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Afternoon Brief June 15
New Bill Would Change the Excise Tax Structure for Wineries: Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has introduced S. 1562, "The Craft Beverage Reform and Modernization Act of 2015." This bill would amend the current federal excise tax structure for all beverage alcohol. Senator Wyden has been consulting with the various alcohol commodity groups, including WineAmerica over the last few weeks...
Afternoon Brief, April 21
Water into wine: How California vintners conserve H20: Local grape growers, especially those with a sustainability focus, haven't just started paying attention to water use, says Steve Sangiacomo, one of three third-generation siblings running Sangiacomo Family Vineyards south of Sonoma...
Afternoon Brief, April 16
Sinking Euro and Rising Dollar Make Waves in the Wine Industry: Shifting exchange rates are producing beneficial ripples of change for American consumers and European wineries. If you've ever been tempted to hop on a plane and take an impromptu trip to Europe, now is the time...
Afternoon Brief, March 13
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Trending Story:
California No Longer Copying Europe
Californian winemakers may be attempting to emulate the quality of Europe's great wines, but not...
Afternoon Brief, March 11
Napa County officials tackle tough wine industry growth questions: Napa County's growth summit ended after six hours of discussion and county leaders agreeing to launch a larger community conversation that could last for months...
Afternoon Brief, February 20
Wine Industry Network Partners with Consumer Wine Awards to Advance Wine Diversity: "The Consumer Wine Awards is a unique blend of consumer-centric wine competition and research project," says George Christie, President of Wine Industry Network (WIN)...
Afternoon Brief, February 17
More than 700 top wine trade and media guests from around the world are gathering in Napa Valley for a week of educational events and professional tastings organized by the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) nonprofit trade association...
Afternoon Brief, January 16
Wine Anarchy on French TV Talk Show: A televised discussion about the Charlie Hebdo attacks risks censure by flouting a French law banning wine on TV...
A televised discussion about the Charlie Hebdo attacks risks censure by flouting a French law banning wine on TV...
Afternoon Brief, January 8
5 Major Trends in the Adult Beverage Industry: Lets close the book on 2014, gladly, and look to 2015 and see what Rosen Retail thinks will be the 5 major trends in the adult beverage industry for the year...
Afternoon Brief, December 23
Western Research Team Builds Drought-Fighting Drone To Seed Rainclouds: California communities suffering from extreme drought could soon get help from an unlikely source, unmanned aerial vehicles, a.k.a. drones...
Afternoon Brief, November 17
California drought puts water thievery on rise:
As California's drought has grown more extreme this year, so have efforts to obtain water some now veering toward the criminal...
Afternoon Brief, October 23
Petaluma Gap AVA Bid Blowing in the Wind:
Sonoma County already has 16 AVAs, but growers in the Petaluma Gap are applying for their own sub-appellation...
Afternoon Brief, October 17
Even normal rain won’t end California drought, expert says:
California will likely remain in a drought this winter even if most areas receive normal rainfall, according to an expert from the federal Climate Prediction Center...
Afternoon Brief, September 25
Oregon winery uses legal loophole to be listed as a Washington Wine: Not all in the Walla Walla Valley is as peaceful as it appears. It turns out there's a giant loophole in the law that Oregon wineries are able to exploit to market themselves as Washington wines...
Afternoon Brief, August 26
Most wineries not insured for quake losses:
Napa and Sonoma winemakers on Monday assessed the toll of the American Canyon earthquake, which could saddle wineries with costly losses because most are not insured for quake damage...
