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Afternoon Brief, October 2
Rise of the Machine: Robotic Vineyard Labor Wave of the Future: North Bay wineries and wine grape growers are exploring adopting remotely operated vineyard robots, a shift that could reduce the number...
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Afternoon Brief: September 3
Texas Wine Grape Growers See Uptick in Pierce's Disease: This growing season followed a mild winter and started with good spring moisture conditions, which likely contributed to a rebound in populations...
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Afternoon Brief, July 24
Large California Wine Producer Files for Bankruptcy, to Sell Assets: Vintage Wine Estates (VWE.O), one of the largest U.S. wine producers, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday, citing overexpansion,...
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Afternoon Brief, May 29th
Oregon Wineries Sue Pacificorp for $100 Million for Smoke Damage: Some 30 wineries in Willamette Valley are suing Warren Buffett’s energy company PacifiCorp for negligence surrounding the 2020 wildfires...
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Copper Peak Logistics Names Senior Vice Presidents of Operations and Client Services 
Napa, CA, May 29, 2024 – Copper Peak Logistics (CPL), a direct-to-consumer  wine fulfillment, distribution, and logistics services company, has announced two promotions impacting its executive...
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Afternoon Brief, April 10th
Scientists Launch Wine Bottle Washing Project in Finger Lakes, New York: Glass scientists in New York State are studying ways to wash and reuse wine bottles in order to mitigate rising costs for Finger...
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Afternoon Brief, March 11th
Digging Deeper into Wine's Vine-Pull Battle: Pulling up vines is an effective way to make sure growers can make a living - so who's stopping them?...
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Afternoon Brief, February 15th
Rainy Weather Makes for Another Wet California Winter: Historic levels of rain were delivered to California in the form of atmospheric rivers, which are expected to continue to bring rain throughout the...
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Afternoon Brief, December 21st
Not Much Cheer for Wine Sales This Holiday Season: The post-pandemic slump in wine sales continued into the third quarter of 2023, as consumers remain skittish because of inflation and economic uncertainty....
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Afternoon Brief, November 6th
Wine the Winner in Ohio Court Case: Advocates for interstate wine shipping can mark one down in the win column after an Ohio lawsuit took another twist...