Afternoon Brief: New Study Shows Pierce’s Disease Investment Saves Winegrape Growers $56 Million Annually

According to a study released today, the California Department of Food and Agricultures Pierces disease (PD) and glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) prevention, control and research efforts save California winegrape growers $56 million annually by reducing losses from the fatal grapevine disease...

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...

Wine’s Most Inspiring People 2025: Kirk Lokka — Building a Better Viticultural and Economic Future for Sonoma County

By Kathleen Willcox For insiders in Californias wine business, Kirk Lokka has been a beloved figure for decades, but the detail-oriented, low-key and

Afternoon Brief, May 21st

Feds Prepare to Call Wine Unsafe: Fears are rising that health authorities in the US will label wine as unsafe to consume in any quantity...

Afternoon Brief, April 26th

Global Wine Demand Drops to 27-Year Low as High Prices Hit: Global wine consumption fell to its lowest level since 1996 last year as inflation sent prices to record highs, deterring consumers already facing lower spending power, the International Organisation for Vine and Wine (OIV) said on Thursday...

Afternoon Brief, April 24th

Is the Industry Ready for CBD Wine?: CBD wine, which combines the properties of CBD with traditional wine, has been forecast to see “explosive growth” in the next few years...

Afternoon Brief, February 6th

WineVit State of the Industry Session Looks at National Challenges to Wine Consumption and Local Opportunities for Growth: U.S. wine sales down 9 percent in 2023. Twenty million gallons of oversupply. Gen Z only drinking 9 percent of wine. Fifty-two percent of young consumers believe drinking alcohol is bad for their health...

Afternoon Brief, February 22nd

For Emerging American Wine Regions, Can Trends Trump Terroir?: Respecting the alchemy of terroir and grape varieties is obviously paramount, but how much do trends dictate the varieties, the styles, or even the practices of up-and-coming AVAs, and possibly define a region?...