November 19, 2018
Sonoma State is the first in the United States to offer an undergraduate degree (since 1998), an MBA (since 2008), and most recently an Executive MBA (since 2012) focused on the business of wine.
October 9, 2018
'Smoke Taint' Worries Rile Northern California Growers as Wine Grapes Rejected After Summer Wildfires: Major Lake County wine grape grower and vintner Clay Shannon plans to crush about 6,000 tons of grapes...
September 13, 2018
Making the Most of Dwindling Customer Engagement Opportunities: The biggest difference between tasting rooms and wine clubs that perform beyond expectation and those that don't, is an organizational commitment...
September 10, 2018
Smoky Summers May Taint Washington Wine, but This WSU Researcher Is Shedding Light on the Problem: Tom Collins opens the flap to the black canvas tent and the smoke starts seeping out. He steps inside...
August 23, 2018
Sonoma Brands Invests in Vintage Wine Estates: Vintage Wine Estates, a fast-growing Santa Rosa based vertically integrated wine company with a portfolio inclusive of iconic national and international brands,...
May 29, 2018
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Close Calls as 44 Best of Class Wines Clash in Dan Berger’s International Wine Competition Sweepstakes
As we gathered for the judging of the sweepstakes...
March 16, 2018
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Massive Côte du Rhône Fine-Wine Fraud Uncovered by French Police
Some 66.5 million bottles of wine, the equivalent of 13 Olympic sized swimming...
January 15, 2018
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Announcing the 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Sweepstake Winners
After receiving 6,960 entries from 35 states across the country,...
March 6, 2017
Wine Distribution Alternatives Won't Produce Tears for the Three Tier System: According to a Wines & Vines article, in 1995 the number of alcohol distributors in the U.S. was greater than the number...
January 10, 2017
This will be a brief update, but given the widespread significant storm impacts expected later today I felt a quick post was in order…









