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Afternoon Brief, August 29
 Grape Shortage Exacerbated as Growing Demand Collides with Bad Weather and Pests in the Mid-Atlantic: Kevin Atticks, the longtime executive director of the Maryland Wineries Association, has seen a rapid...
Afternoon Brief June 28 Wine Industry Advisor Wine Industry Advisor
Afternoon Brief, June 28
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief   Trending Story: Bo Barrett: Vultures Have Circled but Château Montelena Is Not for Sale Ten years after his father famously almost sold Napa Valley’s Château...
Afternoon Brief March 5 Wine Industry Advisor Wine Industry Advisor
Afternoon Brief, March 5
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief   Trending Story: Two ‘Second Acts’ in the Napa Valley Wine Industry: The Araujo and Krupp Families Napa Valley has changed. Just ask the Araujos and...
Afternoon Brief August 10 Wine Industry Advisor Wine Industry Advisor
Afternoon Brief, August 10
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief   Trending Story: Alcoholism Epidemic: More Than 1 in 8 Americans Are Now Alcoholics Americans are becoming increasingly heavy drinkers, with the greatest rise among...
Afternoon Brief May 18 Wine Industry Advisor Wine Industry Advisor
Afternoon Brief, May 18
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief   Trending Story: Constellation Brands Might Be Sniffing Around Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the umbrella for a group of premium brands...
ABrief February 6
Afternoon Brief, February 6
Beer Is the Drink of Choice Among Americans, with Wine Moving Up in the Ranks: Beer had edged out wine as US adults (21 years and older) drink of choice, according to a survey by The Harris Poll that included...
Afternoon Brief January 25
Afternoon Brief, January 25
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Judgment of Paris No Clear-Cut Decision It’s practically written into the annals of time at this point. A young English wine merchant organizes...
ABrief  October 3
Afternoon Brief, October 3
Napa Valley Fruit Versus Napa Valley Wine: A proposal before the federal agency in charge of wine labeling has vintners in emerging regions complaining that Napa Valley is trying to hurt their businesses...
ABrief  September 23
Afternoon Brief, September 23
Healdsburg Vintner Truett-Hurst Sales Surge 19% for Fiscal Year: Healdsburg-based wine company Truett-Hurst Inc. capped its fiscal year with 19.1 percent growth in net sales, better margins and net loss...
ABrief  July 20
Afternoon Brief, July 20
Thieves Take $55,000 in Wine from California Store: The South Bay's oldest wine seller is reeling after thieves broke in and made off $55,000 worth its priciest vintages...