
Afternoon Brief: Forbes Launches Forbes Wine, a New Content Vertical, Wine Club & Shop
The new venture blends trusted content, led by Executive Editor of Forbes Wine, Clive Pursehouse, expert curation and a discovery-driven wine club...

Afternoon Brief: Kenwood Vineyards Goes Dark as Korbel Owner Buys Back Sonoma Property
Kenwood Vineyards, a longtime Sonoma Valley winery, has abruptly closed its tasting room, and a new property sale raises fresh questions about the brand's future...

Afternoon Brief: The 2025 Crop Was Down an Equivalent of 72 Million Cases from the Five-Year Average
Following the release of the Preliminary 2025 California Grape Crush Report, Turrentine Brokerage, the largest California grape and bulk wine brokerage company, has issued a market assessment characterizing the 2025 vintage as one of the most challenging for the wine industry since Prohibition...

Afternoon Brief: Could the U.S. Supreme Court Hear a New Wine Case?
Opponents of Arizona's ban on sales by out-of-state wine retailers are petitioning justices to intervene and clarify a confusing legal tangle...

Afternoon Brief: Wineries Take on Climate Fight
The International Wineries for Climate Action is dedicated to reducing carbon emissions in the US wine industry...

Afternoon Brief: Top Four Lessons from the Art of the Tariff Deal
While US tariff policy remains unpredictable, months of painstaking negotiations have shed some light on US goals...


Afternoon Brief: Loss of an Icon - Meininger's International Shuts Down
Meiningers International, perhaps the premier wine trade publication of the past decade, has closed...

Afternoon Brief: Breaking News - RNDC Settles with Provi
Provi takes on the industry giants and wins. Here is the docket entry...

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?...
