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Afternoon Brief, February 2
Wineries for Sale, but Buyers Scarce: Some people are walking away from the California wine industry as tough times see wineries left unsold...
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Afternoon Brief, January 19
California Wine Giant Puts One of Its Most Premium Wineries Up for Sale: Imagery Estate Winery in Glen Ellen, which was started in the 1980s by Joe Benziger, whose family also founded nearby Benziger Family...
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Afternoon Brief, January 7
U.S. Wine Retailers Statement on Dietary Guidelines: The National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) applauds the recently released “Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030” for its adherence to...
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WISE Marks a Decade of Mystery Shopping Insights, Revealing What Separates Top-Performing Tasting Rooms
Ten years of data show execution, not traffic, is the defining factor in DTC success NAPA, CA – January 7, 2026 As wineries navigate softer tasting room traffic, rising costs, and heightened pressure...
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Beat the Trends: Lessons from the Top 20% of Wineries for All Sonoma Wineries
Sonoma tasting rooms are navigating a challenging year – softening visitation across the county paired with rising pressure to sustain revenue, club performance, and long-term guest engagement....
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DTC Master Series: CRM Tactics to Sell More Wine
The road to stronger wine sales starts with smarter customer data. During this virtual event, we’ll hear from WISE, Commerce7, RedChirp, and Wineshipping. Each session is packed with practical...
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Afternoon Brief, July 3
Over the course of three days, the vintners met with 25 members of the House and Senate from 11 states, including three committee chairmen. The meetings centered on advancing priorities such as tariff...
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Afternoon Brief, June 10
Inside NYC's Wine Retail Apocalypse - How Tariffs, Pot and Ozempic Are Decimating Wine Retailers: From the dramatic fall of storied institutions to the rise and subsequent struggles of digital innovators,...
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Afternoon Brief, April 22
TWE Experiments with 'Elite' Mildew and Drought-Resilient Grapevines: Australian wine producers are hoping that a new trial in Coonawarra by Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) will future-proof the country’s...
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Afternoon Brief, February 20
Loss of Winegrape Smoke Exposure Researchers Criticised: UC Davis researchers have been working on ways to mitigate the effects of climate change in viticulture. Now some of that research is at risk of...
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