Afternoon Brief, August 7th

Sherry-Lehmann's Own Lawyers Want to Quit on Deadbeat Park Avenue Wine Store: Sherry-Lehmann’s own long-time lawyers no longer want anything to do with the besieged wine store — joining the ranks of jilted customers feuding with the deadbeat Park Avenue retailer...

Afternoon Brief, March 30th

North Coast Wineries Should Prep for More Diverse Tasting Room Visitors: North Coast vintners should prepare for tasting-room visitors who are younger and more ethnically and financially diverse than they may be used to, according to a panel of tourism and wine industry experts Tuesday...

Afternoon Brief, February 28th

Wine, Terroir and the Human Touch: We think of terroir as natural magic, but what is the human contribution to this elusive concept?...

Winemakers Technical Exchange - May 5th 8.30AM PST Due to the constraints imposed to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, we maintain our Winemakers Technical Exchange, as planned May 5th, but as online webinar version. We decided to maintain the tasting included by providing tasting kits, i.e. samples of the featured wines. They will be ready for pick-up in Santa Rosa, at our main office, and in Paso Robles at Chamisal Vineyards. For wineries away from these pick-up locations, please contact us. Sign-ups will close April 28th in order to ensure that tasting kits are made readily available. PROGRAM: Increasing public concern with sulfite content in wine as well as wine quality loss by high sulfite additions have created the need for new winemaking tools and practices to reduce sulfite use. SO2 has been one of the most commonly used wine additives since few centuries for its antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. Finding alternatives while keeping high qualit

Winemakers Technical Exchange - share experiences, tips, and tools on low SO2 wines, microbial control and oxidation management About this Event Increasing public concern with sulfite content in wine as well as wine quality loss by high sulfite additions have created the need for new winemaking tools and practices to reduce sulfite use. SO2 has been one of the most commonly used wine additives since centuries for its antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. Finding alternatives while keeping high quality wines is a challenge for the wine industry. Join us for a Winemaker Technical Morning, focused on sharing experiences, tips, and winemaking tools on low SO2 winemaking, microbial control and oxidation management. Program: 8.00AM-8.30AM Registration, Coffee, Breakfast 8.30AM-8.40AM Introduction 8.40AM- 9.10AM Oxidation management: Chemistry and Winemaking tools. Speaker: Eglantine Chauffour, Winemaking Solutions and Lamothe-Abiet Product Manager at Bucher Vaslin North America 9.10AM-10