Afternoon Brief: Family-Owned Sonoma Valley Winery Files for Chapter 11 as Industry Struggles
Robledo Family Winery, a Sonoma Valley producer founded by the children of Mexican vineyard workers, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to federal court records...
Afternoon Brief: Kenwood Vineyards Goes Dark as Korbel Owner Buys Back Sonoma Property
Kenwood Vineyards, a longtime Sonoma Valley winery, has abruptly closed its tasting room, and a new property sale raises fresh questions about the brand's future...
Afternoon Brief: The Sustainable Wine Roundtable Marks Two Years of the Bottle Weight Accord
The Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) marks the second anniversary of its groundbreaking Bottle Weight Accord (BWA) with news of two major new names supporting the initiative...
Afternoon Brief: Wine Tourism Now Accounts for a Quarter of Global Winery Revenue
A new international study has found that wine tourism remains a profitable and expanding part of the global wine industry, with 65% of wineries reporting positive returns and more than half planning to invest further...
Afternoon Brief: Online Alcohol Marketplace Provi Settles Antitrust Lawsuit Against Southern Glazer's
Online wholesale alcohol platform Provi has settled its federal antitrust lawsuit accusing Southern Glazer's, the largest U.S. distributor of wine and spirits, of stifling competition...
Afternoon Brief: California Wine Production Plummets - Lowest Since 1999
Late Friday, Sept. 26, the Wine Institute released its 2024 production figures. The numbers are stark and deepen the strain on an industry already on its heels...
Afternoon Brief: Bourbon and Wine About to Get Cheaper
The fine wine and spirit sectors might be slowing, but the bulk end of the market is doing just fine...
Afternoon Brief: Layoffs Reported at Francis Ford Coppola Winery
Delicato Family Wines cut at least a dozen jobs at the winery last week. Most of the layoffs impact the winery's restaurant...
Afternoon Brief: Vineyard Workers Celebrated and Arrested
In the same week that Napa Valley Grapegrowers gathered to celebrate their 50th anniversary as an organization, ICE arrested farmworkers in another wine region on California's Central Coast...