Tag: WSWA
Afternoon Brief, March 23rd
Berkeley Man Who Destroyed $250 Million of Wine in Fire Dies: Mark Anderson who embezzled thousands of bottles of wine from his clients and set fire to a warehouse in 2005, destroying 4.5 million bottles of wine worth $250 million, has died...
Afternoon Brief, October 4th
Farmworkers, Napa-Sonoma Trade Groups React to New California Unionization Law: Advocates for farmworker rights in the North Coast are cheering a newly inked compromise in Sacramento that could make it easier for vineyard and other California agricultural workers to unionize...
Afternoon Brief, August 1st
Scorching Heat and Wildfires Worry European Winemakers: In wine regions across the continent, spring was dry and summer has brought record temperatures, shrinking the potential harvest and sparking wildfires...
Will TTB Eliminate All Standards of Fill?
The TTB is asking for comment about eliminating all standards of fill for wine and spirits.
By Jeff Siegel
The wine industry, already beset by supply...
ULC’s Draft Shipping Changes Face Intense Industry Backlash
Will proposed standardization of shipping laws be an
unintentional setback?
By Jeff Siegel
This month, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC; an attorney committee otherwise best known...
Afternoon Brief, July 21st
Patent Lawsuit Against Gallo by Vineyard Investigations May Be Nearing End: When scientist/vintner and Vineyard Investigations, Inc. (VII) owner Paul Skinner approached E. & J. Gallo in May 2017 about his new inventions for precision viticulture, he had no idea that would open the door to an extensive, five-year lawsuit and federal court trial to defend his patents for a system of automated crop monitoring maintenance included sensors and emitters for individual plants along with an external data an sensor system...
Women of the Vine & Spirits Continues Ongoing Industry Training on...
July 5, 2022 (New York, NY) – As part of an ongoing initiative to support those in the beverage alcohol and hospitality industries, Women of the Vine...
Afternoon Brief, July 1st
WSWA’s Sipsource Latest Channel Shifting Index (CSI) for On-Premise Closes in on Full Recovery: Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America’s (WSWA’s) SipSource released today the latest set of Channel Shifting Index (CSI) data that provides wine and spirits professionals access to channel performance data for wine and spirits categories/segments, price tiers, and U.S. regions that are easy to understand and relevant to successfully navigate the current environment...
Afternoon Brief, May 3rd
New Technology Offers Fighting Chance Against Grapevine Killer: Scientists at UC Riverside have a shot at eradicating a deadly threat to vineyards posed by the glassy-winged sharpshooter, just as its resistance to insecticide has been growing...
Afternoon Brief, April 6th
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 06
TRENDING STORY
7 Women Sue Over Alleged Sexual Assault by Former Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli; Winery and Service Club Named in Case
Seven women...
Afternoon Brief, March 8th
SipSource Data Sheds Light On Off- and On-Premise Channel Changes: Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America’s (WSWA’s) SipSource released today the latest set of Channel Shifting Index (CSI) data that provides wine and spirits professionals insight to channel-performance data for wine and spirits categories/segments, price tiers, and U.S. regions—important data needed to successfully navigate the current environment...
Afternoon Brief, February 3rd
Wine Tanker Used to Smuggle Thousands of Kilos of Drugs Across Europe: A full wine tanker was used to smuggle thousands of kilos of drugs between Italy and Spain it has been discovered, as Italian police make 19 arrests and raid suspects’ properties...
Afternoon Brief, October 27th
On-Premise Recovery “Back On” in September After a Brief Stall in August: Incomparable Data Sheds light on Off- and On-Premise Channel Changes at the Product Segment Level – Nationally and in U.S. Regions...
What the Biden Administration’s Anti-Trust Directive Means for the Wholesale Tier
Experts believe the Executive Order may correct unfair trade practices; few predict any immediate or drastic results.
Could the Biden Administration try to break up...
Afternoon Brief, April 30th
Restaurant Revitalization Fund Registration Opens: In lieu of a convention this year, WSWA has launched their virtual Brand Battle Tournament—an ideal opportunity for craft, startup and small production wine, spirits, and low-alc/no-alc/mixer brands...
