Afternoon Brief, July 13th

Wine Country Waste Workers for Pelosi, Newsom Napa Vineyards Seek $300 Million over Alleged Toxic Contamination: Workers say they were exposed to toxic materials after the Glass Fire scorched parts of Napa Valley in 2020...

Afternoon Brief, March 14th

Sonoma County Supes Narrowly Approve Winery Events Ordinance: The hours-long discussion included a presentation from Permit Sonoma, questions and comments from board members, input from community members (on both sides of the issues) and the board’s discussion of concerns raised. In the end, the ordinance was approved with a narrow 3-2 vote...

Afternoon Brief, August 29th

Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to Vote on Compromise Evacuation Zone Ordinance for Farmers: The new regulations are a compromise between labor activists who advocated for a wide range of worker protections such as hazard and disaster pay for the estimated 8,500 farmworkers working in the county and the politically powerful wine industry, which argued for flexibility with public safety officials having the power to decide who is allowed to enter evacuation zones...

Three Champagne Houses Reinforce Their Commitments to Social and Environmental Impacts 

Napa, CA (August 29, 2022) — Champagnes Piper-Heidsieck, Charles Heidsieck & Rare Champagne, part of the family-owned EPI Group, are delighted to announce that the three producers have achieved B […]

Afternoon Brief, March 1st

Anti-Russia Protests Hit Wrong Target: Retailers around the world are dropping Russian products from their shelves, but many are aiming at the wrong targets...

SAVING THE WORLD...ONE KEG AT A TIME  After a year-long hiatus due to COVID shutdowns, we are proud to bring back the KEGGY Awards & announce the 2021 winners! The KEGGY Awards were created in 2014 to recognize our partners for their commitment to sustainability by choosing to package their wine in reusable stainless steel kegs — a truly zero-waste package.   To date, more than 20 million bottles — and approximately 45 million pounds of waste — have been diverted from the landfill through the use of Free Flow’s reusable stainless-steel kegs. Each Free Flow keg holds the equivalent of 26 bottles of wine and will save 1,560 bottles from the landfill over its lifetime. Hahn Family Wines O’Neill Vintners The Wine Group    The Hess Collection Altos Las Hormigas Blackbird Vineyards         Crimson Wine Group Folio Fine Wine Partners     Michael David Winery Miner Family Winery       Vine