2024: A Classic Vintage for Napa Valley: Napa Valley growers and winemakers are reflecting on another noteworthy harvest. Described as dynamic and rich in flavor, the 2024 vintage promises to deliver quality...
San Francisco, CA (October 29, 2024) – The Association of African American Vintners (AAAV) and The Glancy Wine Education Foundation are pleased to announce a collaboration designed to broaden scholarship...
Livermore, Calif. (October 17, 2024)—The Association of African American Vintners (AAAV) today announced the five recipients of its 2024 AAAV Wine Entrepreneur Grant. Each winner will receive $5,000 to...
Omar Khan Has Pleaded Guilty to Identity Theft: Omar Khan, the bon vivant who allegedly swindled fine-wine insiders out of at least $9.5 million, pleaded guilty to identity theft on Thursday, less than...
AAAV membership program with Wine Enthusiast continues for its fifth year
Livermore, Calif. (March 29, 2024)— The wine industry’s oldest trade organization focused on making wine inclusive, the Association...
Federal Government to Spend $177 Million to Help Canadian Wine Industry: The federal government announced a plan to help the Canadian wine sector Friday during a visit to Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards...
Association of African American Vintners’ Biennial Event Returns to Napa
Livermore, Calif. (February 29, 2024)—Wine lovers and industry professionals are invited to taste and network with Black wine entrepreneurs...
WSWA's Sipsource Report Tracks 2023 Year-End Losses for Both Wine and Spirits: While there seems to be clear consensus on how difficult 2023 was for the beverage alcohol industry, there is no single agreed-upon...
Napa County Puts Hoopes Winery Leader in Witness Stand: Napa County's attorneys put Lindsay Hoopes of Hoopes Family Vineyard in the witness stand to question her about alleged winery rule violations.....
Livermore, Calif. (February 8, 2024)—The wine industry’s oldest trade organization focused on making wine inclusive, the Association of African American Vintners (AAAV), will host its biennial Symposium...
Livermore, Calif. (August 1, 2023)—The first organization dedicated to making wine inclusive, the Association of African American Vintners (AAAV), today announced Love Cork Screw founder...
The Wine Industry Remains Resilient: This year's OIV estimates a look into the industry's challenging state. From the USA overtaking Germany as the world's largest wine importer, to China's wine market...
Dr. LaToya Thompson, Opulence Wines
Livermore, Calif. (April 20, 2023)—The Association of African American Vintners (AAAV) today announced the five recipients of its 2023 Wine Entrepreneur Grant....
How a California Premium Winery Quickly Flipped Its Boomer-Dominated Consumer Base to Younger Generations: Amid more sobering reports this month that wine is becoming an increasingly tougher sell to younger,...
Livermore, Calif. (February 1, 2023)—The Association of African American Vintners (AAAV) is celebrating Black History Month by accepting applications for its new Wine Entrepreneur Grant Program. The initiative...
Winc and Sherry Lehmann: Two Very Different US Retailers in Trouble: Winc, the much lauded 11-year old online business that went public last year, has collapsed, despite $54.2m from venture capital investors...
