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2025 Grape Crush Report - Ciatti Comments
California’s smallest winegrape crush since 1999 March 13, 2026 — The California Department of Food & Agriculture’s Preliminary Grape Crush Report for 2025 was released today, March...
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Afternoon Brief, March 10
Shoppers Willing to Pay Nearly 10% More for Sustainable Products: A global survey from PwC shows shoppers remain committed to sustainability, even as rising bills and inflation reshape spending habits...
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2025 California Grape Crush Report
Ciatti Global Wine & Grape Brokers Comment March 10, 2026 (Novato, CA) — The California Department of Food and Agriculture will release the Grape Crush Report for 2025 harvest on Friday,...
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Afternoon Brief, February 18
Retailers Urge Supreme Court to Take Up Key Wine Shipping Case: The Supreme Court of the United States is set to consider a petition for certiorari in the case of Day v. Henry, which, if taken up, would...
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Afternoon Brief, 2/12
Family Winery Appeals Napa County's Multimillion Dollar Fine: A family-owned winery filed a motion today asking a court to vacate a judgment requiring the winery to pay nearly $4 million to Napa County...
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Afternoon Brief, December 11
Celebrating More Than 1,400 Years of Farming, Eleven Families Added to Sonoma County Century Club Multiple generations of eleven longtime Sonoma County farming families, all winegrape growers today, gathered...
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Afternoon Brief, October 9
Roberta Corrà Named "Person of the Year" in Wine Enthusiast's 2025 Wine Star Awards: Roberta Corrà, CEO of Frederick Wildman & Sons has been named Person of the Year by Wine Enthusiast Magazine in...
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Afternoon Brief, September 11
Proposed Winery Assessment Fee in Lodi District Takes Step Forward: The San Joaquin County Board Supervisors has voted to allow the Lodi Winegrape Commission and consulting firm Civitas to speak with the...
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Afternoon Brief, May 15
Just a month before it was set to open, the private equity firm that bought Duckhorn in December announced that it is winding down the Paraduxx brand…
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Afternoon Brief, April 16
Wine Parties Like It's 1961: Wine production is at its lowest since 1961, but that's okay – consumption has also fallen to a 55-year low...
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Afternoon Brief, March 13
Trump’s 200% Tariff on EU Wine Would “Close” US Market, Trade Body Warns: European wine sector association CEEV warns the tariff – threatened by the US President – would be “a devastating hit for our...
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Afternoon Brief, February 13
Australia's Treasury Wine Drops Planned Sale of Cheaper Brands, Cuts Profit Guidance: Penfolds wine producer Treasury Wine Estates (TWE.AX), pulled the sale of its cheap drinks division after failing to...
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Afternoon Brief, February 11
Come Together, a Community for Wine Inc. Launches 'Share & Pair Sundays' Campaign: Running from March 23 through May 25, 2025, Share & Pair Sundays will encourage wine and food enthusiasts to gather...
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Afternoon Brief, January 14
Anita Oberholster's Obituary: It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Anita Oberholster, Professor of Cooperative Extension in Enology in the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and...
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Afternoon Brief, December 16
What a Century-Old Grapevine Reveals About a Disease That Plagues Wine Country: In a new study, researchers identified a 120-year old grapevine cutting in the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity that still...
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Afternoon Brief, November 12
This Private Equity Company Is Quietly Becoming a Pacific Northwest Wine Powerhouse: Who is this new Seattle-based competitor scooping up winery after winery? And given the current climate of panic in...
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