Afternoon Brief, April 16th
Eleanor Coppola, Filmmaker Who Helped Rebuild Inglenook Winery's Legacy, Dies at 87: The artist, documentarian, author and vintner left her mark on Hollywood and Napa Valley...
Afternoon Brief, February 13th
January Deep Freeze Causes Near-Total Loss in Okanagan Vineyards: The Okanagan’s grape crop has been decimated by a mid-January freeze with losses expected to approach 100 percent this year...
Afternoon Brief, January 31st
Washington the Winner in Bad Wine Year: Each year, when many of Sonoma County’s 1,800 certified sustainable winegrape growers gather for the Sonoma County Winegrowers’ (SCW) annual meeting, they want to know what is next for one of the world’s most sustainable winegrowing regions. Today, they learned the answer to their question...
Alexander Valley Winegrowers Holds Their 24th Annual Pruning Contest
HEALDSBURG, Calif. (February 13, 2024) – Alexander Valley Winegrowers is pleased to announce that the 24th Annual Pruning Contest will take place on February 13, 2024 at Hoot Owl Creek/Alexander Valley Vineyards […]
Afternoon Brief, May 4th
Grape Crush Reports Are Essential for U.S. Wine Industry Growth—Here’s Why: In established and emerging regions alike, grape crush reports demonstrate the economic impact to legislators while supporting data-based decision-making for long-term growth...
Afternoon Brief, February 14th
Beckstoffer Vineyards Sues Last Bottle for Trademark Infringement: The Complaint, filed on February 11, 2023, alleges that Blicker Pierce Wagner Wine Merchants, LLC and its affiliated companies, Sleeper Cellars and Last Bottle, willfully committed trademark infringement by placing the Beckstoffer trademark on the front label of a wine without authorization...
Alexander Valley Winegrowers Holds Their 23rd Annual Pruning Contest
GEYSERVILLE, Calif. (February 14, 2023) Alexander Valley Winegrowers is pleased to announce that the23rd Annual Pruning Contestwill take
Afternoon Brief, November 11th
Sonoma County Vintner Offers Farmworkers ‘Hazard Pay’ During Smoky Days: A Sonoma County wine and food venture has committed to paying farmworkers more for going out into smoky or other potentially hazardous conditions to pick grapes or other make-or-break tasks...
Alexander Valley Winegrowers Curates Its First-Ever Collection of Alexander Valley Cabernets for the Holidays
Alexander Valley Winegrowers Announces its First-ever Collection of Alexander Valley Cabernets for the Holidays Representing 12 Member Wineries.A Joint Effort with Bounty Hunter Wine & Spirits. HEALDSBURG, Calif. (Nov. 10, []
Afternoon Brief, August 17th
Plans to Rebuild After Wildfire Damages Rare Vines in Crete: Growers in Crete who saw old, pre-phylloxera vines severely damaged by wildfire are determined to rebuild and have been offered support from an international winemaker group created to champion ungrafted vines...