Like wine itself, a career in the wine industry is made through harmony and complexity, and both are created by design. Committed to this ideology is Sonoma State's Wine Business Institute (WBI), an education and research center in the School of Business and Economics with the only undergraduate and master's programs of their kind in the country.  Ray Johnson joined SSU as Director of the WBI in 2010 and will be retiring in May 2024. He was promoted to Executive Director in 2016 after overseeing the construction and opening of the Wine Spectator Learning Center on campus. Under his leadership, the WBI Board of Directors raised over $8 million to create the center. Considered an international leader in wine business education, Johnson said with the North Coast of California producing some of the best wine in the world, the WBI is poised to create student success. "We're in the major leagues here. Consequently, if you get your footsteps into this area, then you'

There is more to a winery than the tasting room. This is Beringer's new premium wine production facility in St. Helena. As architects we designed this too. The last photos are of the deliver of the first batch of grapes to the new facility. http://www.hallandbartley.com/contactus/

Treasury Wine Estates Switches to Sunshine as It Announces RE100 Membership  

Brands such as Penfolds, Beringer, Beaulieu Vineyards and Sterling Vineyards to be made with 100% renewable electricity by 2024   September 8th – Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (TWE) today announced it was joining the RE100 global renewable power  initiative as part of the premium wine company’s commitment to switch to 100% renewable electricity by  2024 across […]

Afternoon Brief, July 28th

Is Wine Losing Its Hold on Younger Adults?: The boost for wine seen across a number of key wine markets in 2020 has masked a much more profound demographic trend amongst wine drinkers...