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Cava Sales Reach Highest in History in 2022 
A total of 249 million bottles of Cava were sold in 2022, following a significant 4.58% increase in sales across export and domestic markets compared to 2021  Vilafranca del Penedès, April 4, 2023—D.O....
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Afternoon Brief, September 18
Would New Fee Empower Wine Country Marketing Efforts? : Should Santa Barbara County wineries impose a two percent fee on each bottle sold to help pay for regional marketing efforts? The staff and board...
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Afternoon Brief, September 3
Can New Grapes Save the Wine Industry from Climate Change? : Heat waves, frost, rainstorms: As climate change continues to present challenges in vineyards, vintners across the globe are trying to figure...
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Afternoon Brief, August 26
Wine Drinkers Face an Uncertain and Precarious Future: American wine drinkers find themselves in what could legitimately be called the Golden Age of Wine. The unprecedented selection and diversity of wines...
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Afternoon Brief, April 17
CEO of Francis Ford Coppola's Wine Pursuits Talks Reading the Consumer Zeitgeist: Forward-thinking has served Francis Ford Coppola in his pursuits in film, wine, hospitality and now cannabis. At the helm...
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Afternoon Brief, December 26
California North Coast Wine M&A Slows in 2017 Amid Smaller Crop The brisk pace for sales of North Coast vineyards, wine brands and wineries in recent years slowed in 2017. It was a "roller-coaster ride"...
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Afternoon Brief, February 23
Gina Gallo and Jean-Charles Boisset Honored with The Robert Mondavi Wine & Food Award by The Collins College of Hospitality Management: Gina Gallo, Senior Director of Winemaking of the Ernest and Julio...
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Afternoon Brief, November 1
Winery Association Leaders Converge in Washington, D.C. for Inaugural Conference: "You can't find a successful wine region that doesn't have a strong winery association tied to it." So proclaims George...
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Afternoon Brief, October 27
Kansas Authorities Arrest Man for Fraud After Thousands of Dollars Worth of Napa Wine Disappears: Three Napa wineries may finally get some of their gold-medal winning wine worth tens of thousands of dollars...
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Afternoon Brief, July 27
People Spend as Much on Legal Weed as They Do on Alcohol: Consumers are reaching for cannabis nearly as often as they are for a can of beer, a new report has found...
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