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Afternoon Brief, August 21
New Research Reveals an Increase in Visitor Diversity, Visitor Spend and Domestic Travelers in California's Napa Valley: The comprehensive research report finds that visitor spending and related tax revenue...
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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, July 10
Finally, Some Good News About Smoke Taint: Smoke taint is a scourge that can ruin a harvest. But as Jeff Siegel discovers, research has unlocked some answers...
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Afternoon Brief, June 12th
Sonoma County Wine Auction to Be Hosted at Historic Chateau St. Jean Winery: Sonoma County Vintners Foundation is delighted to announce that the charitable Sonoma County Wine Auction has been renamed as...
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Afternoon Brief, May 15th
Wine and Basketball: Brands Partner with the NBA and WNBA to Attract New Fans: Leveraging the decades-long link between basketball and wine to attract new consumers...
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Afternoon Brief, March 7th
Coravin and the Fight against Wine Fraud: Coravin got a mention in a story about disappearing wine this week, but it's usually on the side of the angels...
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Afternoon Brief, February 6th
WineVit State of the Industry Session Looks at National Challenges to Wine Consumption and Local Opportunities for Growth: U.S. wine sales down 9 percent in 2023. Twenty million gallons of oversupply....
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Afternoon Brief, January 23rd
Why Sokol Blosser Is Adding an Ingredients List to Its Wine Labels: Generally speaking, the wine industry has long resisted putting an ingredients list on wine labels...
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Afternoon Brief, December 14th
Winemaker Mike Grgich, Who Grabbed Worldwide Attention with His Napa Chardonnay, Dies at 100: After emigrating from Croatia, the winemaker worked at top Napa cellars like Beaulieu Vineyard, Chateau Montelena...
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Afternoon Brief, November 16th
The Duckhorn Portfolio Announces an Agreement to Acquire Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards: The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. (NYSE: NAPA) (the “Company”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement...