February 22, 2017
Red Wine Consumption Could Fight Dementia: A glass of wine a day could keep the mind sharp. Several scientific studies have linked resveratrol, a polyphenol found in grape skins, to a reduced risk in neurodegenerative...
February 3, 2017
Sonoma County Vintners Announces New Organization Appointments: Sonoma County Vintners announced several new organizational appointments during their 2017 Annual Membership meeting on February 1, 2017...
January 24, 2017
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The U.S. wine industry is poised for another banner year in 2017. Sales are...
August 5, 2016
Global Demand for Wine Packaging to Reach $22.8 Billion: Global demand for wine packaging including containers, closures, and accessories is projected to increase 2.3 percent per year to $22.8 billion...
June 29, 2016
A Quality Revolution and Opportunity for Domestic Rosé: Quality rosé is on the rise. For the past two consecutive years Nielsen has reported a 40-50% off-premise growth in the sale of rosé priced $8 and...
June 29, 2016
Quality rosé is on the rise. For the past two consecutive years Nielsen has reported a 40-50% off-premise growth in the sale of rosé priced $8 and above. However, the vast majority of this wine is imported,...
June 22, 2016
Duckhorn Quashes Rumors of Sale to Constellation: Napa Valley's Duckhorn Wine Company has sought to tamp down talk that it's on the selling block...
June 16, 2016
Is the Future Less Rosy for Rosé Wine?: Rosé has been a tremendous success story for the UK wine industry, going from zero to hero and attracting new consumers to the wine category...
May 26, 2016
Experts: Smaller 2016 Crop May Increase ‘Buyer Fatigue’ from High Grape, Wine Prices: The consumers' thirst for better-quality wine continues to deepen, but the diminishing North Coast supply of grapes...
August 21, 2015
How Much Generation Y Will Pay for a Bottle of Wine: Australian Vintage wants to sell more wine to 18-to-34 year olds, and in doing so has uncovered some fascinating data about what 'generation Y' wants...