ABrief  October 19
Afternoon Brief, October 19
Charles Smith Reshapes Washington Wine Industry: When Charles Smith makes a move, the earth moves. On Monday, a big "crack" was heard throughout the Washington wine industry when it was announced that...
ABrief  October 3
Afternoon Brief, October 3
Napa Valley Fruit Versus Napa Valley Wine: A proposal before the federal agency in charge of wine labeling has vintners in emerging regions complaining that Napa Valley is trying to hurt their busines...
ABrief  September 26
Afternoon Brief, September 26
Harvest Fair Awards Gala Names Coveted Sweepstakes Winners: Family-owned wineries - both large and small - won the coveted sweepstakes awards Sunday at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair Awards Gala...
Afternoon Brief  September 19   Wine Industry Advisor   Wine Industry Advisor
Afternoon Brief, September 19
Sonoma Harvest Fair Releases List of Medalists: The judges for this year's Sonoma County Harvest Fair Wine Competition have made their final recommendations, and 94 percent of the wines entered will receive...
Afternoon Brief, September 15
Alcohol Industry Bankrolls Fight Against Legal Pot in Battle of the Buzz: The fight against legalized pot is being heavily bankrolled by alcohol and pharmaceutical companies, terrified that they might...
Gov Shutdown
Government Shutdown Creates Huge Compliance Backlog for Wine Industry
By Elizabeth Hans McCrone  If the House and Senate are able to avert Thursday’s debt ceiling deadline and come to some type of an agreement, the country might breathe a collective sigh of relief –...