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Afternoon Brief, May 28
CDFA Responding to GWSS Found on Plants Sold at Northern California Costcos: The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Pierce’s Disease Control Program (PDCP) is working with Costco Wholesale...
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Afternoon Brief, March 25
Prohibitionists Still Going After Wine: A shadowy international organization is trying to put warning labels on your favorite Cabernet and Chardonnay...
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Afternoon Brief, March 23
Napa Valley’s Wineries Adapt Amid ‘Shocking’ Downturn: From layoffs to export troubles, California’s wine industry is in flux – but small producers are innovating to survive...
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Afternoon Brief, March 16
The 2025 Crop Was Down an Equivalent of 72 Million Cases from the Five-Year Average: Following the release of the Preliminary 2025 California Grape Crush Report, Turrentine Brokerage, the largest California...
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Afternoon Brief, February 23
Supreme Court Hands Wine Trade a Small Victory, but Trump Plots New Levies: The highest court in the US has ruled that sweeping import tariffs exceeded presidential authority, offering a brief reprieve...
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Afternoon Brief, September 10
California Wine Month Highlights Sustainability and Innovation: While the industry faces headwinds with shifting consumer trends, international competition, and market challenges, Berge remains optimi...
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Afternoon Brief, August 27
When Wine Stores Become Bars: In a time of challenging sales, brick-and-mortar wine stores are trying their hand at something new...
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Sovos ShipCompliant and Awtomic Partner to Power the Next Generation of Wine Clubs on Shopify
New integration delivers trusted compliance and DtC ecommerce capabilities   August 26, 2025 (Atlanta, GA) — Sovos ShipCompliant—the leader in automated beverage alcohol compliance solutions—today...