Tag: Balletto Vineyards
Afternoon Brief, May 9th
Wait, the Cheapest Bottle on a Wine List Costs How Much Now?: Less than a decade ago, it was routine to find great wines under $40 at top New York City restaurants. What happens when even entry-level wines feel like luxury items?...
Balletto Vineyards Announces New Marketing & National Sales Coordinator, Cassidy Lieberfarb
Sonoma, CA - (May 9, 2024) - Balletto Vineyards, a family-owned and operated, estate-driven winery in the award-winning Russian River Valley, is proud to announce...
Afternoon Brief, April 17th
Ackley Brands Acquires Washington Wineries Columbia Winery and Hogue Cellars: Ackley Brands, a family-owned company based in Seattle that owns and operates premium beverage brands in the Pacific Northwest, has announced its acquisition of Columbia Winery and Hogue Cellars from Gallo...
Balletto Vineyards Welcomes Gary Bulger as Western US National Sales Manager
Sonoma, CA – April 17, 2024 – Balletto Vineyards, a leader in producing estate grown and bottled wines from California's esteemed Russian River Valley, is thrilled...
Afternoon Brief, April 9th
Santa Rosa Electric Tractor Maker Solectrac Evicted from 1 Location, Owing $65,000 in Rent: The Sonoma County-based electric tractor company undergoing a major reorganization was evicted from its Santa Rosa location and owes $65,223 in back rent, the property owners say...
Balletto Vineyards Welcomes Kathleen Cardinale as National Sales Director
Sonoma County, CA – (April 9, 2024) – Balletto Vineyards, celebrated for its estate grown and bottled wines in Sonoma County's Russian River Valley, is pleased to announce...
A Winning Tradition: Looking Back at the North Coast Wine Challenge
Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge Continues to Identify the Best of the Best
In 2012, when organizers were planning the first North Coast Wine...
Afternoon Brief, February 1st
Vinoshipper Releases 2nd Annual Craft Wine Direct Sales Report: Vinoshipper, the nation’s largest Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) wine shipping platform with more than 3,000 clients, released its second annual report today that shows a unique and optimistic perspective on direct sales across 47 states...
Balletto Vineyards Announces Promotion of Andre Swart to Assistant Winemaker
Santa Rosa, CA – (February 1, 2024) – Balletto Vineyards, a family-owned winery producing 100% estate grown and bottled wines in the Russian River Valley,...
40th AVA Celebration
In 1983, the Sonoma County wine-growing regions of Carneros, Chalk Hill, Dry Creek Valley, Knights Valley, and Russian River Valley/Green Valley all received designation as...
Reels and Algorithms: Marketing Goes High Tech
Adding video and AI to your winery marketing may be easier than you think.
By Laurie Wachter
The world of marketing sometimes feels like it’s spinning...
Afternoon Brief, September 14th
French Prosecutors Probe Champagne Grape-Pickers’ Deaths in Extreme Heat: Public prosecutors in France's northeastern Champagne region are investigating the deaths of at least four grape-pickers who died while working in extreme heat, according to local media reports...
Balletto Vineyards Appoints Jim Morris as New Director of Hospitality
Santa Rosa, CA – (September 13, 2023) – Balletto Vineyards, a family-owned estate winery in Sonoma County, is proud to add Jim Morris to its team. Jim joins as Director of Hospitality and brings...
Afternoon Brief, September 1st
Introducing the Newest AVA in California: Winters Highlands: Winters Highlands has been designated as the newest American Viticultural Area (AVA) by the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)...
Afternoon Brief, August 28th
Brock Lindsay of Lake Chelan’s Succession and Alta Wineries Dies at 40: Brock Lindsay, winemaker and co-owner of Succession Wines and Alta Cellars in the Lake Chelan appellation, died August 26th due to traumatic injuries caused by a utility vehicle rollover accident. He was 40-years old...