May 12, 2021
Another Sonoma County California Winery Closes: Two famous old Sonoma wineries have closed within a week - coincidence or a worrying trend?...
May 11, 2021
MARE ISLAND, CA – Located in the heart of Napa Valley’s famed Mount Veeder AVA, Brandlin Winery has been renamed Brandlin Estate, with the help of Affinity Creative Group. Brandlin...
April 21, 2021
Napa County Declines Fire Boss Planes for the 2021 Wildfire Season: Growers/Vintners for Responsible Agriculture offered to pay $1.5 million to lease the planes and crew from Dauntless Air. But in the...
April 20, 2021
2020 Wine Consumption Up in Brazil, Down in China and Flat in U.S.: Global wine consumption fell only 3% during 2020, according to the OIV in Paris, in their annual state of industry report today. The...
April 19, 2021
April 19th – MARE ISLAND, CA – Fueling their desire to create a month-long Earth Day celebration, Redwood Empire Whiskey called on Affinity Creative Group to develop a 360-degree campaign bringing...
February 17, 2021
Tennessee Legislators Aim to Limit Winery Direct Shipping Sales: Lawmakers propose banning winery direct shipping through fulfillment houses, which handle logistics for small wineries; federal court upholds...
February 17, 2021
MARE ISLAND, CA – How do you makeover the flagship label of a 700,000 case winery? “Very carefully,” says Cynthia Sterling, Creative Director at Affinity Creative Group, who recently led a close-in...
January 5, 2021
Designing more than the look of a new drink… it’s an adventure in a can. Communicating a lively, fun lifestyle, along with the very finest ingredients available.
MARE ISLAND, CA – When the entrepreneurs...
October 12, 2020
How Winemakers Craft Clean Natural Wines: Why are some natural wines marked by volatile acidity, Brett, and mousiness, while others aren't? Alex Russan investigates...
October 9, 2020
October 9, 2020 – MARE ISLAND, CA – What do you do when your greatest asset is hiding under a glacier? That’s what the management team at Anchorage Distillery wanted to know, so...








