January 2, 2024
France Buys Back Bordeaux: China's love affair with Bordeaux properties is ending as more investors bring châteaux back into French hands...
December 27, 2023
PacifiCorp’s Wildfire Settlements Highlight Winery Lawsuits for 2020 Smoke Losses: Three Willamette Valley courts have just ruled that several Valley wineries may move forward with their suits against...
December 21, 2023
Not Much Cheer for Wine Sales This Holiday Season: The post-pandemic slump in wine sales continued into the third quarter of 2023, as consumers remain skittish because of inflation and economic uncertainty....
December 20, 2023
Shocking Working Conditions in Champagne: An Arte report sheds light on the working conditions of harvest workers in Champagne...
December 18, 2023
E-commerce soared from less than one percent of retail sales at the turn of the century to 16 percent two decades later. COVID-19 lockdowns alone drove online purchasing up six points, from 10 percent...
December 15, 2023
How much do you know about your customers? Are you one of those wineries marketing solely based on club and non-club members? Or have you taken the next step and are marketing to your customers based on...
December 12, 2023
DRINKS Partners with Sovos to Offer a Full-Service Solution for Wineries and Alcohol Retailers on Shopify: New partnership streamlines e-commerce alcohol sales, tax compliance and reporting by integrating...
December 8, 2023
Additional Layoffs at Ste. Michelle Indicate On-Going Struggles: On December 6th, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE), the largest winery in the Pacific Northwest, announced a substantial layoff. The layoffs...
December 7, 2023
Why Napa Green’s Glyphosate Ban Is Such a Big Deal: Last month, Napa Green, a sustainable wine-growing certification for Napa Valley vineyards, announced that members must phase out the use of the herbicide...
December 4, 2023
Washington Winery Wants Answers as to Who Drained Thousands of Gallons of Wine Estimated at over $600K: Investigators have not made any arrests and have no suspect information...