Tag: SOMM Journal

Napa County Declines Fire Boss Planes for the 2021 Wildfire Season: Growers/Vintners for Responsible Agriculture offered to pay $1.5 million to lease the planes and crew from Dauntless Air. But in the face of Cal Fire opposition, the Napa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday rejected the offer for now...

The global wine tasting series delves into the diverse and storied wine regions of Italy with its upcoming webinar. March 15, 2021 (Los Angeles, Calif.)...

The global wine tasting series continues with a deep-dive into the terroir of some of the world’s top vineyards January 19, 2021 (Los Angeles, Calif.)...

California Liquor Board Bypasses Due Process: A move by California's Alcoholic Beverage Control department ignores a basic legal principle, critics say...

The popular global wine tasting series journeys to the Southern Hemisphere for its December webinar. December 10, 2020 (Los Angeles, Calif.) – The SOMM Journal is pleased...

Nation's Top Women Sommeliers Demand Revolutionary Change After Sexual Misconduct Claims Rock Wine World: Napa-based Court of Master Sommeliers, the most prestigious sommelier professional group in the country, should rescind titles for accused men, some women members say...

Now in its third month, the global wine tasting series continues bringing the world of wine to oenophiles with November’s “Pure Expression” webinar November 5,...

Tariff Wars Cause Sharp Decline in Wine and Whisky Exports: Dozens of global drinks trade bodies have written to the European Union and US government demanding an end to their tariff war after exports of French, German, Italian and Spanish wine have fallen by 54% since last year...

Following last month’s debut, the global wine tasting series journeys through the west’s iconic wine regions with its “Domestic Bliss” webinar this October October 6,...

Virtual Wine Exploration Goes Global August 31, 2020 (Los Angeles, Calif.) - The SOMM Journal announced the details of its first-of-a-kind virtual global wine tasting, the...

COVID Online Wine Boom Fizzles Out: The Covid-inspired online wine sales increase continues, but it is running out of steam...

Geographical Digest is poised to bring the world of wine to oenophiles with innovative technology August 11, 2020 (Los Angeles, Calif.) - The SOMM Journal...

Free Webinar for Beverage Industry Professionals via Zoom on July 30 at 9:00 a.m. PDT San Diego, CA (July 24, 2020) What: SommCon®, a leading conference for...

Free Webinar for Beverage Industry Professionals via Zoom on May 20 at 9:00 a.m. PDT What:  SommCon®, a leading conference for the wine, beer, and spirits...

“Turning the Tables – Interviewing the Interviewers” is a Q&A series profiling Wine Writers. We hope you’ll discover more about the wine writers you know, and learn about many others. The objective of this project is to understand and develop working relationships with journalists.