Afternoon Brief: Startup to Showcase Irrigation, Robotics, Pest-Detection Tech June 26
Six innovative ag tech startup companies have been selected to participate in VINE Connect, a program that vets and connects emerging agricultural technology with growers who can put it to use...
Afternoon Brief: Trump’s 200% Tariff on EU Wine Would “Close” US Market, Trade Body Warns
European wine sector association CEEV warns the tariff threatened by the US President would be a devastating hit for our industry...
Afternoon Brief, May 1st
Millennials and Gen X Want a Wine Vacation, Not an Education: Research commissioned by a marketing firm may yield new insight into the issue and how to modernize the wine industry for a younger crowd...
Afternoon Brief, April 1st
Global Wine Glut Compounds Headaches for Struggling California Vineyards: Times are getting increasingly tough for many of California's wine grape growers...
Afternoon Brief, March 21st
Sherry-Lehmann’s Park Ave. Landlord Gets OK to Clear Out Booze in $4.8 Million Rent Dispute — After a Year of Collecting Dust: Iconic wine retailer Sherry-Lehmann’s Park Avenue landlord has won permission to finally clear out old shelves, fixtures and leftover bottles of wine at the storied shop — which have been collecting dust for more than a year since it shuttered in scandal...
Afternoon Brief: Body Found at Berkeley Marina Identified as Missing Wine Company Representative from Florida
A man whose body was found Monday evening in the Berkeley Marina was identified by the coroners office as a Florida resident recently reported missing by his family and last known to be in the area of the Golden Gate Bridge...
Afternoon Brief, April 17th
Oregon State Researchers Make Breakthrough in Understanding the Chemistry of Wildfire Smoke in Wine: Oregon State University researchers have discovered a new class of compounds that contributes to the ashy or smoky flavors in wine made with grapes exposed to wildfire smoke...
Cakebread Cellars Announces New Winemaker Niki Williams
Napa Valley, CA, April 17, 2023 Cakebread Cellars is pleased to announce the appointment of Niki Williams as winemaker, effective immediately.
Afternoon Brief, March 23rd
Berkeley Man Who Destroyed $250 Million of Wine in Fire Dies: Mark Anderson who embezzled thousands of bottles of wine from his clients and set fire to a warehouse in 2005, destroying 4.5 million bottles of wine worth $250 million, has died...
Afternoon Brief, March 3rd
Foreigners Keep Buying Napa Valley Wineries. But This One Is Different: There’s a controversial consolidation trend in California’s Wine Country, and Florence Cathiard doesn’t skirt around it. She acknowledges that this shift is driven by investments from foreign entities — just like her...