American Canyon, CA — WineDirect Fulfillment is proud to highlight its long-standing and evolving partnership with Jackson Family Wines, a collaboration built on shared values, innovation, and a commitment to excellence. At WineDirect Fulfillment, partnership is the foundation of everything we do. We operate as an extension of our clients’ organizations, working closely to plan, optimize, and execute fulfillment strategies that drive results. Our partnerships extend beyond our clients to include suppliers, communities, and industry peers, all united by a common goal: delivering exceptional value and impact. Since 2018, WineDirect Fulfillment has partnered with Jackson Family Wines to deliver scalable, efficient, and customer-focused solutions. What began as a solution to a shipping need has grown into a dynamic, multi-faceted partnership. Together, we have developed solutions across disciplines including martech integrations, sustainable packaging initiatives, and

Second-Year Sponsorship Highlights American Wine Industry’s Economic Impact and Community Building Mission  WineAmerica, the National Association of American Wineries, announced today its proud sponsorship of the 2025 Come Over October Congressional Wine Caucus press conference and reception, taking place on October 8th in Washington, D.C. This marks the second consecutive year WineAmerica has supported this important invitation-only industry event, demonstrating the organization’s continued commitment to fostering bipartisan support for America’s burgeoning wine industry.  The reception will showcase wines from across many states, celebrating the breadth, diversity and quality of American wine production from coast to coast. This comprehensive representation underscores the truly national scope of the American wine industry, which now includes 10,637 wine producers operating in every state. Economic Powerhouse Supporting American Communities WineAmerica&r

“We successfully automated almost every irrigation set last season,” said Andrew Oliver, Vineyard Manager at Antinori. “Lumo’s pump automation is an absolute game changer for our team,” agreed Hunter Emch, Northern Unit Area Manager at Redwood Empire Vineyard Management. REVM and Antinori are two early users of Lumo’s Pump Automation product, a powerful new integration with its smart valve platform that automates irrigation scheduling and execution from end to end. The solution has already been deployed at ranches ranging in size from 60 to 1,300 acres. Real-time, block-level flow and pressure data from Lumo smart valves is used to verify performance, dial in precision, and keep critical infrastructure safe. Over 150 ranches in Napa, Sonoma, the Central Coast, the Okanagan Valley and Washington State are already using Lumo’s precision irrigation system to close their execution gap, increase operational efficiency, and irrigate to plan. In July

2024 Series Presenting Sponsor: Recent consumer research demonstrates dramatic shifts in Gen Z and young Millennials’ attitudes about wine consumption while at the same time, anti-alcohol lobbyists are fanning the Neo-Prohibitionist flames. The good news is that wine companies and advocates are fighting back with campaigns that focus on the positive attributes of wine. In this session, Gino Colangelo will present the findings of a consumer research study conducted by Wine Opinions and Colangelo & Partners, that illustrates the challenges for attracting new wine drinkers. In addition, this session will also include: Dave Parker, President of Benchmark Wine Group, will talk about the misinformation propagated by anti-alcohol lobbyists. Karen MacNeil, Author of The Wine Bible and Editor of the Digital Newsletter WineSpeed, will present ‘Come Over October,’ a consumer campaign developed by a new mission-driven company ‘COME TOGETHER – A Communit

The 3rd annual Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience was a weekend-long celebration that featured the best of Sonoma County and world-renowned food and wines. This year's festival showcased the region's makers – farmers, growers, winemakers and chefs – alongside globally recognized wines, highlighting the vibrant culinary diversity, deep connection to agriculture, and sustainable farming practices of Sonoma County. HWFE is deeply involved in the Sonoma County community, making substantial donations from this year’s ticket sales and sponsorships to local organizations that make a meaningful difference in the lives of farmers and their families, including the Sonoma County Fundación de la Voz de los Viñedos. These funds will help support the Leadership Academy and workforce development for vineyard employees and their families, fostering future leaders in both the industry and the community. As well as being co-founders of HWFE, Sonoma County Winegro

Ensemble Hospitality and Jackson Family Wines Celebrate ‘Women’s History Month’ with ‘Wine Dinner Series’ in March

Ensemble Hospitality’s executive team is comprised of 90 percent women and Jackson Family Wines’ winemakers are 60 percent women, topping a wine industry average of just 15 percent LONG BEACH, […]

In Dedication to Bill Hayes - Judge The Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge along with its intimate team of judges are saddened by the recent loss of much-loved fellow judge Bill Hayes. Bill was one of the core judges for the past 5 competitions and his expertise, knowledge, experience, and friendliness will be very much missed. Says Daryl Groom Chief Judge “Bill was always top of my list to invite back every year. He had a great palate but more importantly he just got along with everyone. He is a judge you could put on any panel as he loved and appreciated all wines and simply got along with everyone. He was always happy and smiling and at the end of every competition made sure he came and thanked me for having him and how much he enjoyed himself. He was often the last one to leave, always being around and volunteering for any Gold Medal judge offs for Best of Class. He oozed passion, respect, and kindness.                   &

Lumo hasn’t been around all that long. In fact, the California-based, smart irrigation company was first launched by CEO and Founder Devon Wright and his team just two years ago. But within that very short time frame, Lumo’s cutting-edge water delivery system has captured the attention of the Northern Californian winegrowing community and truly shifted the way irrigation is done. Three Lumo One smart valves installed at a Jackson Family Wines vineyard in northern Sonoma County.  Last summer, Lumo put the industry’s first smart irrigation valve, Lumo One, into the hands and vineyards of some of California’s top grape growers, including; Treasury Wine Estates, Wente Vineyards, Clos Du Val, Spottswoode Winery, REVM, Boheme Wines, Price Family Vineyards & Estates, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars and Pine Ridge Vineyards. Now, after one full growing season, users are reporting groundbreaking results. “Lumo valves have the potential to unite my wate

Renowned Washington State University Wine Scientist Tom Collins Selected as the Inaugural Jackson Family Wines Endowed Professor

Jackson Family Wines Partners with WSU on Endowment to Develop Research and Study Impacts of Smoke Exposure within the Viticulture & Enology Department August 9, 2023 – RICHLAND, Wash and […]

April 20, 2023 8:00AM – 9:00AM Registration and Networking 9:00-11:00 Wine Conference Location: Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country KEYNOTE: Rick Tigner, President and CEO, Jackson Family Wines Cultivating Diversity and a Culture of Belonging-Successful approaches to cultivating a culture of belonging among employees and the greater wine industry Introduction: Lorez Bailey, Publisher North Bay Business Journal PANEL Understanding the motivation of the younger wine consumer. Addressing the looming demand problem Andrea Smalling, Wine Direct Ed Feuchuk-Tank, Garage Winery Moderator: William Vyenielo, Senior Business Consultant, Moss Adams PANEL How has the pandemic changed DTC? Post Pandemic, what is your go to market strategy? Alex Jones, Gary Farrell Winery Remi Cohen, Domain Carneros Cathy Huyghe, Enolytics Moderator: Richard Van Duzer, Partner, Farella Braun + Martel Register here.