Tag: Washington State Wine Commission
Afternoon Brief, January 14th
Sonoma County Winegrowers to Launch U.S. Wine Industry’s First Innovation Accelerator: Due to the ongoing pandemic, Sonoma County winegrowers gathered around their laptops and computer screens to review the organization’s efforts last year and learn about the future direction from the Sonoma County Winegrowers’ president, Karissa Kruse, as the 30st annual Dollars and $ense Seminar and Trade Show went virtual for the first time Thursday morning...
Survey Now Open to Identify Priorities for Washington Wine Industry’s Research...
Feedback from survey ensures funding, determines importance of research priorities
SEATTLE (January 13, 2021) – The Washington State Wine Commission is asking wine grape growers...
Afternoon Brief, January 7th
Gallo Set to Dominate the Bargain Basement: Monopolies should be feared; sometimes not for the obvious reasons...
Webinar to Explore Grape Mechanization
Registration open for Jan. 20 WAVEx mechanization webinar
SEATTLE (January 5, 2021) – Wine grape growers are invited to register for an upcoming webinar dedicated...
Afternoon Brief, September 4
ABC Agents Will Be Out Labor Day Weekend: The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) today announced it will have agents out working to keep the public safe through enforcement of alcoholic beverage laws on Labor Day weekend...
Afternoon Brief, September 2
Walla Walla Winery Fights Back About Poor Rating from BBB: A Walla Walla winery recently received a “F” rating from the Better Business Bureau after multiple complaints alleging orders were not delivered...
Royal Slope Is Washington’s Newest American Viticultural Area
Royal Slope is state’s 15th AVA, defined by variation in elevation, slopes and aspect
SEATTLE (September 2, 2020) — Royal Slope is the newest American Viticultural...
Afternoon Brief, August 3
New Winery Wastewater Regulations Could Cost Small and Midsize Wineries Thousands Every Year: The California state water board is working on an update to the winery general order to provide a permitting process with water discharge requirements (WDR) that make sure wineries are in compliance with water quality regulation and allows them a pathway to compliance...
Washington Wine Launches Statewide Rallying Cry to Support Local Businesses this...
“Drink. For Washington.” campaign builds momentum among Washingtonians
SEATTLE (August 3, 2020) — It’s more important than ever to support our local businesses. August is...
Washington Wine Launches Sommlight Conversation Series
Digital series features renowned sommeliers & wine professionals
SEATTLE (July 22, 2020) — The Washington State Wine Commission launched an innovative new digital conversation series...
Registration Open for WAVEx Research Webinar
Vintners invited to hear research findings during live telecast.
SEATTLE (June 9, 2020) – Registration is open for WAVEx, a condensed version of the research...
Afternoon Brief, May 20
Napa County Releases Crop Report; 2019 Wine Grape Crop Worth $938 Million: Napa County’s wine grape crop in 2019 saw a 13.5% decrease in volume and a 9.6% decrease in value as compared to 2018, according to the county’s annual crop report, released Tuesday...
Afternoon Brief, April 27
Next in Sport: Worldwide Wine Trends: South Africa was struggling to export wine even before the pandemic, while France, Italy and... wait for it... Canada were booming. These are some of the takeaways from statistics released this week by the OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine)...
Afternoon Brief, April 20
No Safety in Numbers for Wine Grapes: Conventional wisdom tells us never to put all our eggs in one basket. The wine industry suggests otherwise...
Washington Wine Launches Digital Effort #SipGlocal
A global movement that rallies around a bottle of wine
SEATTLE, WA (April 20, 2020) – Support local, think global, #SipGlocal. The Washington State Wine Commission...