Tag: Kendall-Jackson
Afternoon Brief, November 3rd
Thieves Steal Fine Wine from Top Spanish Restaurant Coque: Fine wine with an estimated value of more than €150,000 (£130,000) has been stolen from the cellars of two-Michelin-star restaurant Coque in Madrid...
Afternoon Brief, May 13th
California North Coast Wine Grape Season Off to Wild-Weather Start Amid Frost, Water Concerns: This year’s North Coast wine grape crop got off to an encouraging start, but unusual weather swings at a critical time in vine development, the prospects of a third year of drought and lingering uncertainty about wine demand are causes for concern among some market watchers...
Afternoon Brief, March 21st
Can Major Wine Markets in China Survive Its Worst COVID Resurgence?: China’s intense lockdown and curbs have shown immediate effects on the country’s lucrative wine market, especially in three of the affluent cities in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Dongguan that are engines for the country’s wine consumption, as the country holds on tight to its ‘zero-Covid policy’...
Afternoon Brief, April 16th
Controversy as Gallo Seeks East Coast Foothold: E & J Gallo is offering South Carolina legislators a $400 million investment slated to create at least 300 new jobs and give the wine giant a retail outpost on the East Coast...
Afternoon Brief, August 4
California Winery Claims Storage Fees Hike Is Virus Price-Gouging: A winery told a California federal court Friday that the new company managing its storage facility has jacked its rates by more than 1,000% on $7 million worth of wine, violating the state of emergency declared to prevent price-gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Afternoon Brief, September 4
Phylloxera Strikes Walla Walla Vineyards: The most feared grapevine pest phylloxera has been found for the first time in Washington's Walla Walla Valley. "It's here for sure, just like it's probably throughout the state," Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance executive director Robert Hansen told Wine-Searcher...
Afternoon Brief, August 16
The End of Cabernet in Napa Valley?: Cabernet Sauvignon grapes make Americas favorite wine, and they are the lifeblood of Napa Valley, our country’s most famous wine region. Cabernet accounts for 65 percent of the grapevines grown in Napa, where last year the crop reached a record $1 billion in gross value ...
The White Wine Emoji Will Need to Continue to Age
Kendall-Jackson, the iconic leader of California Chardonnay, and the dozens of other supporting wine partners, will have to wait a bit longer to toast...
Afternoon Brief, May 20
When Wine Becomes Transformative: There's a new concept taking root in the wine industry: activist wines. Unlike traditional special bottlings produced for wine industry charity auctions and special events, activist wines serve a specific social purpose ...
Kendall-Jackson’s Spring Garden Symposium – April 13
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens to host Spring Garden Symposium
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Kendall-Jackson’s Stunning Four-Acre Gardens Provide Ideal Setting
WHAT: With gardening season upon...
Afternoon Brief, December 18
Behind Wine Brand Kendall-Jackson’s Growing Direct-to-Consumer Strategy: Thirty-six-year-old family winery Kendall-Jackson has been selling select wines online at KJ.com since 2004. But with new attribution tools available, it has only recently begun to see a return-on-investment from selling direct-to-consumer ...
Afternoon Brief, November 21
Judge Rules for Neighbors in Dispute Over Changes at Beringer in St. Helena: https://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/judge-rules-for-neighbors-in-dispute-over-changes-at-beringer/article_307828b2-5423-5725-9320-048a6edbba5e.html
Afternoon Brief, July 27
Natural Wine Faces Legal Definition
A right-wing French politician has filed a motion this month to launch an investigative committee that will seek to legally define the term "natural wine" in France...
A Gap on the Label – Building an AVA Reputation
Establishing an American Viticultural Area, or AVA, is a slog. The effort it takes to gain recognition for a bit of the earth that allows grapes to grow with a distinction that should warrant a “stamp” that screams quality, uniqueness and, yes, a higher price tag takes time, money, paperwork and then more time.
Afternoon Brief, February 21
Sonoma County Grape Growers Battle Frost After Early Bud Break
Below-freezing temperatures that can damage Sonoma County's $575 million grape crop before it even develops are prompting some growers to launch an unusually early campaign to protect their vineyards from frost...
