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Afternoon Brief, January 7
U.S. Wine Retailers Statement on Dietary Guidelines: The National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) applauds the recently released “Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030” for its adherence to...
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Afternoon Brief, April 30
Vinarchy - A New Global Wine Company: Vinarchy combines the assets of wholly-owned Accolade Wines with the Australian, New Zealand and Spanish wine businesses formerly owned by Pernod Ricard, which were...
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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, April 8
How Will Tariffs on Every Imported Bottle of Wine Impact US Consumers? President Trump’s global trade strategy means higher wine prices—10 percent for New Zealand, 20 percent for Italy, France and Spain,...
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Afternoon Brief, April 3
Tariff Winners and Losers in Wine and Spirits: US President Donald Trump declared trade war on the entire world on Wednesday, slapping new tariffs on almost every product made anywhere outside the US....
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Afternoon Brief, February 4
Los Angeles Wildfires Devastated the Local Wine Industry. What's Next? Wine businesses are navigating the effects of the Los Angeles fires, spearheading relief efforts, and forging a path forward...
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Afternoon Brief, December 30
WMC Announces Member Webinar on 2025 Wine Market and the Popularity of NoLo Wines: What are the opportunities to sell wine in 2025? With the year starting with “Dry January,” there is a possibility to...
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Afternoon Brief, December 11
Sonoma County Vintners Announces “Wine Is Us” Campaign Promoting Positive Benefits of Wine: Sonoma County Vintners (SCV) is excited to announce their new “Wine Is Us” multimedia campaign as part of their...
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Afternoon Brief, November 14
La Crema Named American Winery of the Year: La Crema, a pioneer in cool-climate winemaking and celebrated winery at the forefront of the industry for over 40 years, has been awarded American Winery of...
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Afternoon Brief, October 3
Wine Marketing Surfs the Youth Edge: Trying to attract new wine drinkers is a sensible policy, but how young do some campaigns want them to be?
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Afternoon Brief, September 18
Class Action Says Alberstons, Safeway Wine 'Member Price' Sales Are False: A proposed class action lawsuit accuses Albertsons Companies of deceptively employing fake strikethrough reference prices for...
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Afternoon Brief, September 4
6 Surprising Findings from Wine Market Council DTC Study: In a deeper analysis of the recent Wine Club/DTC Consumer Survey data, WMC researchers identified several surprising findings about how wine consumers...
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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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