What Michelin stars, Italian appellations, and no-alcohol wine reveal about the economics of differentiation
By Angelo A. Camillo, PhD, MBAAssociate Professor, Wine Business Institute, Sonoma State...
Afternoon Brief: Is Napa Green Just Greenwashing? Napa Green is a certification organization founded in 2004 that has been an independent nonprofit since 2019. About one-third of certified Napa Green vineyards...
ROHNERT PARK, CA. – Sonoma State University’s (SSU) Wine Business Institute (WBI) announces its Fall 2024 offerings of wine business courses. Whether you’re seeking a career change or...
North Coast Wine Challenge Top Honors Go to Italian-Inspired Red Blend from La Storia: A Sonoma County red wine beat out 1,093 other entries to win Best of the Best...
Additional Layoffs at Ste. Michelle Indicate On-Going Struggles: On December 6th, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE), the largest winery in the Pacific Northwest, announced a substantial layoff. The layoffs...
New Lawsuit Challenges Protectionist California Wine Distribution Law: The National Association of Wine Retailers announced its support today for a lawsuit challenging a discriminatory and protectionist...
The Sonoma State Wine Business Institute team will be onsite to discuss our programs.
Sonoma State is the first in the United States to offer an undergraduate degree (since 1998), an MBA (since 2008),...
Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium will open its registration and housing on Tuesday, October 17, at 9 a.m. PDT...
Chilean Politician Takes Aim at “Illegal” Sweet Wines: A Chilean politician has called on authorities to act against "falsely produced" sweet wines in the country, saying their production does not meet...
SAN JOSE, CA, (June 7, 2023) – Sonoma State University announces the Wine Business Institute’s new Korbel Professor of Wine Business, Dr. Angelo Camillo. The professorship, was established in 2011...
Foley Family Wines Buys Napa’s Silverado Vineyards: Vintner, finance executive and hockey team owner Bill Foley secures 300 acres of Napa vines with latest deal expanding his winery holdings...
Sustainability Lies in Wine Technology: Ironically, it turns out that sustainable wine production may need more human intervention, not less...
Rohnert Park, CA (April 13, 2022) The Wine Business Institute (WBI) of the School of Business and Economics (SBE) at Sonoma State University will be celebrating its 25th-anniversary event (underwritten...
Pacific Northwest Wineries Are Shaking Off the Extreme Heat Wave, but Are Worried What It Means for the Industry’s Future: The unprecedented heat wave that descended on the Pacific Northwest this week...
What Tourism Downturn? Napa Wineries Report off-the-Charts Demand for $500-Plus Tastings: Luxury experiences with limo rides and vintage airplane aerobatics are on the rise...
May 24th – Rohnert Park, CA – Sonoma State University Global Executive Wine MBA students identify sustainability, technology, and operational solutions for the wine industry. The students addressed...
