June 28, 2021
How Unregulated Cannabis Is Threatening West Coast Wine Growers: Cannabis cultivation creates resource competition and could threaten tourism in wine country—but some argue that proper regulation could...
February 15, 2021
Wine List Secrets Revealed: Last week Bill Rancic hosted an online event held by the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) intended for wineries to learn about how they might use the three-tier...
February 9, 2021
Ciatti Global Wine & Grape Brokers Comment
(February, 2021, Novato, CA) – The California Department of Food and Agriculture will release the Grape Crush Report for 2020 harvest on Wednesday,...
January 19, 2021
Predicting Higher Demand for Wine in 2021: At the end of Prohibition in the U.S. the consumption of wine as measured, slowly grew until war was declared in 1941 and rationing took over everyday lives....
January 14, 2021
Sonoma County Winegrowers to Launch U.S. Wine Industry’s First Innovation Accelerator: Due to the ongoing pandemic, Sonoma County winegrowers gathered around their laptops and computer screens to review...
December 3, 2020
Drizly Study of Independent Alcohol Retailers Points to Bullish Holiday Outlook: Drizly, the nation’s first and largest alcohol e-commerce marketplace, today released its second annual monitor of North...
November 17, 2020
Five Award Winning Innovations That Advance Winemaking and Wine Business: Each year the wine industry faces new trends, new challenges, and the continued pressure to stay ahead of the competition, but...
November 16, 2020
Challenging 2020 Harvest Will Yield High Quality California Wines: For the months of September and October, total fast-moving consumer goods sales have slowed to single-digit growth, up 9% compared to...
October 16, 2020
Dry, Warm Winter Could Bring Drought to California, Southwest in 2021: With the world coming off the hottest September since 1880, California’s North Bay to the south is likely to experience a continuance...
August 14, 2020
Road Ahead for Wine Business: Here's a highlight from a panel discussion with North Coast business, law and financial experts during the Business Journals 20th annual Wine Industry Conference...