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...

Afternoon Brief, October 3rd

Fire Rules a Rocky Road for Napa Wineries: New regulations in Napa could see wineries barred from rebuilding after a fire, with huge implications for the future...

Grape Grower Mansfield to Be Honored for Leading Efforts to Create Essential AG Access During Caldor Fire

October 3rd – PLACERVILLE, CA — The El Dorado Wine Grape Growers Association is pleased to announce that Chuck Mansfield of Goldbud Farms will be honored on October 12, for his […]

Afternoon Brief, June 14th

Wine Tourism Roars Back in Napa and Sonoma: After more than a year of shutdowns, reopenings, reclosings, fires, smoke and surging e-commerce and Zoom tastings, Napa and Sonoma wineries are seeing visitors come back to taste in person. Thus far, arrivals have exceeded many locals’ most optimistic expectations...

Wine Industry Sales Symposium Opens Registration: Wine Industry Network (WIN) announced today that registration is now open for the Wine Industry Sales Symposium, a two-day educational conference focused on both wholesale and the direct-to-consumer sales channels. The virtual event is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, May 25th and 26th, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PST. Registration is free for wine industry professionals... The post Afternoon Brief, April 14th appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/04/14/afternoon-brief-1843?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1843 Published Date:Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:37:34 +0000 

March 19th – PLACERVILLE, CA:  All grape growers, vintners, wineries and interested parties are invited to join us on Wednesday, March 24, at 6:30pm, for a Zoom discussion on Covid, Stimulus Spending and Acreage: What They Mean for El Dorado Grape Prices with our guest speaker Gabriel Froymovich of Vineyard Financial Associates. Please join us […] The post El Dorado Wine Grape Growers Present a Discussion on How El Dorado Wine Grape Prices Could Be Effected by COVID, Stimulus Spending and Acreage appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/03/19/el-dorado-wine-grape-growers-discussion-ocovid-stimulus-spending?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=el-dorado-wine-grape-growers-discussion-ocovid-stimulus-spending Published Date:Fri, 19 Mar 2021 18:38:14 +0000 

Wine List Secrets Revealed: Last week Bill Rancic hosted an online event held by the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) intended for wineries to learn about how they might use the three-tier system to get their wines in restaurants... The post Afternoon Brief, February 15th appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/02/15/afternoon-brief-1801?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1801 Published Date:Mon, 15 Feb 2021 23:16:58 +0000 

Preliminary 2020 Winegrape Crush Report is 3.404 Million Tons: The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Preliminary Grape Crush Report for 2020 has been released... The post Afternoon Brief, February 10th appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/02/10/afternoon-brief-1798?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1798 Published Date:Wed, 10 Feb 2021 23:37:45 +0000 

February 10th – PLACERVILLE, CA:  All grape growers, vintners, wineries and interested parties are invited to join us on Wednesday, February 17, at 6:30pm, for a Zoom discussion on Understanding Vineyard, Winery, Farm and Ranch Valuation and the State of the Market with our special guest speaker David Bolster. Bolster provides valuable insight due to […] The post El Dorado Wine Grape Growers Present a Discussion on Understanding Vineyard, Winery, Farm and Ranch Valuation and the State of the Market appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/02/10/el-dorado-growers-discussion-understanding-vineyard-valuation?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=el-dorado-growers-discussion-understanding-vineyard-valuation Published Date:Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:32:47 +0000 

California Tourism Economy Cut in Half in 2020 Because of Coronavirus Pandemic: Proving to be an unwelcome visitor to travel economies like the North Bay, COVID-19 has slashed in half tourism spending in California... The post Afternoon Brief, December 1st appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/12/01/afternoon-brief-1749?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1749 Published Date:Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:52:37 +0000