
Afternoon Brief: What Do Neo-Prohibitionists Really Want?
Organizations that advocate for more stringent policies around the sale and marketing of alcohol are gaining momentum. What does this mean for the beverage industry?...

Afternoon Brief: Former Owners Sue Napa Valley Custom Crush Winery Over Series of Post-Purchase Payments
The founder of a Napa Valley custom crush facility who sold his business earlier this year is suing the new owners for more than $176,500, according to court records...

Afternoon Brief: Neil Empson, Pioneer of Fine Italian Wine in the US Market, Dies at 85
The EMPSON Companies announce the passing of their beloved Chairman and Co-Founder, Neil Trevanion Howard Empson, on Saturday, September 14, 2024. He was 85 years old...

“LatinX State of the Wine Industry” 2nd Annual Summit Announces Event Schedule and Location for December 1st Event in Napa Valley
Napa, Calif. November 21, 2022 Hispanics in Wine, in collaboration with Uncorked and Cultured and The Big Sip, is proud to announce the full schedule of events of []

Afternoon Brief, November 11th
Sonoma County Vintner Offers Farmworkers ‘Hazard Pay’ During Smoky Days: A Sonoma County wine and food venture has committed to paying farmworkers more for going out into smoky or other potentially hazardous conditions to pick grapes or other make-or-break tasks...

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...

Hispanics in Wine Enters Its Third Year with Exciting Initiatives and Announces the 2nd Annual “Latinx State of the Wine Industry” Summit
The newly incorporated nonprofit organization announces upcoming programming, key partnerships, new team members and strategic initiatives meant to amplify and support the Hispanic/LatinX wine communities New York, NY September []

The “Latinx State of the Wine Industry” Concludes with a Successful Inaugural Summit and Reveals the Nonprofit Organization Benefiting from Event Proceeds
Presented by Hispanics in Wine and Uncorked and Cultured, the Summit Featured Engaging Panel Discussions, Powerful 1-1 Conversations and Successful Networking Sessions, hosted by Gabriela Fernandez of KVON’s The Big Sip New York, NY – October 25, 2021 – Hispanics in Wine held its first-ever “LatinX State of the Wine Industry” Virtual Summit on October […]

Afternoon Brief, September 15th
North Coast Judge Denies Release of Wine Held in Smoke Damage Case: A Sonoma County wine grape grower had a setback in trying to convince a Lake County judge to order the release of tens of thousands of gallons of 2020 wine being held by a vintner that’s alleging hundreds of thousands of dollars in smoke damage from the fruit...

