Afternoon Brief: The 2025 Crop Was Down an Equivalent of 72 Million Cases from the Five-Year Average
Following the release of the Preliminary 2025 California Grape Crush Report, Turrentine Brokerage, the largest California grape and bulk wine brokerage company, has issued a market assessment characterizing the 2025 vintage as one of the most challenging for the wine industry since Prohibition...
Afternoon Brief: California 2025 Harvest Report
The 2025 California winegrape harvest concluded in early November after a long, consistent growing season with no major heat events and few surprises. A cool spring and mild summer throughout the state allowed grapes to mature gradually...
Afternoon Brief: Breakthrough with First Disease-Resistant Wine Grapes Shows Hope for a Florida Wine Renaissance
In a milestone for Florida agriculture, researchers have grown and harvested wine grapes that are resistant to the main bacterial disease that has long prevented the state from establishing a large-scale wine industry...
Afternoon Brief: San Francisco Giants Announce Giants Wine Club, Presented by Sonoma County Winegrowers
First-ever MLB wine club features a diverse selection of wines, further solidifying the Giants' connection to wine country...
Afternoon Brief: Lodi Grapegrowers Pray for Tariffs
While tariffs have wine importers running scared, growers in Lodi see them as a lifeline to save their vineyards...
Afternoon Brief: Ninth Annual Willamette Valley Wine Auction Captivates Trade and Collectors Alike
The Willamette Valley Wineries Association (WVWA) is thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of the Ninth Annual Willamette Valley Wine Auction, held May 1415, 2025...
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: Ontario Threatens to Ban US Alcohol in Tit-for-Tat Response to Tariffs Threat
Premier Doug Ford has told the Liquor Board of Canada to clear US alcoholic drinks off retailers shelves if the tariff threat becomes reality...
Afternoon Brief: What a Century-Old Grapevine Reveals About a Disease That Plagues Wine Country
In a new study, researchers identified a 120-year old grapevine cutting in the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity that still contained traces of X. fastidiosa DNA from the early 1900s...