
Afternoon Brief: The 2025 Crop Was Down an Equivalent of 72 Million Cases from the Five-Year Average
Following the release of the Preliminary 2025 California Grape Crush Report, Turrentine Brokerage, the largest California grape and bulk wine brokerage company, has issued a market assessment characterizing the 2025 vintage as one of the most challenging for the wine industry since Prohibition...

Afternoon Brief: One Year Later, Canadian Bans on U.S. Wine Cost American Industry $357 Million in 2025
Full-year data confirms steepest single-year export disruption in modern U.S. wine trade; Wine Institute calls for resolution...

Afternoon Brief: Gallo Acquires Whiny Baby, Wine Brand Aimed at Gen Z
Gallo has snapped up another California wine brand - one specifically marketed to Gen Z drinkers of legal age...

Afternoon Brief: Sonoma County Vintners Names Emilie Eliason as Interim Executive Director
She will guide the organization through the transition as Michael Haney departs from the role...

Afternoon Brief: Winemaker James MacPhail Reclaims MacPhail Family Wines from Hess Persson Estates
Renowned veteran winemaker James MacPhail, known for crafting exceptional Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines from Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino Counties, is excited to announce his reacquisition of MacPhail Family Wines from Hess Persson Estates...


Afternoon Brief, July 13th
Iconic Italian Wineries Partner on Wine in Space Project: Three iconic Italian wine producers, Gaja, Biondi-Santi and Feudi di San Gregorio, have announced they will partner with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) on a ‘wine in space’ project...

A to Z Wineworks’ Artist-in-Residence Program Folds Art into Winery and Community Life
A to Z Wineworks is pleased to announce their 2022 Artist-in-Residence, Nieko Giancarlo McDaniel. Newberg, Oregon (March 2, 2022) — McDaniel, with an MFA from American University in Washington, D.C., is an […]


