July 30, 2019
The Winery Wedding Industrial Complex Doesn’t Care if You Have Objections: The greatest bartending move of all time is reported in the New Testament. In the Gospel of John (2:1-11), Jesus is at a party...
February 12, 2019
Napa County, Bremer Family Winery Reach Lawsuit Settlement: Napa County and Bremer Family Winery settled a lawsuit brought by the county against the winery over alleged permit and code violations, ending...
January 16, 2019
Millennials Still Missing as Fine-Wine Core Consumers, Says Silicon Valley Bank Report: Sales growth for U.S. wine is expected to remain in positive territory this year - better, for premium producers...
January 11, 2019
Napa County Hits The Prisoner Winery with Code Violation Notice: Napa County has told the new The Prisoner winery to stop selling art, stop selling jellies and jams and stop offering food services that...
December 18, 2018
Behind Wine Brand Kendall-Jackson’s Growing Direct-to-Consumer Strategy: Thirty-six-year-old family winery Kendall-Jackson has been selling select wines online at KJ.com since 2004. But with new attribution...
December 6, 2017
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Four Ways to Make 2018 Better Than 2017 with Planning and Selling
Calendar says early December. Calendar says that there are two weeks before the...
September 26, 2017
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Opus One Winery Fined for Accidental Grape Waste Discharge
Opus One Winery has agreed to pay nearly $12,000 for accidentally dumping an unknown...
September 14, 2017
Blame it on the scuppernong. A variety of the Muscadine, it’s not only the official fruit of North Carolina but the first grape cultivated in the United States. Indeed, the Mothervine in Manteo on Roanoke...
September 11, 2017
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Torrid Temperatures Shrivel California Wine Grapes to Raisins
Humans weren’t the only ones caught off guard and uncomfortable by the Bay Area’s...
February 1, 2017
The 9 Top Trends in Wine Consumption to Watch Right Now: For wine industry sleuths, observing and analyzing wine lifestyle behavior in America was once an easier exercise. Twenty years ago, baby boomers...