Tag: VinePair
Afternoon Brief, March 29th
2022 International Women’s Wine & Spirits Competition Now Accepting Submissions: Now in its fifteenth year, the prestigious International Women’s Wine Competition has this year added spirits to its lineup, making it the first and only competition of its kind in the United States — possibly in the world...
Afternoon Brief, March 23rd
Sebastopol Vintner Admits Guilt for Killing Man, Injuring Boy While Driving Drunk in Sonoma County Court: A Sebastopol vintner pleaded guilty in Sonoma County Superior Court Wednesday to vehicular manslaughter while driving drunk in connection with a 2021 crash that killed a Santa Rosa cyclist and seriously injured a 12-year-old boy...
Afternoon Brief, March 22nd
Adaptability, Resilience Help California Wineries Survive: Wine is among the North Bay’s largest industries, and it took significant one-two punches from pandemic restrictions on its major sales channels then sizable losses of grapes to wildfires...
Afternoon Brief, March 16th
Over 8,000 Fake Penfolds Busted in ‘Mega’ Fake Wine Operation: China’s eastern Jiangsu province has dismantled what the policed described as a “mega cross regional” fake wine production ring, seizing over 8,000 bottles of counterfeit Penfolds worth over RMB 10 million (US$1.6 million)...
Afternoon Brief, March 15th
Grape Growers and Winemakers Try to Decide Who Bears the Cost of Smoke Damage: Since the West Coast of the U.S. has experienced numerous wildfire events in recent years, growers and wineries are trying to answer a critical question: Who should bear the financial cost of smoke impacted grapes?...
Afternoon Brief, March 14th
Winery Cleared of Mafia Money Laundering: The Trentino-based Mezzacorona wine group was acquitted of money laundering this week, after two years of investigation...
Afternoon Brief, March 11th
Chemical Analysis Reveals Effects of Wildfire Smoke on Grapes and Wines: A new study provides practical guidelines for using biomarkers to identify ‘smoke taint’ in grapes and wines affected by the smoke from wildfires..
Afternoon Brief, March 10th
Less Fertilizer, Higher Prices Await Grape Growers: A 'perfect storm' of pandemic shutdowns, geopolitics and other factors have led to decreased product availability...
Afternoon Brief, March 9th
The San Luis Obispo Coast Named by TTB as Wine’s Newest AVA: The SLO Coast Wine Collective is proud to announce the San Luis Obispo Coast is the newest American Viticultural Area (AVA), a designation awarded March 9, 2022 by the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau...
Afternoon Brief, March 8th
SipSource Data Sheds Light On Off- and On-Premise Channel Changes: Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America’s (WSWA’s) SipSource released today the latest set of Channel Shifting Index (CSI) data that provides wine and spirits professionals insight to channel-performance data for wine and spirits categories/segments, price tiers, and U.S. regions—important data needed to successfully navigate the current environment...
Afternoon Brief, March 4th
‘Catastrophic’ Fire Damages Larson Family Winery in Sonoma County: With roots that date back to 1899, Larson Family Winery was one of the earlier wineries to open in Sonoma Valley. But a devastating blaze Wednesday night has reduced the tasting room to rubble...
Afternoon Brief, March 3rd
Fire & Ice: Can Pruning Practices Mitigate Effects of Climate Change?: As scientists and legislators search for large-scale solutions to extreme weather patterns, wine-growers are look for short-term fixes that they hope will help increase their shot at a successful harvest. For many, that means changing pruning practices...
Afternoon Brief, March 1st
Anti-Russia Protests Hit Wrong Target: Retailers around the world are dropping Russian products from their shelves, but many are aiming at the wrong targets...
Afternoon Brief, February 25th
A New Wave of TV Shows Is Cracking Open the Conversation About Diversity in Wine: Plummeting temperatures this week are cause for concern among some North Bay grape growers, prompting fears that the unseasonably cold conditions could damage their crops...
Afternoon Brief, February 23rd
Cold Snap Could Trigger Problems for North Bay Grape Growers: Plummeting temperatures this week are cause for concern among some North Bay grape growers, prompting fears that the unseasonably cold conditions could damage their crops...
