Wine Labeling Up in the Air: The federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is currently taking public comments on a proposed rule about nutritional labeling on alcohol. Sadly, information...
2025 SVB Report: Pulling No Punches: The U.S. wine market, given declining sales and inventory logjams at the retailer and wholesaler level, should yield what the report’s author, Rob McMillan, called...
Wine Sales Drying Up as Americans Turn Elsewhere: U.S. wine sales continued a multiyear decline in 2024, which experts attribute to shifting demographics, health concerns, new competition and economic...
New US Alcohol Report Tainted by Bias, Conflicts: Broad Group of National Agriculture, Beverage and Hospitality Associations Urges Secretaries of USDA and HHS to Reject Findings...
Crafted ERP is excited to return to the 2025 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium. Come see us at Booth A2700 for a live demonstration of our vineyard and winery business management platform, and meet with...
Wine Industry Network Recognizes 5 Companies with 2024 WINnovation Awards: The winners of Wine Industry Network’s 12th annual WINnovation Awards for excellence in wine industry innovation are...
2024: A Classic Vintage for Napa Valley: Napa Valley growers and winemakers are reflecting on another noteworthy harvest. Described as dynamic and rich in flavor, the 2024 vintage promises to deliver quality...
Organic Wine Faces Punishing New Rule: Forever contending with a shifting definition, organic wine now has a fresh challenge in the shape of a new rule from the US Department of Agriculture...
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Successfully Remove Smoke Taint in Wine: Wine science researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that a tailor-made polymer developed in New Zealand could hold...
Ackley Brands Acquires Charles Smith Wines from The Wine Group: Ackley Brands, a family-owned beverage company in Seattle and a leader in the Pacific Northwest wine industry, announces the acquisition...
Two Jailed for Bordeaux Grape-Picking Exploitation: A father and son who ran a viticultural contractor have been jailed for exploiting grape-pickers in Bordeaux...
The number of new, imported wines available on the US market continues to grow while the distributor tier proceeds to shrink thanks to acquisitions and smaller wholesalers going out of business...
US Businesses Rally Against Death of a Tax Cut: A highly valued tax break set to expire sees the WSWA and businesses take a stand...
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...
Has Napa Recovered from Its Wildfires? From new-build wineries to abandoned fruit, to what extent have wine producers managed to recover in the four years since the Glass Fire ripped through Napa Vall...
Sherry-Lehmann’s Park Ave. Landlord Gets OK to Clear Out Booze in $4.8 Million Rent Dispute — After a Year of Collecting Dust: Iconic wine retailer Sherry-Lehmann’s Park Avenue landlord has won permission...
