Tag: Franzia

he World’s Most Popular Wine1 Celebrates New Limited Edition Box Design with New Patriotic-Themed Merchandise Ripon, Calif., May 11, 2022 – Franzia®, the world’s most popular wine,...

For next level holiday cheer, the collection includes a limited-edition collaboration sweater between Budweiser and Franzia that toasts to Buds and Franz Ripon, Calif., Nov....

The Great Supply Chain Kerfuffle of 2021: Delays in deliveries are affecting viticulture and winemaking procedures, product launches, and limiting consumers’ options during the peak of holiday wine-buying...

Four Dead on Family Vineyard in Freak Wine-Making Accident: Two brothers and a father and son were found dead after trying to save each other from the one-in-a-million disaster...

A Trick and a Treat, Adult-Size Franzia Box Costume Dispenses Wine Ripon, Calif., Oct. 4, 2021 – Just in time for spooky season, Franzia®, the World’s Most...

Head of Hong Kong Wine Merchant Major Cellar Arrested: Joseph Leung, who has just resigned from Hong Kong listed wine company Major Cellar as director, has been arrested by police for allegedly embezzling HKD 25 million (US$3.21 million) worth of fine wines and spirits from a client, Vino Joy News has exclusively learned...

Goose Gap Is Washington’s 19th American Viticultural Area: Goose Gap is Washington’s newest American Viticultural Area (AVA). The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) will publish the final rule for Goose Gap AVA tomorrow, July 1, 2021, to officially define it as a designated wine grape-growing region...

The World’s Most Popular Wine brings a new, fresh take with natural fruit flavors, lower calories, and lower alcohol. Ripon, Calif., June 30, 2021 – Franzia®, the...

Doug Moorhead, Whose Winery Was the Second to Open in Pennsylvania, Dies at 87: Doug Moorhead, one of the founders of the Pennsylvania wine industry, died June 10. He was 87...

Gaylon Lawrence and Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy Jr. Announce the Acquisition of Napa Valley’s Legendary Stony Hill Vineyard: Gaylon Lawrence and Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy, Jr., have acquired legendary Napa Valley winery Stony Hill Vineyard. Jaimee Motley has been appointed as Winemaker, while Laurie Taboulet will take on the role of Estate Director...

Business “Resiliency” Critical to Economic Success for Wine Industry During COVID-Era Challenges and Beyond: We’re all familiar with the saying that “when the going gets tough, the tough get going,” but for an industry that was turned on its head this last year by the ravages of Covid-19, the better adage might be “adapt or die.”...

In Addition to Merchandise, the World’s Most Popular Wine Adds Four New SKUs to its Portfolio Ripon, Calif., September 9, 2020 –  Building on the momentum of...

Defending 'Butter' Wines: Napa's Jam Cellars Goes Back to Court to Defend Trademarked Brand: Napa-based JaM Cellars Inc. is suing Livermore-based The Wine Group LLC, one of the largest vintners and maker of the Franzia brand of value wines, alleging trademark infringement...

The Coronavirus Impact on Wine "Probably Irreversible" Without Dramatic Action: The spread of the novel coronavirus has led to the radical disappearance of the HoReCa channel that could result in a more than 50% loss of wine sales in Europe alone, said Pau Roca, director-general of the Organisation for Vine and Wine (OIV)...

European Winemakers May Have to Turn a Billion Liters of Wine into Industrial Alcohol: Coronavirus has been a devastating blow to an already struggling EU wine market...