Tag: North Coast Wine Challenge
Afternoon Brief, April 11th
The Sun Also Rises: Solectrac Shifts Business Model to Remain Relevant: Interim CEO Robin Mackie addresses rumors of the company’s demise...
Afternoon Brief, April 10th
Scientists Launch Wine Bottle Washing Project in Finger Lakes, New York: Glass scientists in New York State are studying ways to wash and reuse wine bottles in order to mitigate rising costs for Finger Lakes producers...
Afternoon Brief, April 5th
New Information Pipped to Emerge in Château Miraval Case: An ongoing legal case between former spouses Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie concerning the Château Miraval estate could take a very different turn if a new request from Jolie is approved...
Afternoon Brief, April 3rd
North Coast Wine Challenge Top Honors Go to Italian-Inspired Red Blend from La Storia: A Sonoma County red wine beat out 1,093 other entries to win Best of the Best...
Afternoon Brief, April 2nd
North Coast Wine Challenge Begins Tuesday: How do organizers conceal the identities of the entries in this blind tasting?...
Afternoon Brief, March 19th
Should SVB Continue to Produce the Annual DtC Report?: Silicon Valley Bank goes to great lengths and costs to provide this report to the industry gratis. Still, it's a partnership with you: Without survey responses, they can't produce this industry resource...
Afternoon Brief, March 14th
Wine Blogger from New Jersey Disappeared in Italy 5 Years Ago—FBI Seeks Help Trying to Find Him: The FBI is asking for the public’s help as they continue to search for a New Jersey native and self-described wine blogger who was last seen nearly five years ago in northern Italy...
A Winning Tradition: Looking Back at the North Coast Wine Challenge
Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge Continues to Identify the Best of the Best
In 2012, when organizers were planning the first North Coast Wine...
Afternoon Brief, March 7th
Coravin and the Fight against Wine Fraud: Coravin got a mention in a story about disappearing wine this week, but it's usually on the side of the angels...
Afternoon Brief, March 6th
First-of-Its-Kind Industry-Wide Initiative Launches to Address Sexual Harassment in Beverage Alcohol and Hospitality: 86 Harassment is a free industry resource providing employers and employees with access to training, education, a confidential hotline, and prevention tools from industry experts...
Afternoon Brief, February 14th
Pledge of €230 Million to French Winegrowers Is an ’Empty Promise’, Say Vignerons: The emergency fund promised to French winegrowers amid farmer protests is "just a promise", Rhône Valley vignerons tell Eloise Feilden...
Afternoon Brief, January 29th
Napa's Stance on Wine at Stake: Napa's Board of Supervisors election in March could see the wine lobby's influence in local politics diluted...
2024 Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge Now Accepting Submissions
January 29th - On April 2-3, 2024, a collection of esteemed wine professionals will gather in Santa Rosa, Calif., to evaluate entries in the...
Afternoon Brief, March 8th
Brazilian Wine Giants Linked to 'Conditions Analogous to Slavery': Three of Brazil’s biggest wineries have been suspended by ApexBrasil, the government Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, following an operation to rescue over 200 workers from what were described as “conditions analogous to slavery”. The story could affect Brazil's ambition to boost wine exports...
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?...
