November 14, 2024
La Crema Named American Winery of the Year: La Crema, a pioneer in cool-climate winemaking and celebrated winery at the forefront of the industry for over 40 years, has been awarded American Winery of...
October 31, 2024
Sonoma County's "Smooth" and "Outstanding" 2024 Winegrape Harvest: The 2024 winegrape harvest has just completed in Sonoma County and both growers and vineyard employees are raving about what may be one...
October 9, 2024
California Grapegrowers Race to Beat the Heat: Trucks full of wine grapes clogged roads all over northern California wine country this week as wineries raced to get their precious cargo into tanks before...
October 9, 2024
In-market DTC sales can help kick off a domino effect of sales, loyalty and engagement.
By Kathleen Willcox
Selling wine through a third party — typically either a store or a restaurant — is...
August 20, 2024
Vintage Wine Estates Wins Approval to Sell Brands to Foley Firm: Bankrupt California-based vintner Vintage Wine Estates Inc. won court approval to sell five wine brands, including Bar Dog and Cherry Pie,...
May 25, 2023
Drinking Preferences: The Decline of Wine: New data shows a paradox in the U.S. wine industry last year with more regular wine drinkers, but consuming in falling volumes...
May 23, 2023
Wine Industry Sales Symposium tackles the generational divide and post-pandemic hesitancy
By Alexandra Russell
The recent Wine Industry Sales Symposium (May 11, 2023), included a full day of sessions designed...
August 26, 2022
The wine marketplace continues its post-pandemic shifts.
By Laurie Wachter
The August 24 Wine Industry Sales Symposium consisted of four sessions covering the value of DTC and sales data in boosting...
August 18, 2020
Fire Threatens Napa Vineyards: Growers and producers are on the alert in California's wine country as fire rears its head again...
August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020 | Napa, CA – WISE, the wine industry leader in direct-to-consumer (DTC) and executive coaching based in the Napa Valley, has developed several new initiatives to help wineries navigate...