Afternoon Brief, June 3rd

Grim Reports Have the Wine Industry in Knots. But Should We Just Calm Down?: Lately, conversations within the wine industry have been punctuated with doom and gloom. Sales are erratic, the climate is unpredictable, overproduction is rampant and drinkers are hesitant to spend...

Afternoon Brief, June 28th

How Unregulated Cannabis Is Threatening West Coast Wine Growers: Cannabis cultivation creates resource competition and could threaten tourism in wine country—but some argue that proper regulation could actually benefit premier regions...

Proceeds from the 2018 Russian River Pinot Noir support Lambda Legal to help defend the civil rights of LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV Guerneville, CA — November 16, 2020 — In celebration of the fifth anniversary of marriage equality in the United States, Equality Vines, the world’s first cause wine portfolio, has released the […] The post Equality Vines Releases Five-Year Anniversary Edition of the Decision Pinot Noir Bottled in Conjunction with Russian River Vineyards appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/11/16/equality-vines-five-year-anniversary-pinot-noir?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=equality-vines-five-year-anniversary-pinot-noir Published Date:Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:35:26 +0000 

We Can Do Better. Here's How. John F Kennedy said once: "It is not enough to pin the blame on others, to say this is a problem of one section of the country or another, or deplore the fact that we face. A great change is at hand, and our task, our obligation, is to make that revolution, that change, peaceful and constructive for all." I am blessed to be surrounded each day by a team rich with diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, religions, ages, and experiences, with many perspectives and voices to contribute. I have needed to do very little to create a relationship of respect among them except try to foster a forum where hard and serious conversations can occur (albeit over Zoom) and promote understanding, and not always force agreement. My team is doing the rest. Many are angry, most are sad, all are concerned and everyone is affected. Allyship is hard and a lifelong process but we're trying. We all need to try harder. As stewards of our client's marketi