Tag: Lodi WIne
Afternoon Brief, March 15th
ChatGPT Just Passed Three of the Master Sommelier Theory Exams: OpenAI’s ChatGPT continues to confound with its seemingly endless scope – including passing three levels of the infamously tricky Master Sommelier exam...
Afternoon Brief, March 13th
Silicon Valley Bank Closure Leaves Wine Industry Clients in the Weeds: There may not be quick answers to the biggest questions facing the wine industry after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed on Friday — including the future of the bank’s landmark wine industry report...
Afternoon Brief, March 2nd
Angelo Sangiacomo, Pioneering Sonoma Winegrower, Dies at 92: Angelo Clement Sangiacomo, a pioneering winegrower who helped revolutionize California grapegrowing and a founding partner of Sangiacomo Family Vineyards, a third generation family business in Sonoma, Calif., has died on Monday, February 27, 2023. He passed away peacefully at his home at the age of 92 years old...
Afternoon Brief, February 28th
Wine, Terroir and the Human Touch: We think of terroir as natural magic, but what is the human contribution to this elusive concept?...
Afternoon Brief, February 22nd
For Emerging American Wine Regions, Can Trends Trump Terroir?: Respecting the alchemy of terroir and grape varieties is obviously paramount, but how much do trends dictate the varieties, the styles, or even the practices of up-and-coming AVAs, and possibly define a region?...
Afternoon Brief, February 7th
Oregon Uproar Over Underage Liquor Drops: One-third of liquor deliveries in the state don't comply with rules on delivering booze to underage or intoxicated customers...
Afternoon Brief, January 16th
How Winery Incubators Are Making the Industry More Accessible: Launching a winery is both costly and risky, but programs such as these help provide resources and funding—making it possible for would-be winemakers...
Afternoon Brief, January 10th
SCOTUS Backs Down from Another Wine Case: The US Supreme Court has again declined to hear a case pivotal to fixing the country's confusing wine shipping laws...
Afternoon Brief, December 28th
The Existential Crisis of Bordeaux's Small Grapegrowers: Protesters carried dead vines through the streets of Bordeaux, pleading for help as shrinking wine consumption in France and changes in China have left them facing ruin...
Afternoon Brief, December 20th
Has Wine Country Become Too Expensive for Its Own Good?: One thing became very clear over the course of this year: Visiting Wine Country has gotten really expensive...
Afternoon Brief, December 7th
Illegal Alcohol Shipping Has Become a Serious Problem: Illegal alcohol shipping in the U.S. has grown into a significant and dangerous problem. Ecommerce exploded during the Covid-19 pandemic, allowing people to easily buy alcohol online from numerous platforms...
Afternoon Brief, December 5th
Herbicide the Star of New Napa Movie: Documentary filmmaker Brian Lilla says he moved from Oakland, California to Napa to get away from gun violence, because he and his wife wanted to have kids. Once there, he discovered grapegrowers spraying Roundup on their vines and it disturbed him enough to make a movie about it...
Afternoon Brief, November 14th
The Science Behind UV Light in Vineyards: Wine regions that receive higher levels of UV light are finding it comes with unexpected challenges—and benefits...
Afternoon Brief, November 7th
Leading Wine Professionals Sign Letter Calling for Alternative Packaging: Jancis Robinson MW and Hugh Johnson OBE are among a group of leading UK wine writers who have signed an open letter calling for action to promote a shift to alternative packaging for wine...
Afternoon Brief, October 25th
FTC Takes Action Against Drizly and Its CEO James Cory Rellas for Security Failures That Exposed Data of 2.5 Million Consumers: Order requires company to destroy unnecessary data, restricts future data collection and retention, and binds CEO to specific data security requirements...
