March 8, 2018
Wine Institute and Compli Launch New DTC Compliance Website Wine Institute and Compli have collaborated to create a new and improved direct-to-consumer website, State Shipping Laws for Wineries, that offers...
March 5, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Two ‘Second Acts’ in the Napa Valley Wine Industry: The Araujo and Krupp Families Napa Valley has changed. Just ask the Araujos and the...
February 26, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Spirits and Bids High at 22nd Annual Premiere Napa Valley Wine professionals attending today’s sold-out Premiere Napa Valley raised their paddles...
February 23, 2018
Is Napa Running Out of Land for Vineyards?
When Xavier Cervantes was scouting properties in Napa, he looked in all the usual hallowed ground for vineyards: Oakville, Rutherford, Pritchard Hill...
February 22, 2018
Stay or Go?: Dilemma of Winery Founders in Mergers and Acquisitions
Whether a founder or owner of a wine brand stays on after an acquisition can depend on what has been sold...
February 15, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Barefoot Remains Top Brand: Wine Sales Rise 3% Barefoot remains the top-selling table wine brand as sales figures for January indicate steady growth...
February 14, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Silicon Valley Bank Predicts the US Wine Industry Is at the Tail End of a 20-Year Growth Period Silicon Valley Bank released its State of the Wine...
February 13, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Tasting Room Trends: 2017 Review and 2018 Forecasts At VingDirect, we exist to help family wineries achieve their direct to consumer goals. Whether...
February 9, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: California Preliminary Grape Crush Report The 2017 crush totaled 4,233,288 tons, up less than half of a percent from the 2016 crush of 4,217,154...
February 7, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Engaging Consumers with Digital Tools in Today’s Experience Economy In the late 90’s a book came out dealing with a subject that is gaining...