Afternoon Brief, March 6th
First-of-Its-Kind Industry-Wide Initiative Launches to Address Sexual Harassment in Beverage Alcohol and Hospitality: 86 Harassment is a free industry resource providing employers and employees with access to training, education, a confidential hotline, and prevention tools from industry experts...
Afternoon Brief, September 5th
Georgian Wine Producers Lose Up to 100% of Their Vines in Storms Affecting 4,600HA: On the evening of September 2, hailstorms of unprecedented ferocity tore through the Georgia’s largest wine region, Kakheti, where around 80% of the country’s wines are produced...
Afternoon Brief, April 11th
Wine Promotion Rules a Minefield: Wineries are still struggling to work out what's legal and what isn't when it comes to wine promotions...
Afternoon Brief, February 14th
Beckstoffer Vineyards Sues Last Bottle for Trademark Infringement: The Complaint, filed on February 11, 2023, alleges that Blicker Pierce Wagner Wine Merchants, LLC and its affiliated companies, Sleeper Cellars and Last Bottle, willfully committed trademark infringement by placing the Beckstoffer trademark on the front label of a wine without authorization...
Champagne Sector Presents Major Investment Plan for the Next Decade
Sets the course for the future of Champagne February 14th - WINE PARIS & VINEXPO PARIS For more than 120 years, the winegrowers and houses of
Afternoon Brief, January 18th
SVB Report: 2023 Challenges Include Consumer Drop-Off and Rising Prices: This year’s Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) state of the wine industry report, released earlier today, pulls no punches...
2022 Champagne Harvest: A Splendid and Promising Vintage
September 21st EPERNAY, France The Comit Champagne announced today that Champagne region of France completed its 2022 harvest, which started on August 20 for the earliest-ripening crus. The last []
Afternoon Brief, September 21st
WineAmerica: What’s Wine Worth? $276 Billion: The 2022 Wine Industry Economic Study reveals the true, deep impact of the wine industry on the larger U.S. economy...
Afternoon Brief, August 23rd
Bay Area Wineries Need Oak Barrels Right Now. But Thousands Are Missing: California’s 2022 grape harvest is under way, but many wineries are missing a key component for wine production: new oak barrels...
Comité Champagne Announces Start of Region’s Harvest
August 23rd – EPERNAY, France – The Comité Champagne announced that harvest started on August 20 and will begin in the vast majority of villages within the next week. The start […]