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This year’s seminar tracks challenge accepted norms with new communication methods and unexpected product presentations. Plus, using technology to enhance sustainability is just good business practice.
November 30, 2022
This year’s seminar tracks challenge accepted norms with new communication methods and unexpected product presentations. Plus, using technology to enhance sustainability is just good business practice.

This year’s seminar tracks challenge accepted norms with new communication methods and unexpected product presentations. Plus, using technology to enhance sustainability is just good business practice.  By Barbara Barrielle   The […]

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These sessions are designed to give wineries and winemakers tools to continue to make wines of excellence while enhancing efficiency and profitability. Tasting differences in winemaking treatments will further enhance attendees’ understanding of their options.
November 9, 2022
These sessions are designed to give wineries and winemakers tools to continue to make wines of excellence while enhancing efficiency and profitability. Tasting differences in winemaking treatments will further enhance attendees’ understanding of their options.

Whether it’s O3 treatment, simpler yeast inoculation or substitutes for sulfur, there’s much for winemakers to learn at this year’s Expo. By Barbara Barrielle By combining artistry with science, winemakers […]

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By focusing on a variety of vineyard challenges, the Vineyard and Growers track sessions will prepare the industry for the year to come by offering advice, support and solutions. The valuable information and insights are not to be missed.
November 4, 2022
By focusing on a variety of vineyard challenges, the Vineyard and Growers track sessions will prepare the industry for the year to come by offering advice, support and solutions. The valuable information and insights are not to be missed.

Regardless of how glamorous the end product may seem, wine starts in the vineyard and grape growing is an agricultural activity. By Barbara Barrielle What will the vineyard of the […]

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This year’s seminar tracks challenge accepted norms with new communication methods and unexpected product presentations. Plus, using technology to enhance sustainability is just good business practice.
October 19, 2022
This year’s seminar tracks challenge accepted norms with new communication methods and unexpected product presentations. Plus, using technology to enhance sustainability is just good business practice.

This year’s seminar tracks challenge accepted norms with new communication methods and unexpected product presentations. Plus, using technology to enhance sustainability is just good business practice.  By Barbara Barrielle   The […]

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10 Years In: WIN Expo Celebrates Its First Decade
September 20, 2022
10 Years In: WIN Expo Celebrates Its First Decade
The Annual North Coast Wine Industry Expo (WIN Expo) is the largest trade show and conference focused exclusively on Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and is the second largest wine industry show in North America. By Barbara Barielle When I approached Wine Industry Network President & CEO George Christie for a story about the 10-year anniversary of WIN Expo, I asked about exhibitors that have been involved in the event. He replied, “The industry’s best suppliers exhibit year after year and they have been since the beginning.” George Christie, Wine Industry Network President & CEO  That, in a nutshell, demonstrates the success of the North Coast exhibition, which brings industry suppliers together with  winery and vineyard professionals during the down time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Still intimate (but not small, by any means), this one-day event in the heart of Wine Country is now the second largest wine trade show in the coun
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Family farms have just been given the chance to survive and prosper in Napa County. | WIA Featured Article by Barbara Barrielle
July 7, 2022
Family farms have just been given the chance to survive and prosper in Napa County. | WIA Featured Article by Barbara Barrielle

Family farms have just been given the chance to survive and prosper in Napa County. By Barbara Barrielle On, April 5, 2022 the Napa County Board of Supervisors adopted a […]

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Aside from the product inside the bottle, packaging is the only way to reach the consumer and stand out from the crowd. Join the conversation at packXplore: The Intersection of Engagement, Innovation, Design, & Sustainability in Wine Packaging, which takes place in-person May 25 in Santa Rosa, CA | WIA Featured Article by Barbara Barrielle
May 10, 2022
Aside from the product inside the bottle, packaging is the only way to reach the consumer and stand out from the crowd. Join the conversation at packXplore: The Intersection of Engagement, Innovation, Design, & Sustainability in Wine Packaging, which takes place in-person May 25 in Santa Rosa, CA | WIA Featured Article by Barbara Barrielle

There’s no question the wine market has changed dramatically since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. When wineries were forced to halt in-person tastings, travel tanked, stores shut down, […]

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As the wine industry continues to move toward sustainability in all its forms, treating workers with respect and honoring their humanity will lead to company loyalty and pride in a job well done. | WIA Featured Article by Barbara Barrielle
April 28, 2022
As the wine industry continues to move toward sustainability in all its forms, treating workers with respect and honoring their humanity will lead to company loyalty and pride in a job well done. | WIA Featured Article by Barbara Barrielle

By Barbara Barrielle I first heard the concept of “workplace” or “worker” sustainability when interviewing Paul Draper, winemaker at  Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello and Lytton Springs. Draper has long been […]

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Tom Collins, head of the smoke research efforts at Washington State University, spoke to the industry on January 20 about his latest progress in his multi-year research on the effects of smoke on grapes and wine made from grapes exposed to smoke. | WIA Featured Article by Barbara Barrielle
January 24, 2022
Tom Collins, head of the smoke research efforts at Washington State University, spoke to the industry on January 20 about his latest progress in his multi-year research on the effects of smoke on grapes and wine made from grapes exposed to smoke. | WIA Featured Article by Barbara Barrielle

—Barbara Barrielle Tom Collins, head of the smoke research efforts at Washington State University, spoke to the industry on January 20 about his latest progress in his multi-year research on […]

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WIN Expo 2021—Increased Focus on Educational Content for the Wine Industry
October 19, 2021
WIN Expo 2021—Increased Focus on Educational Content for the Wine Industry
December’s conference kicks off with a new format to engage professionals in all sectors of wine. —Barbara Barrielle Wine Industry Network continues its tradition as a leader in wine and wine-related conferences with its annual Wine Industry Expo Trade Show (WIN Expo), scheduled for December 2, 2021 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. This year’s event includes an increased focus on education, with industry seminars, lectures, and interactive winemakers’ trial tastings. For the first time, WIN Expo will offer four tracks for attendees—Winemaking, Sales & Marketing, Strategy & Leadership, and Viticulture—the latter of which is a new addition to the program. The day will be a learning and sharing vehicle no matter what segment of the wine industry attendees work in or want to explore. WINExpo’s importance to the wine industry means that the voices and ideas that are shaping the future of winemaking and wine marketing come together to share
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