The 2018 Annual SVB Wine Industry Videocast was presented last Wednesday to a record audience both domestically and across the globe. You are welcome to replay and review the session above. 

I'm always happy when the videocast is over because it marks the end of 3+ months of writing and research, which is a marathon to begin with considering I have other job responsibilities and the research and report activities push through the Holiday Season. This year though, the process felt like running a half-marathon wearing ankle weights. 

SVB runs a Wine Conditions survey to support our report, but we had to cancel it this year because it was scheduled to go out October 12th; three days after the North Coast Fires started. With our offices closed and wineries scrambling in Napa and Sonoma, there was no way we could get the survey done. 

That will impact our trending efforts for years ahead of us because we'll have a gap year to deal with, but like everyone else we'll adjust. We will publish the Annual SVB Wine Report February 13th this year which is about 3 weeks later than normal, but hope you all anticipate the release and will read it, and engage in the dialogue of industry adaptation and evolution.

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