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Best of Show Winner at Sunset 2020: Gracianna Winery
Gracianna Winery began in 2005, and debuted their first wine in 2009, but they’ve made plenty of waves since then...
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It's in the Can: Premium Wine with a DTC Model, Celebrating Diverse Producers
So, you think wine in cans is a slick joke? Think again. Maker Wine Company, co-founded by Stanford Business School classmates Sarah Hoffman and Kendra Kawala, is out to change minds, one sip at a tim...
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Musing on Smoke Taint from Harvest 2020
Most of us want to forget the bitter heartbreak of harvest 2020. In fact, several winemakers approached to participate in this survey, declined, citing PTSD and the wish to move on...
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Jeff O’Neill: Fostering a Culture of Teamwork, Ingenuity and Opportunity
O’Neill, founder of the fast-growing O'Neill Vintners and Distillers (it’s the seventh largest winery in the US), didn’t really plan to go into the wine business...
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Jeff Bundschu: Orchestrating a Six-Generation Wine Brand with Irreverence and Authenticity 
GunBun, as it’s affectionately known, is the oldest continuously family owned winery in California, dating back to 1858, when Bavarian immigrant Jacob Gundlach purchased 400 acres in Sonoma which he named...
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Mondavi’s Judd Wallenbrock Predicts a Premium Year in 2021
It’s apparent in speaking with Judd Wallenbrock, CEO of C. Mondavi & Family (parent company to Charles Krug), that he is highly optimistic about the future of wine in 2021...
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RNDC: Winery Success in 2021 Requires Sales Channel Understanding and Flexibility
Philana Bouvier, VP Fine Wine, Supplier Business Development at Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), a world class distributor of fine wine and spirits in North America, has some advice for...
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Geodesy: Mentoring the Next Generation of Women in Agriculture 
With a simple, yet elegantly stylized letter, Judy Jordan made her indelible mark on the wine world...
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Charles Krug Winery Hosts Basecamp for PG&E to Assist Firefight
When disaster strikes, you do what comes naturally. And when you’ve been around as a viable business since 1861, there’s some deep-rooted innate corporate wisdom that rises to the fore, ready to fight...
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Living Large: Supersizing Barrels for a Subtler Impact
The two standard sizes for wine barrels, 225 liter/59 gallon barrels, also called a barrique bordeleaise, and its Burgundy counterpart, 228L/60 gallons, have been with us for centuries, and are not about...
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