British Columbia 2021 Vintage Report: Okanagan Winemakers Optimistic After Difficult Growing Season: Wineries and vineyards in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley are optimistic that this might be one of...
Growing Forward: A Look to the Future for Winegrowers: The disastrous wildfires, smoke damage and the worldwide pandemic may have been the painful medicine to bring balance back to the grape and wine market...
California Liquor Board Bypasses Due Process: A move by California's Alcoholic Beverage Control department ignores a basic legal principle, critics say...
Dale Stratton is the owner of Five Points Consulting, LLC, a 35-plus year veteran on the wholesale side of the wine industry who previously worked for Constellation Brands, among others, offering insights...
Foley Johnson Winery in Napa Valley Closes After Worker Tests Positive for Coronavirus: Foley Johnson winery in Napa Valley, part of the portfolio of Foley Family Wines of Santa Rosa, has temporarily closed...
Haas is a firm believer that, even when the pandemic has subsided and the industry can get back to "normal," virtual tastings for trade—NOT consumers—will be one of the few COVID-19 evolutions that will...
Wine Labeling Controversy Triggers Class Action Lawsuit: A Napa Valley winery is accused of misleading consumers about the origins of its Oregon-labeled wines in a proposed class action lawsuit filed June...
Napa County Again to Close Wine Tasting, Restaurant Indoor Dining as Coronavirus Cases Spike: Starting Thursday, Napa County is on track to again shut down dine-in restaurants, bars, wine tasting rooms...
US Wine Losses from COVID-19 Could Reach $5.94 Billion: Revenue losses for the nation’s more than 10,000 wineries and more than 8,000 winegrape growers due to COVID-19 could reach $5.94 billion on an annualized...
Should You Ignore What Your Customers Want? The Great Winemakers Do: Among French wines, Château Pétrus is legendary. Consumers pay over $1,000 for a single bottle. Talking with Christian Moueix, the owner...
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DNA Maps Consumers’ Route to Good Wine Choices
The wine purchase decision is a confusing, anxious moment for many consumers, and a critical...
Vintage Wine Estates Purchases Napa Valley’s Delectus Winery: Vintage Wine Estates announced today the purchase of DELECTUS Winery, a producer of high-scoring, luxury appellation red wines...
Could Drinking Red Wine Lead to Better Sex? Good news, wine-loving dudes a new study out of Harvard University and the University of East Anglia found that consuming foods and drinks rich in flavonoids,...
It's critical El Niño hits Northern California. Why experts are growing optimistic: It's the middle of the summer, but it felt a bit like winter in the Sierra this week as a storm dumped four inches of...
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