Tag: Ste. Michelle
Afternoon Brief, November 21st
Angry French Winemakers Plan Mass Protest in Narbonne: Tension has been running high in southern France and winemakers are planning a major protest in Narbonne later this month over a crisis facing the industry...
Afternoon Brief, August 18th
Potential Rain in Hurricane Hilary’s Wake Worrisome for Sonoma County Winegrowers: North Bay winemakers have been tracking the forecast closely, worried about what any rainfall could mean at this key time of year...
Afternoon Brief, August 3rd
Wineries Seek $28 Million from Pacificorp for Smoke Damage: Five winery companies in Oregon’s Willamette Valley are seeking $28 million for smoke damage to grapes allegedly caused by wildfires ignited by PacifiCorp’s electrical system...
Afternoon Brief, February 21st
Alpha Omega Collective Wineries Merge, Unveil New Napa and Paso Robles Tasting Rooms: Alpha Omega winery in Napa Valley, Tolosa winery in the San Luis Obispo Coast and Perinet winery in Spain’s Priorat announced their official merger today, strengthening the three brands to formally create the Alpha Omega Collective...
Afternoon Brief, September 16th
Price Hikes Turn Off Wine Country Visitors: Tasting room visits to West Coast wineries, after rebounding in 2021, are way down this summer compared to pre-pandemic numbers, according to a survey of 400 wineries released last week by a company called Community Benchmark....
Afternoon Brief, September 9th
Grapes, Berries and Robots: Is Silicon Valley Coming for Farm Workers Jobs?: The global ag-tech revolution has sped up in recent years, spurring a debate on how it will affect the workforce...
Afternoon Brief, April 25
How Much Do People Spend on Alcohol?: Whether you like an occasional tipple or a have favorite go-to cocktail, there's no denying that drinking can get expensive. It may be one of the most common ways to socialize, but it can do a lot of damage to your wallet ...
Afternoon Brief, June 5
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Trending Story:
Napa Vintners Collaborate to Raise $15.7 Million for Community at Annual Auction Napa Valley
With additional contributions coming...
Afternoon Brief, April 10
We Know What We Don't Know About Wine's Future
According to Lee Hannah and Terra Alpaugh, "Everything You Know About Wine is Wrong." That is the title of their Wine Economics Working Paper #204...
Afternoon Brief, January 18
Silicon Valley Bank Predicts Consumers Will Pay Slightly More for U.S. Wine in 2017: Silicon Valley Bank released its annual State of the Wine Industry Report today. The 16th annual State of the Wine Industry report combines SVBs expertise in the U.S. wine business with proprietary research to deliver forecasts and predictions for the year ahead in wine...
Afternoon Brief, January 13
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Trending Story:
Sonoma County Winegrowers Double Down on Sustainability Goal
The Sonoma County Winegrowers trade group will be getting some...
Afternoon Brief, November 22
How Millennials Are Breaking Down Class Barriers Post Brexit and Trump: Food - and wine in particular - are the next industries to see similar disruption because, according to John Gillespie of the Wine Market Council, Millennials are the largest wine consuming generation...
Afternoon Brief, August 12
Wave of Mergers and Acquisitions Sweeps U.S. Wineries: Over the past several months, there's been a drumbeat of big-name mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. wine industry...
Afternoon Brief, November 5
Diageo Sells More Wine Assets and Agrees Argentinian Spirits Partnership: Diageo has sold off more of its wine assets for an amount described as "not material" after deciding earlier this year that wine was "no longer core"...
Afternoon Brief, October 29
French Wine Industry's Love Affair with Pesticides Blamed for Worker Health Problems:
Wenny Tari knows a thing or two about wine. She and her husband Gabriel have been making it since 1982, when they inherited a vineyard in France's picturesque Languedoc region in the south of the country...
