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Afternoon Brief, December 5
Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium Workshops to Focus on Influencer Marketing, Data Analytics, Company Culture, and More: The 18th annual Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium, presented by Free the Grapes!,...
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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: August 20
Vintage Wine Estates Wins Approval to Sell Brands to Foley Firm: Bankrupt California-based vintner Vintage Wine Estates Inc. won court approval to sell five wine brands, including Bar Dog and Cherry Pie,...
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Afternoon Brief, December 29th
What Were Wine's Biggest Deals of 2023?: In uncertain times for wine, stronger players are scooping up small but promising vintners...
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Afternoon Brief, December 20th
Shocking Working Conditions in Champagne: An Arte report sheds light on the working conditions of harvest workers in Champagne...
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Afternoon Brief, October 25th
Underground Cellars Saga Rumbles On: Legal wrangling in the case of the failed wine club hinges on who actually owns the wines involved...
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Free the Grapes! Announces Thea Schlendorf as Incoming Executive Director
October 25, 2023, Napa, CA – The directors of Free the Grapes!, a national coalition of wineries and wine lovers, announces a transition in the Executive Director position. Jeremy Benson, Founder...
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Afternoon Brief, July 19th
The FBI Is Raiding One of the Fanciest Wine Stores in America after a Tip from the New York Times: The Federal Bureau of Investigation searched Park Avenue wine retailer Sherry-Lehmann Wine & Spirits...
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Afternoon Brief, May 2nd
Electronic Nose Determines the Quality of Wine: An electronic nose consists of some sensors, a signal processing system and an analysis system. "The e-nose can identify substances using a method similar...
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Afternoon Brief, April 18th
Research Shows Prosecco Is a Grape Variety, Not a Geographical Region: The culmination of five years’ research by Professor of Law Mark Davison at the Faculty of Law at Monash University in conjunction...
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Afternoon Brief, February 3rd
Storms Are Another Disaster for Sonoma County Farmworkers Who Call for More Aid: Because of the work interruptions caused by the January storms, hundreds of farmworkers have turned to local nonprofit organizations...
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DTC Symposium Recap: Engaging the Future
Sessions explored channels for improved customer communication and audience interaction.  By Alexandra Russell   The 2023 Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium, which took place Jan. 18-19, was...
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Afternoon Brief, January 20th
DTC Symposium Recap: Engaging the Future: The 2023 Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium, which took place Jan. 18-19, was a forward looking affair featuring panel discussions and data presentations focused...
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Afternoon Brief, December 30th
2022: In Memoriam: Remembering the pioneers, legends, friends and family of the wine industry who died this year...
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Afternoon Brief, December 16th
Winc and Sherry Lehmann: Two Very Different US Retailers in Trouble: Winc, the much lauded 11-year old online business that went public last year, has collapsed, despite $54.2m from venture capital investors...
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Afternoon Brief, May 9th
Casella in Huge Vineyard Sell-Off: Casella Family Brands is selling 35 vineyards covering 7,258 hectares in South Australia and Victoria...
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