Afternoon Brief: Tariffs Could Hit California Growers Hard
The proposed 200% tariff might have a paradoxical effect: it could encourage big US wineries to import more foreign bulk wine to replace wine made from California grapes. This is because of a tax loophole called a "duty drawback"...
Afternoon Brief: Tariffs Could Hit California Growers Hard
The proposed 200% tariff might have a paradoxical effect: it could encourage big US wineries to import more foreign bulk wine to replace wine made from California grapes. This is because of a tax loophole called a "duty drawback"...
Afternoon Brief, July 25th
ULC’s Draft Shipping Changes Face Intense Industry Backlash: This month, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC; an attorney committee otherwise best known for promulgating the Uniform Commercial Code, required reading for every first-year law student and MBA candidate) sent shock waves through the wine business...
GuildSomm and Ruinart Select Sommelier Challenge Winners in the US
(July 22, 2022) — GuildSomm is excited to announce the top five US winners in the annual Ruinart Sommelier Challenge. Created in 2010 and held in 15 cities around the […]
Wine Industry Leader Jenny Hemmer Named New Executive Director of GuildSomm
PETALUMA, Calif. (February 2, 2022) — Wine industry and wine education leader, Jenny Hemmer, has been named the new executive director of GuildSomm. Hemmer brings over 18 years of industry experience, […]
Afternoon Brief, February 2nd
Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation, Napa Valley Grapegrowers, Partner with UCCE to Support Equitable Working Conditions for Farmworkers: The Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation (FWF) and Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) are partnering with the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) on a farmworker-focused, Job Satisfaction Survey. The outcome of the survey will be used to improve the well-being of farmworkers by promoting equitable working conditions...