Tag: Santa Barbara County
Afternoon Brief, October 26
Wine Industry Wants Greater Say in Sonoma County Groundwater Regulation: Vintners and wine industry representatives on Tuesday pressed Sonoma County supervisors to give farming interests a greater say in how California's new law governing groundwater is put into place on a local level...
Afternoon Brief, October 17
Constellation Buys Five of Charles Smith's Washington Wine Brands for $120 Million: Constellation Brands added to its burgeoning collection of premium wine brands, announcing this morning an agreement to purchase five Washington brands from Charles Smith Wines for $120 million...
Afternoon Brief, October 12
Sonoma County Grower Credits Great Growing-Season Weather for a Great 2016 Wine Grape Crop: By the end of the first week of October, the 2016 harvest was all but over for veteran Sonoma County wine grape grower Duff Bevill...
Explore Santa Barbara County on a California Wines Road Trip
Wine Institute Series Offers Tips on How to Sip, Stay and Play in Wine Country
SAN FRANCISCO—California's beautiful wine regions offer a wide variety of...
Afternoon Brief, September 20
Wine Retailers Throw Down Gauntlet Against Direct-Shipping Restrictions: The book on modern direct-to-consumer wine-shipping law was written at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005 with the Granholm v. Healddecision...
Afternoon Brief, September 16
DTC Shipments Surge, Total Wine Sales Strong: A microalgae found in the sea off Brittany's coastline can wipe-out key vine diseases with new scientific tests in France showing 100% efficiency in destroying Downey Mildew...
Afternoon Brief, June 20
10 Business Lessons Learned from the Founders of America's Biggest Wine Brand: Last month I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, the founders of Barefoot Wine...
Afternoon Brief: June 17
Fine Wine Market Grows 234% in 10 Years: A new report has revealed the increasing popularity of fine wine over the past decade, highlighting growth of 234%...
Afternoon Brief, June 1
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Cooling temperatures slow crop development and lengthen bloom for Napa Valley grower
"In mid-April, vine development was maybe one to...
Afternoon Brief, October 24
New AVAs Put Paso Robles in Wine Industry Big Leagues:
On the heels of a top national ranking from Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Paso Robles Wine Country is rolling out an expanded set of sub-brands to put it on equal footing with Napa and Sonoma Counties...
Afternoon Brief, October 21
Symposium, Exhibition, & Concept Bar at Breakthrough Napa Valley Conference November 13, 2014:
Rootstock presents a full day of high-level, provocative seminars and industry experts, wine trials and tastings, and exhibits when this revolutionary conference designed for top quality grape growers, vineyard and winery owners, and winemakers worldwide...
