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Afternoon Brief, September 23
America's Bulk Wine Glut Should Have Sparked a Brand Boom. Why Hasn't It? "US consumers, especially younger drinkers, are more skeptical of wine as a category. They're looking for accessibility, authenticity,...
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Afternoon Brief, May 12
Vineyard Workers Celebrated and Arrested: In the same week that Napa Valley Grapegrowers gathered to celebrate their 50th anniversary as an organization, ICE arrested farmworkers in another wine region...
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Afternoon Brief, January 16
Commerce7 Acquires WineDirect's SaaS Division: Commerce7, the leading provider of direct-to-consumer solutions for wineries, today announced that its parent company Fullsteam has signed an agreement to...
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Afternoon Brief, January 8
Alecia Moore, Winemaker and Two Wolves Wine Founder, Announced as Keynote Speaker for 2025 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium: The Unified Wine and Grape Symposium is proud to welcome Alecia Moore, winemaker...
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Afternoon Brief, December 4
New Survey Finds Local Vineyard Employees Prioritizing New Skills, Technologies, and Establishing Roots: The largest and most comprehensive survey ever taken of vineyard employees provides interesting...
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Afternoon Brief, October 22
Wine Sales Are Falling. A Momentary Blip? Or a Structural Problem? Professor Simone Loose from Geisenheim University and Rafael del Rey from the Spanish Observatory of Wine Markets have launched their...
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Afternoon Brief, October 8
Helene Devastated Western North Carolina's Wine Industry - Here's How to Help: It has been a little over a week since the worst storm in modern history, Tropical Storm Helene, hit Southern Appalachia....
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Afternoon Brief, April 30th
Was California’s Wine Revolution Just a Mirage?: A growing chorus of talented winemakers say that the economics of making wine in the state have turned the promise of the “New California” into a cautionary...
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Afternoon Brief, March 12th
Illicit Alcohol Worth Millions Found in South Africa Warehouse: The discovery of millions of rand in wine has been found in a warehouse in South Africa by law enforcement...
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Afternoon Brief, February 22nd
Former Employee Arrested in Nov. Vandalism of Woodinville Winery and Draining 24K Bottles of Wine: Detectives arrested a former employee suspected of breaking into and draining roughly 24,000 bottles of...
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