosa Noble, hospitality and DTC Manager for Judd’s Hill Winery & MicroCrush, and Jennie Gilbert, founder of Red Chirp, who will be speaking at this year’s...
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Opinion: Minerality in Terms of Terroir
Terroir as like a tree falling in a forest. Just because you don’t hear it, it doesn’t mean it didn’t fall. —Randy Caparoso I think that the one aspect of terroir-related qualities that we...
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US Wine DtC Legal Battles—Time to Calm Down
There are many reason for the Supreme Court not to hear a case—none of which the wine industry can influence. —Jeff Siegel Jay Hack, a senior partner at Gallet Dreyer & Berkey in New York City and...
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Capital Strategies for Your Wine Business
As wildfires threaten communities in California and beyond, many grape growers have faced a difficult 2020 harvest made even more challenging by the fast-moving fires and smoke that has filled the region....
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Shipping Alcohol DtC—Retailers' Trials and Tribulations
Retailers engaged in direct-to-consumer (DtC) shipping of beverage alcohol have faced unexpected setbacks in the last few months. —Alex Koral, Regulatory General Counsel, Sovos ShipCompliant Primarily,...
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Winegrowers Bring in Worms to Manage Waste
Top US wine estates have become expert worm-wranglers in order to advance sustainability efforts and combat ever-increasing drought conditions. —Kathleen Willcox Wine regions across the world were hit...
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Sarasota Wine Market v. Schmitt—What’s the Fuss?
A Supreme Court decision may affect the three-tier system as we know it. —Jeff Siegel This week the U.S. Supreme Court could decide to take a first step in remaking how wine is sold at retail in the United...