March 7, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Regulators Investigate Napa, Sonoma Wineries and Distributors for Illegal Trade Practices Federal and state agents visited more than 30 wine-related...
March 1, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Washington State Reports Lighter Wine Grape Harvest, Excellent Quality in 2017 Washington State’s wine grape harvest totaled 227,000 tons in...
February 23, 2018
Is Napa Running Out of Land for Vineyards?
When Xavier Cervantes was scouting properties in Napa, he looked in all the usual hallowed ground for vineyards: Oakville, Rutherford, Pritchard Hill...
February 22, 2018
Stay or Go?: Dilemma of Winery Founders in Mergers and Acquisitions
Whether a founder or owner of a wine brand stays on after an acquisition can depend on what has been sold...
February 21, 2018
Sonoma County Grape Growers Battle Frost After Early Bud Break Below-freezing temperatures that can damage Sonoma County's $575 million grape crop before it even develops are prompting some growers to...
February 19, 2018
Balance Trumps Terroir for Winemakers
The industry says drinkers want fresher, more balanced wines, but that could kill off some venerable styles...
February 9, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: California Preliminary Grape Crush Report The 2017 crush totaled 4,233,288 tons, up less than half of a percent from the 2016 crush of 4,217,154...
February 8, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Sonoma, Napa Grape Growers Waiting to See How Vineyards Were Changed by Wine Country Wildfires As he walks down a row of pruned zinfandel vines,...
February 7, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Engaging Consumers with Digital Tools in Today’s Experience Economy In the late 90’s a book came out dealing with a subject that is gaining...
February 5, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Winemakers Turn to MIT to Save Pinot Noir in Warming Temperatures Biochemical engineer Jean-Francois Hamel has discovered the secrets to how natural...