Tag: Champagne
Afternoon Brief, May 31
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How Producers Are Returning to Winemaking’s Roots
Producers all over the world are going back to winemaking's roots...
Afternoon Brief, May 17
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Alcohol Industry Pushes Lawmakers to Uncork Excise Tax Relief
The alcohol industry is pressing Congress to make permanent...
Afternoon Brief, May 14
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U.S. Premium Wine Rides on Household Wealth Boom, but 'Headwinds' Are Gaining, Says Wells Fargo Economist
While U.S....
Afternoon Brief, May 2
From Petaluma Gap to the Sonoma Valley, Wine Appellations Baffle Some
Wine shoppers looking for a wine to have with dinner face an often bewildering array of label information. There is the winery name, varietal, alcohol content and then there are the place names, known on American wines as American Viticultural Areas or AVAs...
Afternoon Brief, February 19
Balance Trumps Terroir for Winemakers
The industry says drinkers want fresher, more balanced wines, but that could kill off some venerable styles...
Afternoon Brief, January 17
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Wine’s Most Inspiring People 2018: The Alternative Wine Packaging Trailblazer
Jordan Kivelstadt is a straight-shooter. Innovator? Check. Relationship...
Afternoon Brief, December 22
2 Key Wine Themes for 2018: Indigenous Grapes and Women in Wine
Earlier this week I wrote about five topics that were highlights of the year in wine. These included forward-thinking initiatives and gatherings; definitive books; the persistent popularity of indigenous grapes; California wildfire recovery efforts; and the increasing recognition of women in wine...
Afternoon Brief, October 24
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Amazon to Close Its Amazon Wine Marketplace
Amazon has built its reputation as the place to find everything....
Afternoon Brief, July 6
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Constellation Paid $60 Million for Napa Cabernet Star Schrader Cellars
Wine Spectator has learned that Constellation Brands paid...
Afternoon Brief, May 19
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California Wine Sales in the US Hit Record $34.1 Billion
The value of California wine shipments to the...
Afternoon Brief, April 21
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Silver Oak Owners Purchase Ovid Winery
The owners of the Napa Valley's Silver Oak and Twomey wineries have...
Afternoon Brief, March 22
New Company Breaks Barriers to Distribution for Small Producers
Consolidation continues to make distributors bigger and fewer while the number of producers grow with new small producers enter the market. The vast majority of wineries in the US produce less than 5,000 cases, and theyve been effectively blocked from three-tier distribution because distributor giants wont take them on, but thats about to change...
French Wine Capitalizing on U.S. Drinking Trends
Major trends in the U.S. wine market including premiumization, sparkling wine, and rosé play to the strengths of French wine leading to a 14.2%...
Afternoon Brief, January 26
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U.S. Wine Tops $10-A-Bottle Average for First Time, Expert Says
Consumer thirst for higher-quality wine has pushed the...
Afternoon Brief, January 18
Silicon Valley Bank Predicts Consumers Will Pay Slightly More for U.S. Wine in 2017: Silicon Valley Bank released its annual State of the Wine Industry Report today. The 16th annual State of the Wine Industry report combines SVBs expertise in the U.S. wine business with proprietary research to deliver forecasts and predictions for the year ahead in wine...