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Afternoon Brief, November 29
The Immigrants Who Help Make Your Wine Are Afraid of Trump: On election night in Napa Valley, Enrique Ayón was glued to the TV. Ayón, a Mexican citizen who's worked in the wine industry for 20 years, was...
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Afternoon Brief, November 22
How Millennials Are Breaking Down Class Barriers Post Brexit and Trump: Food - and wine in particular - are the next industries to see similar disruption because, according to John Gillespie of the Wine...
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Afternoon Brief, November 18
Sonoma’s ‘Worst Road’ Gets a Winery: It took a four-and-a-half-hour meeting, over 20 public speakers and sometimes testy exchanges between county officials, but on Tuesday the Board of Supervisors voted...
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Afternoon Brief, November 15
Opportunity Knocks: Challenges for Winery Associations: Regardless of the size of a winegrowing region or the number of wineries or vineyards in it, the biggest challenge is continuing to attract visitors...
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Afternoon Brief, November 11
This Algorithm’s Taste in Wine Is Better Than Yours: So, you want to buy a bottle of wine. You sort of know what you like-bold reds, crisp whites-but not much more than the names of a few grapes...
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Afternoon Brief, November 10
Constellation Shares Fall 8% After Trump Victory: The initial reaction was for shares to slump on fears of protectionism but 24 hours later London is more than 2% ahead of where it stood on the eve of...
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Afternoon Brief, November 9
What a Trump Presidency Might Mean for Wine: Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election is the second time this year that markets and political pundits have been caught out...
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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...
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Afternoon Brief June 16
Is the Future Less Rosy for Rosé Wine?: Rosé has been a tremendous success story for the UK wine industry, going from zero to hero and attracting new consumers to the wine category...
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Afternoon Brief, May 6
Napa Locals Take Back a Winery: It seems that we are always hearing about small wineries being bought by larger wineries or companies...
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Afternoon Brief, March 21
Global Warming Pushes Wines Into Uncharted Terroir: Many factors go into making good wine: grape variety, harvesting practices, a vineyards slope and aspect, soil, climate and so on that unique combination...
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Afternoon Brief, March 9
Despite Strong Sales, Some Oregon Wineries Financially Stressed: More than one-fourth of Oregon wineries reported poor financial performance in a recent survey, which may actually be related to their success...
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Afternoon Brief, January 11
The 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Winners: The winners of the 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (SFCWC) were announced on Friday, after receiving a record 7,162 entries this...
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Afternoon Brief, November 25
Competing with Craft: Is the Meteoric Rise of Craft Beer a Threat to US Wine? With craft beers continuing to win over US drinkers, are millennial consumers abandoning traditional wines for trendy beer...
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Afternoon Brief, October 1
U.S. Beverage Industry Expo Opens Conference Registration: Attendee registration for the 2016 U.S. Beverage Industry Expo has officially opened...
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Afternoon Brief, September 18
Lake County Winery and Vineyard Associations Announce Relief Effort: In response to the devastating Valley Fire, three leading organizations that represent wineries and vineyard owners in Lake County have...
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