Afternoon Brief, December 1

Bordeaux Producer Sentenced to Prison for Wine Fraud: Vincent Lataste, the boss of Bordeaux wine company Sequoia, has been handed an “unprecedented” prison sentence for fraud, after authorities found that his company “attempted deception on the substantial qualities of wines,” among other offences...

Tourist Visits for State and Napa Valley May Not See Full Recovery Until 2023 ... or Later: Visitation to California is expected to decline more than 40% this year, according to a study released by the tourism advocacy nonprofit Visit California. The figure is in keeping with several of Napa Valley’s cities, which have reported similar declines... The post Afternoon Brief, December 7th appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/12/07/afternoon-brief-1753?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1753 Published Date:Mon, 07 Dec 2020 23:04:06 +0000 

Wine's COVID Winners and Losers: As the world learns to live with coronavirus, what impact has it had on wine prices?... The post Afternoon Brief, October 9 appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/10/09/afternoon-brief-1714?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1714 Published Date:Fri, 09 Oct 2020 20:26:49 +0000 

Tariff Wars Cause Sharp Decline in Wine and Whisky Exports: Dozens of global drinks trade bodies have written to the European Union and US government demanding an end to their tariff war after exports of French, German, Italian and Spanish wine have fallen by 54% since last year... The post Afternoon Brief, October 8 appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/10/08/afternoon-brief-1713?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1713 Published Date:Thu, 08 Oct 2020 21:42:51 +0000 

An Estimated 80% of Napa Cabernet May Be Lost to Fire and Smoke: On the evening of Sept. 27, when winemaker Chris Howell saw flames on a ridge a mile away from Cain Vineyard and Winery, he and his wife Katie Lazar knew they had to leave... The post Afternoon Brief, October 6 appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/10/06/afternoon-brief-1711?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1711 Published Date:Tue, 06 Oct 2020 21:45:18 +0000 

Charles Krug Winery Hosts Basecamp for PG&E to Assist Firefight: When disaster strikes, you do what comes naturally. And when you’ve been around as a viable business since 1861, there’s some deep-rooted innate corporate wisdom that rises to the fore, ready to fight on to face another day... The post Afternoon Brief, October 5 appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/10/05/afternoon-brief-1710?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1710 Published Date:Mon, 05 Oct 2020 22:16:46 +0000 

Grape and Bulk Market Activity Increases as Wineries Seek Ways to Supplement a Smaller, Smoke Plagued Vintage: The Lightning Complex, or LMU fire, came earlier this year than Sonoma and Napa had experienced in recent years, so many of the vineyards had hanging fruit. A few whites had been harvested and early ripening Pinot Noir but those harvests were in the minority... The post Afternoon Brief, October 1 appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/10/01/afternoon-brief-1708?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1708 Published Date:Thu, 01 Oct 2020 21:52:27 +0000 

Vineyards Help Protect Wine Country During Glass Fire: Napa County has been hit hard by wildfires but experts say the damage could have been worse. Wine country’s most precious crop may have prevented the fire from spreading... The post Afternoon Brief, September 30 appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/09/30/afternoon-brief-1707?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1707 Published Date:Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:55:50 +0000 

Meadowood Resort, Newton, Burgess and Behrens Among Napa Wildfire’s Many Victims: The Glass Incident fires have consumed more than 42,500 acres, with historic wineries and vineyards in their paths... The post Afternoon Brief, September 29 appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/09/29/afternoon-brief-1706?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1706 Published Date:Tue, 29 Sep 2020 22:18:34 +0000 

Sonoma County Winery Faces Record $172,000 Fine for Alleged Vineyard Work Violations: A Geyserville winery and its billionaire owner face a record fine from Sonoma County agriculture officials who contend the Alexander Valley company destroyed nearly an acre of land this summer through hillside grading and conducted other unpermitted work... The post Afternoon Brief, September 17 appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/09/17/afternoon-brief-1698?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1698 Published Date:Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:48:46 +0000