Afternoon Brief, August 16th

Right-Wine Extremist from L.A. Who Turned a Lodi Vineyard into a Shooting Range Cops a Plea with Feds: Right-wing extremist Benjamin Jong Ren Hung who, according to FBI court documents, turned his family’s Lodi-area vineyard into a militia-style, illegal firearms training camp — complete with human target mannequins — has signed a plea deal with federal prosecutors...

by Steve Fredricks Growers and wineries over the last several months have been navigating some of the most challenging decisions they may ever face. Our clients are trying to make sense of the murky consumer sales landscape brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic to project cased goods sales vs. current inventories. Further complicating this supply and demand picture are extended heat and smoke exposures that have reduced overall crop size in many regions of the West Coast. While some wineries and regions still find their supply positions in the phase of excess, these unique dynamics of 2020 may have propelled other wineries and regions through excess faster and toward balance. At Turrentine, we observe industry supply changes early and can help clarify many supply and demand questions to help you navigate inventory decisions, especially in these uncertain and volatile markets. Many of you may work with us already and understand the breadth of our expertise and services. Others may h

Criveller wishes you all a Happy New Year! To kick off the New Year, we have signed up to appear at shows throughout Northern America. Come visit us at a show near you! Below are the dates and locations of each event we will be attending. We look forward to meeting you and see how we can partnership in 2020! Cider Con - Oakland, CA January 30-31, 2020 Booth # 304 Unified - Sacramento, CA Cal Expo February 5-6, 2020 Booth # L16 Oregon Wine Symposium - Portland, OR February 12-13, 2020 Booth # 542 Ohio Grape & Wine Conference - Dublin, OH February 17-18, 2020 Booth #4 Texas Wine & Grape Conference - Irving, TX February 21-23, 2020 Booth # 507 B.E.V. NY - Henrietta, NY February 26-28, 2020 Washington Winegrowers Assoc. - Kennewick, WA March 3-4, 2020 Booth # 161 Eastern Winery Exposition - Lancaster, PA March 11-12, 2020 Booth # 179 Cidre du Quebec - March 19-20, 2020 WIVI Central Coast Wine Industry Conference & Tradeshow - Paso Robles, CA March 25, 2020 Booth # 5