Extreme Weather and Falling Demand Are Pushing Wineries into the Red: High input costs and declining consumption are adding to the woes of small, independent wineries...
The Duckhorn Portfolio Announces an Agreement to Acquire Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards: The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. (NYSE: NAPA) (the “Company”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement...
Demand for high-quality, natural cork continues to grow
November 16th – (Napa, Calif.) — Portocork, North America’s premier supplier of natural cork closures for the wine, beer, and spirits industry,...
2020 Sonoma County Winegrape Harvest Kicks Off: Following weeks of steady daytime heat and cool evenings, Sonoma County grapes are ripening evenly, and some are ready to be picked, kicking off the 2020...
(NAPA, Calif.) – Portocork, North America’s premier supplier of natural cork stoppers for the wine, beer and spirits industry, announced the addition of Sarah Donley to the sales team....
A $7 Million Fund for Out-Of-Work Bartenders Could End up Not Helping Most Applicants. Why?: For Bay Area bartenders, the world changed on March 15 when Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all bars in California...
Constellation Sells Budget Wine Brands to Gallo: In January, wine economist Mike Veseth told a crowd of winegrape growers and winery executives in Sacramento that if you want to know the future of the...
Gallo to Pay Civil Penalty, Make Safety Improvements to Winery: In a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, E.&.J. Gallo Winery will pay a $58,000 civil penalty and make improvements...
Offering technical corks utilizing Supercritical CO2 via its CWINE Brand
(NAPA, Calif.) – Portocork and Trefinos USA announce strategic partnership allowing Portocork representation of CWINE and COMPAC...
Stop by Portocork’s booth at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium to get an update on expanded capacity of our ICON corks. ICON screened natural corks are guaranteed non-detectable for TCA and is...
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It’s What’s in the Bottle That Counts … Or Is It?
The lab supervisor of a well-known Sonoma County winery approached me recently with a lovely...
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China Is Building a Disney World for Wine
At Chateau Changyu Reina, honey-colored brick towers enclose wide cobbled courtyards, and vast, wood-beamed...
Traveling? Don't Drink the Water, Drink Wine: For many, alcohol and travel go hand-in-hand. Even when you're not in wine country, you're likely celebrating your respite from responsibility with a tipple...
FEMA Releases Severe El Nino Disaster Response Plan For California, Arizona, Nevada: The FEMA Region 9 office, in Oakland, CA has established an El Niño task force charged with preparing the regional office...
Yesterday Wine Industry Insight (WII) published a story regarding the health safety of the adhesive used in some agglomerate cork. Today the FDA responded:
Based on the data and information available to...
Micro-Agglomerates: 350 Million Illegal Corks Per Year?
Agglomerated cork manufacturers and importers are facing scrutiny from two major federal agencies over health concerns about the plastic used to...
