Premium Sparkling. No Wait. Now available: Carneros Brut Rosé Sparkling Shiners (Méthode Traditionnelle) — a premium, ready-to-bottle opportunity for wineries and brands looking to bring sparkling wine to market quickly. Crafted using the traditional method (the same process used in Champagne), these wines offer complexity, fine bubbles, and layered character that elevate private label and branded sparkling programs. Sourced from Carneros, a region known for producing balanced, elegant sparkling wines with bright acidity and refined fruit expression, this listing is especially well-timed as brands prepare for summer releases, events, and hospitality programs. Shiners provide a key advantage right now — allowing producers to skip production timelines and move directly to bottling and market. View Listing The WIN Marketplace is built to connect buyers and sellers across the wine industry, and listings like these Carneros Brut Rosé Sparkling Shiners hig

2025 Dry Creek Valley — Cabernet Sauvignon This excellent bulk wine listing features over 8,600 gal. of 2025 Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from Lytton Manor Vineyard, a site known for its certified organic farming and deep-rooted commitment to sustainable viticulture. Grown in one of Sonoma County’s most sought-after Cabernet regions, this offering reflects the balance, structure, and varietal purity that Dry Creek Valley is known for — delivering fruit well-suited for premium standalone bottlings or strategic blending programs. Backed by a long-standing reputation for quality and consistency, Lytton Manor Vineyard provides both pedigree and transparency, with direct access to availability details and grower insights through the listing. Whether you’re sourcing fruit for your core program or exploring new vineyard partnerships for the future, this is an opportunity to secure Cabernet Sauvignon from a trusted and proven source: View Listing Good Wine

2026 Alexander Valley Bordeaux Grapes Now live on the WIN Marketplace: 2026 Alexander Valley / Pine Mountain Bordeaux grapes, grown at 2,000 feet above the Russian River. This offering includes all five Noble Bordeaux varietals, providing the opportunity to craft a complete Meritage or classic Bordeaux blend — a true one-stop sourcing solution for producers building out a cohesive red program With a 25-year track record supplying well-known premium Napa and Sonoma wineries, this vineyard brings both pedigree and high-elevation character to the table. Whether you’re sourcing fruit for blending, program expansion, or long-term vineyard partnerships, this listing provides direct access to availability details and grower contact information in one place: View Listing Thinking Ahead to Your Own Wine or Grape Sales? As planning continues for the year ahead, the WIN Marketplace is a valuable channel for producers and growers looking to sell bulk wine or grapes and connect di

2024 Sonoma Carneros Pinot Noir One of this month’s standout bulk wine listings on the WIN Marketplace is a 2024 Sonoma Carneros Pinot Noir — a great example of the quality wines currently being offered directly by producers on the platform. If you’re a buyer sourcing Pinot Noir for upcoming vintages, blending programs, or production planning, this listing is worth a closer look. Full details, specs, and direct seller contact are available on the Marketplace: View Listing Thinking Ahead to Your Own Wine or Grape Sales? As planning continues for the year ahead, the WIN Marketplace is a valuable channel for producers and growers looking to sell bulk wine or grapes and connect directly with qualified buyers. Whether you’re offering finished wine, planning ahead for grape sales, or preparing to list future availability, creating a listing early helps build visibility and start conversations sooner: Build early visibility Control your pricing and messaging Conn

May 2025 Marketplace Roundup Custom Sparkling Shiners from Rack & Riddle — Available Now! Rack & Riddle offers sparkling wine shiners—tirage bottled and aged sur lees from 6 months up to 3 years—ready now and prepared for custom finishing. This pre-aged, pre-stocked wine is ready to move. Simply select your AVA and wine style, and Rack & Riddle handles the riddling, disgorging, and finishing for you. Choose from Brut, Low Alcohol Brut, Rosé, Blanc de Noirs, or Blanc de Blancs, with AVAs including California, Sonoma Coast, Napa Valley, Russian River, North Coast, and Central Coast. Available in 750ML, 375ML, and select 1.5L formats, these ready-to-label wines offer a fast, flexible way to bring premium sparkle to your brand. View Listing Explore by Category Grapes Bulk Wine Shiners Production Vineyard Real Estate Services Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon - Robert Young Chardonnay - Robert Young Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir (828) - Gloria Ferrer Need Grap

JUNE 28, 2024 – Winners have been announced in the 17th annual Women’s International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWWSC). The competition, which took place June 10-12 in Santa Rosa, Calif., was founded on the premise that the majority of wine purchased for home consumption is bought by women. The IWWSC judging panels consist entirely of professional women in the wine and spirits industries — winemakers, distillers, marketers, buyers, sommeliers, educators and journalists.  “As always, the International Women’s Wine & Spirits Competition shined a spotlight on hundreds of deserving wines,” says Debra Del Fiorentino, owner of Wine Competitions Management & Production, which organizes and presents IWWSC. “And even though entry is open to all winemakers regardless of gender, I found it gratifying that six of this year’s sweepstakes wines were created by women. And our overall wine winner also was named Best Woman Winemaker

The Australian ‘Black Summer’ of 2019/20, which saw bushfires destroy swathes of vineyard land across the country was a dramatic reminder of the growing challenges facing winemakers around the world. We spoke to leading Australian winemakers and lab technicians to find out how agile decision-making is helping to deal with the consequences of global warming. Offering alarming proof of the escalating effects of climate change, in November 2019 bushfires blazed through New South Wales, scorching more than five million hectares of land following Australia’s hottest and driest year on record. In December 2019, the fires swept through the Adelaide Hills, destroying 650 ha of vines in the region, and wiping out entire vineyards. Making matters worse, the smoke from the fires was far-reaching, rendering vineyard plots from Canberra to the Hunter Valley useless. Ravaging an estimated 24.3 million hectares of land in total and destroying over 3,000 buildings, the September 2019

Afternoon Brief, January 10th

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Remembering Christian Troussieux

January 10th – Christian Troussieux, 61, of Napa, California, passed away on December 22, 2023, after a year-long battle with cancer. Christian was born in Cannes, France, on July 18, […]