In 2020, a 22-year-old with a first date that night stood in a grocery store wine aisle and realized she had no idea where to start. She didn’t grow up in a wine family, didn’t know what a varietal was,...
What will matter most to the wine industry over the next 12 to 18 months? That’s the question this special mid-year edition of Bold Predictions puts to four people who spend their working lives measuring...
Research offers first evidence-based framework to help wineries serve a more global visitor base
ROHNERT PARK, CA (May 22, 2026) — California winery tasting rooms are welcoming increasingly diverse international...
The pathway is clear. Wine has to change what no longer works.
By Damien Wilson
I recently had the pleasure of being invited to attend Santa Rosa Junior College‘s inaugural Sonoma County Agriculture...
The Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University is the global leader in wine business education and research. At WIN Expo, we are showcasing our AACSB-accredited Wine MBA programs designed specifically...
A Running List of Los Angeles Restaurants Impacted by the 2025 Palisades and Eaton Wildfires: On January 7, amid life-threatening, high-speed winds across Los Angeles, multiple wildfires broke out, including...
ROHNERT PARK, CA. (December 6, 2023) – Sonoma State University’s (SSU) Wine Business Institute (WBI) announces the launch of A Report on the Wine Industry Today, offering a fresh...
ROHNERT PARK, CA. (June 21, 2022) – Selected by the Board of Trustees of the California State University Ron Rubin, an industry beverage authority received an honorary degree of Doctorate of Humane...
Sonoma, California – Vinventions USA – a North Carolina-based privately-owned industrial management company, and parent company of Vinventions USA, LLC—announced Thursday, December 10th,...
New Report from Sonoma State University Shows $9.6 Billion Loss to CA Economy from Wine Industry Decline
Rohnert Park, CALIFORNIA – The Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University has issued...
As Low-End Wine Prices Fall, Premium Varieties Likely Won't Budge: If you're a connoisseur of fine wine, don't expect to get the same price breaks that are starting to appear among cheaper varieties.....
First Coppola Winery scholars start their higher education journeys in 2019
Sonoma County, CA (October 22, 2019) – The award-winning Francis Ford Coppola Winery is now offering full-tuition scholarships...
Rabo AgriFinance Announced $10,000 Wine Business Scholarship Fund
Sonoma County, CA – Wine business leaders at the sold-out Wine Business Institute Research Summit held Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Sonoma...
Wine Industry Needs Improvement on Emergency Preparedness: The wine industry received a C+ grade on preparedness for catastrophic events, such as wildfires and earthquakes, that could potentially cripple...
ROHNERT PARK – Sonoma State University will host a joint hearing of the California Assembly and Senate Select Committees on the wine industry on Friday, June 28 at the Wine Spectator Learning Center. The...
Wine Consumption Probably Won't Return to "Normal": We work in the most interesting and wonderful industry on earth. Two things I love about the industry are the infinite palate of interesting souls and...
