Tag: Lodi
Afternoon Brief, July 5
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Full Speed Ahead for Jackson Family Wines
As one of the wine industry's most famous (and wealthy) celebrities,...
Afternoon Brief, June 30
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Another Oregon Winery Plucked by a California Estate
A boutique, family-owned California winery has acquired an Oregon counterpart,...
Afternoon Brief, May 25
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Wine Industry Racing to Meet $10–$20 a Bottle Demand
Consumer thirst for wines retailing for more than $10...
Afternoon Brief, April 12
A Woman's Death Sorting Grapes Exposes Italy's "Slavery"
Her husband can still recall how Paola Clemente used to set two alarms to make sure she woke in the middle of the night - 1:50 a.m. - to catch the private bus that would take her and dozens of other women to the vineyards...
Lodi’s 13th Annual ZinFest Wine Festival May 19th-21st, 2017
Lodi Celebrates its Zinfandel Heritage While Shining a Light on the Region’s Diversity of Varietals During 13th Annual ZinFest Wine Festival, May 19th-21st, 2017
Lodi, CA,...
Afternoon Brief, March 20
Beyond the Barrel: Unique Ways to Ferment Wine: From amphorae to eggs and even glass, winemakers are experimenting with techniques and materials, some ancient, to push the boundaries of fermentation...
Afternoon Brief, March 3
Wine and Marijuana Cause Problems for Beer Industry: Wine and marijuana are cutting into craft beer's buzz, as growth in each of those segments took some use occasions away from a craft category that slowed to single-digit growth in 2016...
Afternoon Brief, February 17
Strong Competition in Wine Sales Will Increase: The 2017 Wine Business Monthly rankings are out, and the results highlight what everyone in the wine business already knows: The competition in the world of wine sales is staggering...
Afternoon Brief, February 8
Traveling? Don't Drink the Water, Drink Wine: For many, alcohol and travel go hand-in-hand. Even when you're not in wine country, you're likely celebrating your respite from responsibility with a tipple or two...
New CSWA Research Shows Sustainability a Growing Factor in Wine Trade Purchasing
New research, commissioned by the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA), shows that a majority of the U.S. wine trade considers sustainability when making purchasing decisions and expects demand to increase over the next decade.
Afternoon Brief, January 6
Napa Valley Vintner Debbie Lewis Dies at 72: Debbie Lewis was a perfect fit for wine. She grew up on a farm in California's Central Valley and worked in wine retail at one point. Later she married race-car driver Randy Lewis and managed his career for more than a decade...
Afternoon Brief, December 20
Tasting Room Trends: 2016 Review & 2017 Forecasts: As we looked at the data by annual taster range, we found the highest club conversion is in the 1-6K taster range. In the 10-16K taster range, taster count is up overall, but everything else is down...
Lodi Winegrape Commission Celebrates 25 Years
Lodi winegrowers mark a quarter century of unprecedented success in regional marketing, education, and research programs
Lodi, CA, December 20, 2016 – The year 2016...
Afternoon Brief, December 16
Premier Crude – Blackmail, Sex and Fraud: Here's a judicial irony. John Fox, 66, who pled guilty in August to defrauding his wine customers at Berkeley's bankrupt Premier Cru of $45 million, got a shorter prison sentence because he paid for sex...
Afternoon Brief, December 13
UV Light Box Offers Hope for Vegan Wine Lovers, Says Winemaker: A Swiss company claims to be offering winemakers a new weapon against harsh tannins and underripe wines. Some winemakers also believe that the firm's namesake gadget, Vino Flux, could make it easier to produce vegan wines...
