Afternoon Brief: California Winery Challenges Illegal Government Mandate
A California winery says the government is forcing it to fund speech it opposes, and now it's fighting back...
Afternoon Brief: Wine Institute Applauds Progress in U.S.-Canada Trade Negotiations
Wine Institute released the following statement from President and CEO Robert P. Koch in response to recent progress in U.S.Canada trade negotiations and Canadian Prime Minister Carneys announcement that Canada will remove all tariffs on U.S. goods covered under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, including wine...
Afternoon Brief: DTC Shipment Volume Down 13% in June
Total winery direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipment value dropped by less than 1% to $149 million in June, according to WineBusiness Analytics/Sovos ShipCompliant.
Afternoon Brief: European Wine May Be Left Out of Trade Deal with US
European wines may not benefit from preferential treatment in any trade agreement between the EU and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, the industry's main lobby group said on Friday...
Afternoon Brief: Treasury Wine Estates Settles Lawsuit with Shareholders
Australian wine giant Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has agreed to pay shareholders A$65m ($43.7m) in response to class action proceedings made against it four years ago...
Afternoon Brief: Wine Marketing Surfs the Youth Edge
Trying to attract new wine drinkers is a sensible policy, but how young do some campaigns want them to be?
Afternoon Brief: The All New 2024 Sonoma County Wine Celebration Raises Nearly $1.6 Million
These proceeds will continue to fund SCVF Community Grants for nonprofit organizations in the areas of education & literacy, health & human services, the environment, and arts & culture as well as the Emergency Relief Fund...
Afternoon Brief: French Government Asks EU for More Cash to Pull up Vines
Plans have been submitted to the European Commission for 120 million in subsidies to pull up 30,000 hectares of French vineyards...
Afternoon Brief, June 18th
California Fire Season Starts Early: At least nine wineries in Sonoma County's Dry Creek Valley were evacuated Sunday by a fast-moving wildfire. Another 13 wineries were facing an evacuation warning, depending on how fast the fire spreads...
Afternoon Brief, May 30th
Federal Judge Rules Provi’s Antitrust Case Against Southern Glazer’s and RNDC Will Proceed: Today, a federal judge ruled the antitrust complaint filed by Provi, the largest online marketplace for the beverage alcohol industry, against the nation’s two largest wine and spirits distributors, Southern Glazer’s Wines and Spirits (Southern) and Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), will move forward as the court denied a Motion to Dismiss “in its entirety” filed by the defendants...