Afternoon Brief: NASEM Report Affirms Benefits of Moderate Drinking
The first of the two alcohol studies that will inform American drinking guidelines has been released...
Afternoon Brief: Wine Industry Network Recognizes 5 Companies with 2024 WINnovation Awards
The winners of Wine Industry Networks 12th annual WINnovation Awards for excellence in wine industry innovation are...
Afternoon Brief, April 23rd
Wine Industry Makes Sustainability Push with New Packaging Alliance: A new alliance of wine brands is launching a push for sustainable packaging solutions across the US wine industry...
Afternoon Brief, February 27th
US FTC Suing to Block $25 Billion Kroger-Albertsons Supermarket Deal: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and eight states said on Monday they are suing to block supermarket chain Kroger's $24.6 billion deal to buy smaller rival Albertsons, saying it would boost grocery prices for millions of Americans...
Afternoon Brief, January 4th
Spraying Goodbye to Vineyard Chemicals: Spraying vineyards used to mean heavy doses of toxic chemicals - not any more...
Afternoon Brief, February 2nd
Clay Gregory, Former CEO of Visit Napa Valley, President of Jackson Family Wines, and General Manager of Robert Mondavi Winery, Passes at 65: Clay Gregory, an active, influential and well-respected member of the Napa Valley community, passed away peacefully on Feb. 1, 2023...
Afternoon Brief, December 21st
Scientist Presents Grape Smoke Exposure Research: Study was discussed during an American Society for Viticulture and Enology gathering in Japan...
Garagiste Wine Festival Returns to Santa Ynez Valley: February 10th and 11th
Garagiste Southern Exposure includes Grand Tasting of over150hand-crafted, micro-production wines from 30 wineries, a Rare and Reserve
Afternoon Brief, September 15th
Exchange Rates Unlikely to Impact Wine Prices: As the value of the Euro, relative to the dollar, dropped to historic lows, wine industry executives have started to wonder if this decrease will help mitigate some of the other rising costs of importing wine. This is the first time in two decades that the dollar has basically hit value parity with the Euro...
Afternoon Brief, June 8th
Petition Filed to Establish Pocket Peak AVA in Sonoma County: A collective group of Sonoma County winegrowers have filed a petition with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to establish a new Pocket Peak American Viticultural Area (AVA)...