Tag: Tastry
Afternoon Brief, March 13th
Silicon Valley Bank Closure Leaves Wine Industry Clients in the Weeds: There may not be quick answers to the biggest questions facing the wine industry after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed on Friday — including the future of the bank’s landmark wine industry report...
Afternoon Brief, March 1st
Registration Is Open for the Wine Industry Sales Symposium In-Person Event: Wine Industry Network (WIN) has opened registration for the Wine Industry Sales Symposium, a one-day educational conference that will be held on Thursday, May 11, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country, in Santa Rosa, Ca...
Afternoon Brief, February 27th
Napa Cabs Go Big at Auction: The skies over Napa Valley may have literally been dark on a stormy Saturday, but the outlook for Napa Cabernet Sauvignon has never been brighter after a phenomenal outcome at the Premiere Napa Valley Auction...
Afternoon Brief, February 9th
Amador County Wine Tasting Room, Storehouse Catches Fire: A firefighter was injured Wednesday evening after a fire at a wine facility in Amador County, officials said...
Afternoon Brief, January 24th
Direct Wine Sales Fall but Prices Rise: The Covid boom was good for direct-to-consumer sales, but the market changed significantly in 2022...
Afternoon Brief, January 18th
SVB Report: 2023 Challenges Include Consumer Drop-Off and Rising Prices: This year’s Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) state of the wine industry report, released earlier today, pulls no punches...
Afternoon Brief, November 16th
Wine Scientist Remanded in Custody: Australian wine scientist Simon Dillon has appeared in court on child sex charges...
With a Nice Label, a Good Story, and Enough Money, Most...
But in order to get recurring sales, the consumer needs to love what’s in the bottle.
While technological advances offer insight into chemistry markers– such...
Winemaking Sessions at WIN Expo 2022: Adapting to Environmental Challenges and...
Whether it’s O3 treatment, simpler yeast inoculation or substitutes for sulfur, there’s much for winemakers to learn at this year’s Expo.
By Barbara Barrielle
By combining...
Afternoon Brief, November 8th
Small Alcbev Markets Sue Southern Glazer’s, Alleging Illegal Secret Pricing—Case May Be Linked to Federal Agent Raid: A trial date of Dec. 5, 2023 has been set for a class-action case brought in Federal District Court for the Central District of California by a group of small, independent Southern California alcoholic beverage retailers who have sued Southern Glazer’s (SG) alleging that the distribution giant offers special “secret” pricing and retailer support to large national chains in violation of federal and California state laws. The complaint was originally filed June 19 of this year...
Afternoon Brief, November 7th
Leading Wine Professionals Sign Letter Calling for Alternative Packaging: Jancis Robinson MW and Hugh Johnson OBE are among a group of leading UK wine writers who have signed an open letter calling for action to promote a shift to alternative packaging for wine...
Afternoon Brief, October 24th
Napa County Grapples with Controversial State Fire Safe Standards: Napa County is deciding what revised state Minimum Fire Safe Regulations mean for winery and home construction in local hills, sparking debates over property rights and the need for evacuation routes...
Afternoon Brief, October 4th
Farmworkers, Napa-Sonoma Trade Groups React to New California Unionization Law: Advocates for farmworker rights in the North Coast are cheering a newly inked compromise in Sacramento that could make it easier for vineyard and other California agricultural workers to unionize...
Afternoon Brief, August 22nd
Gabilan Mountains AVA Approved on the Central Coast: Straddling the slopes between Monterey and San Benito counties, from south of San Juan Bautista to east of Soledad, the roughly 30-mile-long appellation is primarily defined by its high elevation: 2,370 feet on average, and no lower than about 1,500, keeping the vines above the soupy fog that soaks most of Monterey...
Afternoon Brief, August 17th
Plans to Rebuild After Wildfire Damages Rare Vines in Crete: Growers in Crete who saw old, pre-phylloxera vines severely damaged by wildfire are determined to rebuild and have been offered support from an international winemaker group created to champion ungrafted vines...
