These wineries and leaders are setting the standard for innovation, engagement, and operational excellence across our community. Active Participant 🔹 Galen Becker Drace — Arkenstone Estate Winery Continuous Learner 🔹 Angela Walker — Corison Winery Community Champion 🔹 Truman Prewitt — Sculpterra Winery & Vineyards  The Unity Award 🔹 Karen Darling — Bella Vineyards Feedback MVPs 🔹 Adam C. — Somerston Estate 🔹 Marian Kildahl — Imagery Estate Winery  Super Users 🔹 Harry Bagnaschi — Treasury Wine Estates 🔹 Doug M. — The Duckhorn Portfolio 🔹 Jessica Hartin — JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery Early Adopter Excellence 🔹 Far Niente Wine Estates 🔹 Hess Persson Estates  🔹 Laurel Glen Vineyard 🔹 Sangiacomo Family Wines Transformation Champions 🔹 Alyssa Kosan 🔹 Eric Mueller — Antica Terra 🔹 Kevin Jessen — Firstleaf User of the Year 🔹 Rebbecca Ingalls — Crimson Wine Group Congratulations to our 2026 honorees! Lea

A brand’s journey to sustainability is never complete as it works to stand out and challenge expectations of the norm. As the years progress, companies of all sizes are aiming to do just that, with a focus on sustainability for better health, improved community, and a brighter future.   “Pro-environmental actions, such as recycling, have great potential for the industry as a whole to be more sustainable,” notes Jon French, O-I’s Wine Category Sales & Marketing Director.  The wine industry has made progress in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but pressures continue to rise for businesses to take more action founded in sustainable behavior. Wineries of all sizes continue to view every decision with a sustainable lens. Let’s take a closer look at the ways your winery can reduce its carbon footprint.  Choose Local  Of all steps in the supply chain, transportation accounts for 90% of greenhouse gas emissions.[1] O-I, based in Ohi

The wine industry is a tight-knit community where new ideas and solutions travel by word of mouth to bring transformation to the industry. And when difficulties arise, such as shifting consumer demographics and rising operational costs, wineries and wine growers lean on each other for support. The response from wineries has led to a focus on premiumization, automation, and building stronger relationships with younger consumers. Climate change has also increased the frequency of conditions like drought, wildfires and untimely frosts, resulting in more dramatic changes from vintage to vintage. Higher pressure from media, government and younger consumers, pushed wineries to reduce their environmental impact, leading to new solar plants, a transition to organic, biodynamic and regenerative agriculture and technology to measure everything from water usage to carbon sequestration. Wineries Foster Localism Wineries are also looking for other ways to increase sustainability, such as buyin

Sequoia Grove Names Jesse Fox Winemaker

Appointment Culminates Historic Winery’s Investments into Napa Cabernet & the Region’s Future Rutherford, CA, February 24, 2022 – Sequoia Grove Winery, one of Napa Valley’s premier producers of Cabernet Sauvignon, announces Jesse Fox […]

Wine Spectator Hosts 40th Annual New York Wine Experience, October 21-23 at Marriott Marquis

Sting & Trudie Styler, Jon Bon Jovi & Jesse Bongiovi, Cristie Kerr, Danny Meyer and Emeril Lagasse among Special Guests Tickets to Thursday and Friday Evening Grand Tastings Still Available October 20th – Presented by Wine Spectator, the New York Wine Experience is a celebration of outstanding wine. Over the course of three days, attendees taste an […]

Celebrate the Season With Wine Tastings, Cooking Demos and Special Appearances Featuring Kwame Onwuachi, Brooke Williamson, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Douglass Williams, Linda & Drew Scott, Alexander Smalls and More (NEW YORK, NY; November 16, 2020)— Meredith Corporation’s FOOD & WINE will host its second virtual FOOD & WINE Classic at Home event, offering a special culinary experience to […] The post Food & Wine Classic at Home: Holiday Edition Virtual Event to Take Place December 5 appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/11/16/food-wine-classic-home?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=food-wine-classic-home Published Date:Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:32:44 +0000 

How a Start-Up Distillery Generated Six-Figures in Sales During the Pandemic In a year when growth in the beverage alcohol industry seems tenuous, craft distillery Kozuba & Sons found a path to massive expansion. Operating out of sunny St. Petersburg, on Florida’s gulf coast, this family business crafts traditional Polish spirits: vodkas, whiskey and cordials. And while other small-batch distilleries were hedging their bets, Kozuba & Sons saw an opportunity. In June of 2020, they chose to completely overhaul their approach to the market. It paid off. In a little over two months, this family-owned distillery has sold $180,000 in products and has secured almost 80 new accounts. They are now in the process of presenting to major chain stores and have goals to reach 10,000 cases over the next several months. Figures and projections like that might sound like magic or luck (or a combination of the two), but if you ask the Kozubas, they’ll tell you it was just smart bu