Afternoon Brief: Wine Struggles to Recruit New Consumers
Wine sales volume declines continue to outpace those of sale value, which to some might indicate continued consumer interest in premiumization, but the greater likelihood is that the category is losing...
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: Green Medal Awards Promote Wine Industry Sustainability
To identify and promote what vintners and growers were doing, Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers got together in 2002 to create a workbook to enable growers and vintners to assess their current sustainability practices and how to improve on them...
Afternoon Brief, March 4
Arizonas Out-of-State Wine Restrictions Dont Discriminate, Ninth Circuit Says: Arizonas Out-of-State Wine Restrictions Dont Discriminate, Ninth Circuit Says Retailers that ship directly to consumers must have a physical storefront in the state, but a panel said the requirement doesnt unfairly burden businesses based outside Arizona.. Retailers that ship directly to consumers must have a physical storefront in the state, but a panel said the requirement doesnt unfairly burden businesses based outside Arizona...
Afternoon Brief: Seaport Strike Could Spike NYC Wine Prices, Leave Produce Rotting Offshore, Experts Warn
A looming longshoremen's strike at seaports across the East Coast is slated to hammer New York City's supply chains -- and experts said the labor action could lead to a spike in wine prices, in addition to hundreds of tons of fruit going bad on ships stuck outside the harbor with no place to dock...
Afternoon Brief: Class Action Says Alberstons, Safeway Wine 'Member Price' Sales Are False
A proposed class action lawsuit accuses Albertsons Companies of deceptively employing fake strikethrough reference prices for wine, misleading consumers into thinking they are getting a bargain...
Afternoon Brief, April 9th
Santa Rosa Electric Tractor Maker Solectrac Evicted from 1 Location, Owing $65,000 in Rent: The Sonoma County-based electric tractor company undergoing a major reorganization was evicted from its Santa Rosa location and owes $65,223 in back rent, the property owners say...
Afternoon Brief, June 14th
Global Bulk Wine Trade Is Increasing in Value: It Grew by More Than €130 Million in 2022: It exceeded 2.67 billion euros, at an average price of 78 €/hl (+13.3%). The volume exported fell by 7.2% to 34.2 million hl (-2.64 million hl), in a year of great commercial uncertainty and high inflation, in which only the volume of sparkling wines increased...
Afternoon Brief, September 29th
China Busts Largest Wine Smuggling Case in Recent History: According to Chinese language wine media WBO, a few Shanghai-based wine merchants including a China representative for a Bordeaux merchant “were asked to assist” an ongoing criminal investigation involving RMB 368 million (US$51.4 million) worth of smuggled wines...
Argyle Winery and the Pacific Northwest College of Art Unveil Seventh Annual “Art of Sparkling” Release
DUNDEE, Ore. September 29, 2022 On September 25th, Argyle Winery and the Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University (PNCA) proudly unveiled the 2022 Art of Sparkling []