Afternoon Brief: Sonoma County Puts Wine Tax on Hold
Sonoma County Vintners have put on hold a plan to tax local wineries to create a special Wine Business Improvement District. The plan would tax Sonoma County wineries 1% on sales, using that money to market the region and its wines...
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: Updated - US Pauses Tariffs on Canada, After Wineries in Both Nations Faced Trade Barriers
The U.S. and Canadian governments agreed to pause their tariff battle for one month. Canada had threatened 25 percent tariffs on American wine and spirits, and Ontario and British Columbia pulled California wines from stores...
Afternoon Brief: 2025 SVB Report: Pulling No Punches
The U.S. wine market, given declining sales and inventory logjams at the retailer and wholesaler level, should yield what the reports author, Rob McMillan, called some of the most accessible bottle pricing of the last 30 years, a golden era for wine consumers in search of value...
Afternoon Brief, June 5th
Feds Grill Ex-Workers from Iconic NYC Wine Shop Sherry-Lehmann as Fraud Probe Heats Up: The feds may be close to putting a cork in their year-long probe of iconic wine shop Sherry-Lehmann — and potentially bringing charges against its former owners for allegedly scamming customers out of their vintage bottles...
Afternoon Brief, May 15th
Wine and Basketball: Brands Partner with the NBA and WNBA to Attract New Fans: Leveraging the decades-long link between basketball and wine to attract new consumers...
Afternoon Brief, March 6th
First-of-Its-Kind Industry-Wide Initiative Launches to Address Sexual Harassment in Beverage Alcohol and Hospitality: 86 Harassment is a free industry resource providing employers and employees with access to training, education, a confidential hotline, and prevention tools from industry experts...
Afternoon Brief, March 4th
Southern Glazer’s to Pay California Customers $5.5 Million over Illegal Late Fees: The payment settles a case between Southern Glazer’s and restaurant owners, with the distributor also writing off $44.1m of customer debt...
Afternoon Brief, February 8th
Napa County Puts Hoopes Winery Leader in Witness Stand: Napa County's attorneys put Lindsay Hoopes of Hoopes Family Vineyard in the witness stand to question her about alleged winery rule violations...