Afternoon Brief: Learn From the Best - Tap into the Minds Shaping the Future of Wine
Members of the wine industry seeking solutions to their most pressing problems will have a suite of experts providing insights, advice and answers to the industrys most complicated questions at the 13th Annual WIN Expo on December 4, 2025...
Afternoon Brief: How to Tackle Efficiency, Compliance and Sustainability in the Vineyard
Labor shortages, water scarcity, and energy costs are squeezing California vineyards, but ag tech is advancing from simple solutions to integrated systems that deliver real ROI. The challenge? Knowing which technology to invest in...
Afternoon Brief: Loss of Winegrape Smoke Exposure Researchers Criticised
UC Davis researchers have been working on ways to mitigate the effects of climate change in viticulture. Now some of that research is at risk of going up in flames due to job cuts by the Trump administration, and even more pointedly, by what critics are calling cuts by the unelected president, Elon Musk...
Afternoon Brief, November 15th
Total Wine Asks US Court to Spurn ‘Alarming’ FTC Subpoena: National wine and spirits retailer Total Wine & More has asked a U.S. judge to deny a request for corporate records from the Federal Trade Commission, which is investigating the practices of one of the company's wholesalers.
Afternoon Brief, November 30th
California Wines Pour Jobs and Dollars into Economy: The California wine and winegrape sector and allied businesses deliver a total economic contribution of $73 billion annually to the state’s economy and $170.5 billion annually to the U.S. economy, according to a new report commissioned by Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG)...
Afternoon Brief: Wine Industry Icon Margaret Duckhorn Dies at Eighty-Three
Margaret L. Duckhorn, the cofounder of The Duckhorn Portfolio, and a leader in the Napa Valley community, died Saturday...