September 29, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Thieves Uproot 500 Vines and Steal Grapes in Bordeaux Around seven tons of grapes have been stolen from vineyards in Bordeaux mid-harvest, a double...
September 15, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Charles Banks: From Screaming Eagle to Jailbird With his wine finances finally untangled by the sale of his share of Mayacamas, former winery owner...
September 14, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Silver Oak Owners Buy Oregon Vineyard from Dick Erath The family behind Napa Valley’s Silver Oak is the newest landowner in Oregon’s...
September 12, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Vinexpo to Go to Sonoma in 2018 The news was revealed this morning to press at the Orangerie in Vienna’s Schloss Schönbrunn, the location of...
September 11, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Torrid Temperatures Shrivel California Wine Grapes to Raisins Humans weren’t the only ones caught off guard and uncomfortable by the Bay Area’s...
September 1, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: How Package Design Attracts Today’s Wine Consumer Regardless of varied consumer preferences, there are surely enough wine options available...
August 31, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Napa Valley Vineyard Asset Bubble Ready to Pop? Not So Fast, Says Rabobank Analyst Growing global interest in North Coast wines has uncorked fast...
August 30, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Digging Deeper in Pay-for-Play Scandal In going through the 2014 Pennsylvania Ethics Commission report that sparked a federal investigation, I got...
August 25, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: How to Make Money in the Wine Business What’s the secret to making money in the wine trade? That, of course, is the opening to the classic...
August 22, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Napa Wine Merchant Accused of Fraud in Client’s Lawsuit Bond investor Jeffrey Gundlach has filed suit against Soutirage for $1 million, accusing...