Afternoon Brief: Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium Workshops to Focus on Influencer Marketing, Data Analytics, Company Culture, and More
The 18th annual Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium, presented by Free the Grapes!, will feature twice the amount of workshop sessions, offering a more personalized and customizable experience for attendees...
18th Annual Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium to be Held January 21-23, 2025 in Monterey, CA
June 18, 2024 – The Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium (DTCWS), presented by and as a fundraiser for Free the Grapes!, is celebrating its 18th year as the nation’s premier […]
Afternoon Brief, December 20th
Shocking Working Conditions in Champagne: An Arte report sheds light on the working conditions of harvest workers in Champagne...
Free the Grapes! Announces Thea Schlendorf as Incoming Executive Director
October 25, 2023, Napa, CA The directors ofFree the Grapes!, a national coalition of wineries and wine lovers, announces a transition in the
Afternoon Brief, May 2nd
Electronic Nose Determines the Quality of Wine: An electronic nose consists of some sensors, a signal processing system and an analysis system. "The e-nose can identify substances using a method similar to the human sense of smell..."
Afternoon Brief: Research Shows Prosecco Is a Grape Variety, Not a Geographical Region
The culmination of five years research by Professor of Law Mark Davison at the Faculty of Law at Monash University in conjunction with Macquarie University, the study counters the European Unions (EU) attempts to limit the use of the term Prosecco...
Afternoon Brief, February 3rd
Storms Are Another Disaster for Sonoma County Farmworkers Who Call for More Aid: Because of the work interruptions caused by the January storms, hundreds of farmworkers have turned to local nonprofit organizations and now the county for emergency financial aid and support...
Afternoon Brief, January 20th
DTC Symposium Recap: Engaging the Future: The 2023 Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium, which took place Jan. 18-19, was a forward looking affair featuring panel discussions and data presentations focused on future opportunities for the wine industry — and, of course, DTC, in particular...
Afternoon Brief, December 30th
2022: In Memoriam: Remembering the pioneers, legends, friends and family of the wine industry who died this year...
Afternoon Brief, December 16th
Winc and Sherry Lehmann: Two Very Different US Retailers in Trouble: Winc, the much lauded 11-year old online business that went public last year, has collapsed, despite $54.2m from venture capital investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, Shining Capital and Crosscut Ventures. Sherry-Lehmann, the 88-year-old Manhattan store faces a $3m unpaid tax bill and rumours of possible closure...