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Afternoon Brief, September 5th
Georgian Wine Producers Lose Up to 100% of Their Vines in Storms Affecting 4,600HA: On the evening of September 2, hailstorms of unprecedented ferocity tore through the Georgia’s largest wine region, Kakheti,...
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Champagne’s 2023 Harvest Has Begun
ÉPERNAY, France ― The 2023 harvest in Champagne commenced on Saturday, September 2, and despite difficult weather during ripening, the region expects a high-quality harvest this year. The fully hand-picked...
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Afternoon Brief, April 11th
Wine Promotion Rules a Minefield: Wineries are still struggling to work out what's legal and what isn't when it comes to wine promotions...
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Afternoon Brief, February 14th
Beckstoffer Vineyards Sues Last Bottle for Trademark Infringement: The Complaint, filed on February 11, 2023, alleges that Blicker Pierce Wagner Wine Merchants, LLC and its affiliated companies, Sleeper...
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Afternoon Brief, January 18th
SVB Report: 2023 Challenges Include Consumer Drop-Off and Rising Prices: This year’s Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) state of the wine industry report, released earlier today, pulls no punches...
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Afternoon Brief, September 21st
WineAmerica: What’s Wine Worth? $276 Billion: The 2022 Wine Industry Economic Study reveals the true, deep impact of the wine industry on the larger U.S. economy...
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2022 Champagne Harvest: A Splendid and Promising Vintage
September 21st – EPERNAY, France – The Comité Champagne announced today that Champagne region of France completed its 2022 harvest, which started on August 20 for the earliest-ripening crus....
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Afternoon Brief, August 23rd
Bay Area Wineries Need Oak Barrels Right Now. But Thousands Are Missing: California’s 2022 grape harvest is under way, but many wineries are missing a key component for wine production: new oak barrel...
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Comité Champagne Announces Start of Region’s Harvest
August 23rd – EPERNAY, France  – The Comité Champagne announced that harvest started on August 20 and will begin in the vast majority of villages within the next week. The start dates vary...
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Afternoon Brief, March 21st
Can Major Wine Markets in China Survive Its Worst COVID Resurgence?: China’s intense lockdown and curbs have shown immediate effects on the country’s lucrative wine market, especially in three of the affluent...
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