September 9, 2021
Expert analysts not convinced by recent poll concluding a massive wine consumer gender gap
—Jeff Siegel
There has always been a sense that women buy more wine than men in the United States. But according...
February 18, 2021
Webinar on March 3 to include insights and advice for winery owners
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Feb. 18, 2021) – Ekos, a winery management software company, is hosting a webinar on 2021 wine industry...
November 11, 2019
Sonoma County Studies Take Issue with Wine Industry’s Expansion, Scrutinizing Traffic, Events: Sonoma County wineries should bear the bulk of the responsibility for improving relations with rural neighbors,...
September 19, 2019
Wine convention returns to Portland this winter amidst strong growth momentum within the Oregon wine industry
September 19, 2019, Portland, OR… Registration is now open for the 2020 Oregon Wine Symposium,...
September 5, 2019
Alleged Marijuana Damage to Grapes Ruled Plausible: A federal judge has ruled that an Oregon vineyard has plausibly alleged harm from a neighboring marijuana operation and may proceed with a racketeering...
September 3, 2019
Can New Grapes Save the Wine Industry from Climate Change? : Heat waves, frost, rainstorms: As climate change continues to present challenges in vineyards, vintners across the globe are trying to figure...
June 24, 2019
California's 2017 Vintage Feels the Burn: Whenever dozens of people die in a natural disaster, it feels unseemly to discuss the manner in which it affects sectors of the luxury industry. And yet, it's...
May 21, 2019
E & J Gallo-Constellation Transaction May Not Close Until Second Half: The $1.7 billion deal between Constellation Brands and E&J Gallo Winery may not be completed until the second half of calendar...
January 16, 2019
Millennials Still Missing as Fine-Wine Core Consumers, Says Silicon Valley Bank Report: Sales growth for U.S. wine is expected to remain in positive territory this year - better, for premium producers...
January 11, 2019
Napa County Hits The Prisoner Winery with Code Violation Notice: Napa County has told the new The Prisoner winery to stop selling art, stop selling jellies and jams and stop offering food services that...
January 7, 2019
Organic Grape Growing Harms Vineyard Soil, Says a Consumer Advocacy Group: According to the pro-science consumer advocacy group, American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), organic wine may not be good...
November 13, 2017
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February 16, 2017
Powerful Friday Storm in Southern California; Warm & Wet Atmospheric River to Affect Oroville Dam Watershed Monday: California is currently experiencing one of its wettest winters on record. Precipitation...
April 8, 2014
by Elizabeth Hans McCrone
When Naked Wines was contemplating financing for a new, online wine venture in the United Kingdom five years ago, the company came up with a simple but astute philosophy: we...













