Tag: Pernod Ricard

Sonoma County Growers’ Eyes Are on the Skies as Vineyards Push Towards Bud Break: As the calendar changes to March, Sonoma County vineyards are starting to awaken following a long, dry winter...

Overview of 2020 US Wine Market Stats and 10 Hot Wine Trends for 2021: Though the US wine market endured a very bumpy ride in 2020, with many dire predictions of loss and doom due to the pandemic and wildfires, now that the numbers are in, the results are not that dismal...

Uber to Buy Alcohol Delivery Start-up Drizly for $1.1 Billion: Uber has made a major move in the growing market for on-demand delivery of wines, beer and spirits by agreeing to buy start-up firm Drizly in the US in a deal worth $1.1 Billion...

As California Returns to Reopening, Some in Wine Country Wonder if It’s Too Soon In Pandemic: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement Monday that he’s ended the regional stay-at-home order and returned the majority of the state, including the six North Bay counties, back to the purple tier is welcome news to affected businesses. But business leaders are concerned the shutdowns aren’t over...

The US’s Sixth-Largest Wine Supplier1 Expands International Portfolio with Addition of Stoneleigh, New Zealand’s Number One Domestic Wine Brand2  NAPA, Calif., Nov. 11, 2020 –...

Napa County Farm Bureau Releases Fire Prevention Policy and Legislative Recommendations: The Napa County Farm Bureau today released Fire Prevention Policy and Legislative Recommendations based of off extensive policy work that it has conducted over the last two years regarding wildland fires and fire risk mitigation...

Cowboys Fighting Fires in Napa County: Amateur firefighters are bulldozing their way through the California blazes, but some of the professionals don't seem too pleased...

Southern Oregon Starts June Ahead of Historically Hot 2015 Vintage: As Northwest wine country officially enters summer, the forecast for the region signals a return to warmer-than-average conditions and growing concern about the extended drought conditions in some corners...

While Napa Cabernet Grapes Still in Demand, Sales Stall Elsewhere in California North Coast: Midway through spring, grape grower Andy Beckstoffer’s crews are on the watch for frost among the 4,000-plus acres of vineyards his company farms across Napa, Lake and Mendocino counties...

Grand Prairie, Texas, March 25, 2020 – Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), a world-class distributor of fine wines and spirits in North America, announces it...

Grand Prairie, Texas, March 23, 2020 – Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), a world-class distributor of fine wines and spirits in North America, announces that...

‘Like the Coronavirus’: Rampaging Insect Shows up in California, Alarming Farmers: It originated in the wilderness of Asia. It spreads quickly. It's already causing millions of dollars in economic losses in the United States. And it may already be spreading through California...

Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte Owners Buy Napa’s Flora Springs Winery: Bordeaux's Cathiard family plans to launch a new venture; the Komes and Garvey families will keep the Flora Springs brand and their other vineyards...

Wine Excise Tax Reduction Extension Becomes Law: The consolidated appropriations package, which includes a one-year extension of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (S. 362/ H.R. 1175) that provides federal excise tax benefits for all wineries, was signed into law by the president late on Friday, Dec. 20...

California North Coast Wine Grape Growers Should Recognize Shift in Winery Demand, Broker Says: While the storm clouds of recession may be looming two to three years out for the overall U.S. economy, the wine business in the North Coast and elsewhere in California should be taking action now as consumer sales slow and the supply of grapes and wine in tanks increases, according to experts at an industry conference in Santa Rosa on Thursday ...