Tag: VinePair
Afternoon Brief, January 28th
California Wine Business Faces New, Ongoing Challenges as It Adjusts to Pandemic, Wildfires: The U.S. wine business eked out slim volume growth overall last year, even as the coronavirus has upended how consumers bought such beverages, yet challenges in demand and supply that predate the pandemic remain, according to experts at a major industry conference Wednesday...
Afternoon Brief, January 26th
As California Returns to Reopening, Some in Wine Country Wonder if It’s Too Soon In Pandemic: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement Monday that he’s ended the regional stay-at-home order and returned the majority of the state, including the six North Bay counties, back to the purple tier is welcome news to affected businesses. But business leaders are concerned the shutdowns aren’t over...
Afternoon Brief, January 6th
Completion of $810 Million Gallo-Constellation Wine Portfolio Deal Should Stabilize Grape, Distribution Networks: It’s a key milestone in Constellation’s multiyear move toward a more upscale portfolio, while it gives Gallo more wines in the under-$11-a-bottle category and additional wineries in which to make them...
Afternoon Brief, December 30th
RNDC: Winery Success in 2021 Requires Sales Channel Understanding and Flexibility: Philana Bouvier, VP Fine Wine, Supplier Business Development at Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), a world class distributor of fine wine and spirits in North America, has some advice for 2021...
Afternoon Brief, August 26
Smoke Taint Looms Large for California Wine: I don't know how many of California's wine grapes right now are affected by smoke taint. Nobody does. But I know some are everybody does, and that's the problem...
Afternoon Brief, June 30
Tony Terlato, a Giant in the U.S. Wine Industry, Dies at 86: From working in his dad's retail store to building a leading wine distribution and import firm to producing wines in four countries, Terlato focused on giving consumers quality...
60,000 Consumers and Trade Participate in VinePair’s Great Drinks Experience
VinePair’s first ever Great Drinks Experience, a drinks festival that brought together the worlds of wine, beer, and spirits, along with both consumer and...
VinePair and Santa Julia Team Up for VinePair’s Great Drinks Experience...
Niles, IL – June 19, 2020 – Santa Julia of the Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina, brought to the U.S. by award-winning importer Winesellers, Ltd., has partnered with VinePair for “Great Drinks...
Afternoon Brief, June 1
The Wine, Winery and Winemaker That Made the Biggest Impact in the Past 10 Years: Vintage after vintage over the last 10 years, Almaviva has been quietly and consistently establishing a track record as one of the greatest wine producers in Chile, if not the world...
Afternoon Brief, April 28
Increase in Number of Alcohol Buying Consumers Drives Off-Premise Growth: Nielsen Beverage Alcohol Practice reports total alcohol sales are up 15.9% in Nielsen off-premise channels for the week ending April 18, 2020 compared to the same week last year, though -0.6% from the previous week...
Afternoon Brief, December 30
Winemaking is often thought of as a symbol of transformation. While the fermented drink dates back 9,000 years, the wine market is now experiencing its own transformation due to technological innovation, and the introduction of new business models ...
