Tag: Drones
Afternoon Brief, July 24
Napa Winemakers Tap Sonoma for Pinot, Chardonnay: Pinot noir has been called many things. The heartbreak grape. Temperamental. Finicky. Demanding. Untrustworthy. Difficult to grow and vinify. Yet once in the bottle, pinot noir undergoes a personality transformation...
Afternoon Brief, May 7
Auction Napa Valley 2015 Wine Lot Offerings Now Available for Preview: For wine lovers around the globe who are not able to attend, the nearly 200 E-Auction lots are a treasure trove featuring many one-of-a-kind and older vintage wines and collections often not available to the public...
Afternoon Brief, May 4
Diageo Mulls Sale Of Parts Of Its Wine Cellar: Sky News has learned that Diageo is examining plans to offload some of its wine brands, which include Blossom Hill and Sterling Vineyards, following approaches from a number of unidentified third parties...
Afternoon Brief, January 16
Wine Anarchy on French TV Talk Show: A televised discussion about the Charlie Hebdo attacks risks censure by flouting a French law banning wine on TV...
A televised discussion about the Charlie Hebdo attacks risks censure by flouting a French law banning wine on TV...
Afternoon Brief, December 23
Western Research Team Builds Drought-Fighting Drone To Seed Rainclouds: California communities suffering from extreme drought could soon get help from an unlikely source, unmanned aerial vehicles, a.k.a. drones...
Afternoon Brief, November 12
Australia's Peter Lehmann Wines Sold to Casella, Maker of Yellow Tail:
Peter Lehmann Wines, an iconic Australian winery in the Barossa Valley, will soon have a new owner. Casella Family Brands, best known as the maker of Yellow Tail, offered $1.31 per share for the winery and brand...
Afternoon Brief: November 7
And the best wine retailer in America is?:
In my travels and lectures I am often asked, and by often I mean many times a day, who I feel the best retailer in U.S. is, and should distributor X and supplier Y sell their wines/ spirits/crafts there?...
Afternoon Brief, October 17
Even normal rain won’t end California drought, expert says:
California will likely remain in a drought this winter even if most areas receive normal rainfall, according to an expert from the federal Climate Prediction Center...
Afternoon Brief, October 16
Drones could become familiar sight over Wine Country vineyards:
The drones are expected to be more commonplace in the Napa vineyard, likely by next year if the Federal Aviation Administration approves Yamahas application to use unmanned aircraft systems for agricultural purposes...
Afternoon Brief, October 7
Robert L. Hall, owner of Robert Hall Winery, dies at 85:
The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance reported today that Robert L. Hall, owner of Robert Hall Winery, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday at the age of 85 from complications related to an extended illness...
