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Afternoon Brief, May 8th

Willamette Valley Wineries Hire Fire Litigation Lawyers to Investigate Suing Pacific Power for Grape and Wine Losses Arising from the 2020 Labor Day Fires: Today Willamette Valley Vineyards, Brigadoon Wine Co., Samuel Robert Winery, Retraite, LLC (fka Lingua Franca – LS Vineyards Holdings, LLC), and Elk Cove Vineyards Inc. announced they have hired a well-known legal team to investigate filing suit against Pacific Power, a division of PacifiCorp, in the Oregon state circuit courts...

Afternoon Brief, April 8th

New Sonoma Wine Industry Group Denies Workers’ Claims of Wildfire Safety Issues: For months, Sonoma vineyard workers advocated for safer and improved work conditions due to climate change and recurring wildfires...

Afternoon Brief, April 7th

THURSDAY, APRIL 07 TRENDING STORY   Constellation Buys Oregon’s Lingua Franca Master Sommelier Larry Stone’s Willamette Valley winery joins Schrader and Booker in the wine giant’s premium portfolio…   FEATURED […]

Collaborating Toward New Heights at 400 Meters Above Puglia

Lasorte Cuadra releases first vintage of Valle d’Itria IGT ‘Silos’ through partnership with local wine co-op MARTINA FRANCA (Taranto) 18 June 2021—A field blend from a tiny parcel of indigenous white grapes which most of the world has never heard of, much less ever tasted, is the catalyst and substance behind Lasorte Cuadra—a collaborative effort in […]

In previous posts, we have discussed how French oak forests are exceptionally well managed by L’Office National des Forêts (also known as the ONF) and have been since the late 1600s. Due to the hundreds of years of diligent management, the trees are tall, straight, and slow growing – characteristics that make them ideal for wine barrel cooperage.  While all the national forests of France are well-managed, some have now leveled-up to be “exceptional”. What does that mean? Well, in 2008, L’Office National des Forêts began the Forêt d'Exception® – or exceptional forests – label and to date, it has given this designation to 15 forests.  The Forêt d'Exception® label promotes the forest heritage and marks the forest as exemplary in sustainable development. The National Forêt d'Exception® Charter has ten qualifying points that outline what it means to be an exceptional forest. If you are