California manages water through an incredibly complex patchwork of federal, state, county, municipal and water district regulation.
By Jeff Siegel
Remember the past couple of years of water cuts...
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Visionary leader of Sonoma State University’s Wine Business Institute
is ready for his next chapter.
By Jeff Siegel
Ray Johnson, Sonoma State University
Ask Ray Johnson what he’ll miss the most...
The second tier hasn’t stopped changing since the Recession ended in the mid-2000s, with wave after wave of consolidation since.
By Jeff Siegel
Every time it seems that the wine business can’t change...
Where is Taylor Swift when wine needs her?
By Jeff Siegel
Is the cure for what ails wine as simple as a couple of A-list celebrity brands? In other words, where is Taylor Swift when wine needs her?
“Sure,...
2023 numbers tell a story of wine’s continuing decline
and provide little hope for a quick turnaround.
By Jeff Siegel
Wine ended 2023 with one of its worst holiday performances in recent memory,...
Therapists weigh in on factors that influence the industry’s glass-half-full mindset.
By Jeff Siegel
The litany of bad news — falling sales, attacks by health officials, overproduction and declining...
Direct-to-consumer has been one of the most resilient parts of the wine market.
By Jeff Siegel
The consensus is that Direct to Consumer sales will be one of wine’s few bright spots in 2024. Why...
Wine Market Council seeks answers to perception and consumption challenges
By Jeff Siegel
In 2024, the Wine Market Council, acknowledging the pressures currently facing the wine industry, will make...
Changing demographics, dropping demand and “bulging” inventories
call for industry leadership and vision.
By Jeff Siegel
There is very little good news in this year’s Silicon Valley Bank State...
Vineyards and wineries face new, growing and shifting challenges each year, whether from the continued pressure to stay ahead of the competition or the need to adapt to new environmental or market conditions....
