Tag: Mendocino County
Afternoon Brief, August 2
Diamond Creek Owner Adelle 'Boots' Brounstein Dies at 92: Adelle Boots Brounstein, who cofounded Napa Valley’s legendary Diamond Creek winery with her husband, Al, and helped guide the winery for more than half a century, died July 31 following a brief illness. She was 92 ...
Afternoon Brief, January 21
US Government Shutdown Hits Wine Hard: The longest partial government shutdown in US history is a buzz-kill. And not just for the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who are missing their paychecks, but for the wine industry, which depends on a network of government entities to approve labels, imports and perform lab analysis...
Afternoon Brief, November 14
Are Napa Valley Growers Smart to Rely so Heavily on Cabernet Sauvignon? : A panel of grape growing pundits held court last week during the Napa Valley Grapegrowers Rootstock trade show on the wisdom of relying so heavily on Cabernet Sauvignon...
Afternoon Brief, October 15
Wine Supply Is Hitting a Tipping Point: I've been pointing out the slowdown in the growth rate of consumer demand by volume for some time now. We are still growing, but the growth rate is slowing, particularly when looking at volume...
Afternoon Brief, September 21
A Clash Between Cotton and Cabernet? : The Texas High Plains has the potential to be a grape grower's paradise. This plateau near the New Mexico border is now home to nearly 5,000 acres planted to wine grapes...
Afternoon Brief, September 20
Large Wineries Are Rejecting Smoke Exposed Lake and Mendocino County Grapes: Large wineries, most notably Constellation Brands and Treasury Wine Estates, are now exercising the option to skip a vintage with many growers. They've been rejecting a significant share of the wine grapes they source from...
Afternoon Brief, September 13
Making the Most of Dwindling Customer Engagement Opportunities: The biggest difference between tasting rooms and wine clubs that perform beyond expectation and those that don't, is an organizational commitment to employee training, according to the 2017 VinQuest direct to consumer benchmark report...
Afternoon Brief, July 30
Carriers Trashing Wine Shipments
Some shipments of wine from New York are being confiscated and destroyed...
Afternoon Brief, June 20
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Should Wineries Acquire Vineyards Instead of Buying Fruit on the Open Market?
Should wineries acquire vineyards instead of...
Afternoon Brief, May 29
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Close Calls as 44 Best of Class Wines Clash in Dan Berger’s International Wine Competition Sweepstakes
As we...
Afternoon Brief, September 14
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Silver Oak Owners Buy Oregon Vineyard from Dick Erath
The family behind Napa Valley's Silver Oak is the...
Afternoon Brief, September 13
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Napa Supervisors Agree on New Winery Rule-Breaker Policies
Napa County supervisors are almost finished sharpening rules to deal...
Afternoon Brief, August 14
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DNA Maps Consumers' Route to Good Wine Choices
The wine purchase decision is a confusing, anxious moment for...
Afternoon Brief, August 8
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'Sessionable' Wine Will Help Boost U.S. Wine Sales, Producers Claim
Stephanie Gallo, vice president of marketing at E&J...
Afternoon Brief, May 12
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Wine Industry Daughters Celebrate Their Mothers
The wine industry has traditionally been a male-dominated industry that has followed...