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Afternoon Brief, September 22
Industry to Come Together at Premiere Napa Valley 2026: Hosted by Napa Valley Vintners, the 30th Annual Premiere Napa Valley will take place February 18–21, 2026. This week-long celebration of Napa Valley...
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Established Wine Professional Sue Straight Launches Wine Wench Consulting
September 22, 2025 (Sonoma County, CA) — With over 40 years of diverse wine industry experience, a refined palate, and exceptional communication skills, Sue Straight has launched winewenchconsulting.com....
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Afternoon Brief, Feb. 4
Trending Story: Wineries Report Increased Use of Social Media to Enhance Direct to Consumer Sales More than 60% of wineries and wine-related businesses say they plan to increase their use of social media...
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Passion In The Tasting Room – How To Inspire It In Your Staff and In Your Customers
By Sue Straight Wine inspires passion, or it should, anyway. Any wine lover will tell you about lovely, wine-drenched conversations that they have enjoyed with colleagues, friends and loved ones. In my...
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Afternoon Brief, Jan. 14
  Trending Story: Recent Rain Does Little to Alleviate Drought in Northern California While many welcomed the light storm system that dampened North Coast skies last weekend, the resulting moisture...
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People: A Wine-Drenched Life: Sue Straight, AKA, The Wine Wench®
There are people in the Wine Industry that don’t own vineyards or make wine, yet their impact on our business is indisputable. They are the people behind our winery associations, our media and our trade...