Each season brings new and exciting happenings for our World Cooperage Account Managers around the globe as they work with our partner winemakers. We checked in on a few of them recently to see what was shaking in their part of the world. Come take a peek with us! Today we bring you updates from Napa, Sonoma, Israel, Australia, and South Africa. Stay tuned for our next update where we will hear from France, South America, Mexico, Canada and possibly more. NAPA Yuri DeLeon, Account Manager Hi, from sunny Napa Valley! Outwardly, everything seems to be quiet and still, but it is a critical time of year for the vines. Bud break has occurred, and crews are pruning the vines. In cooperage news, I've been busy partnering with wineries on barrel trials for their different programs - including one with Rombauer to see how extended wood aging effects wine maturation. Exciting stuff for sure! In the cellar, it is bottling time for many wineries. White wine barrels are being emptied then

Prescient Mulderbosch Vineyards leans into history of exports to the U.S. Stellenbosch, South Africa (February 16, 2021) – The impact of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has been a setback to the wine industry in many ways. In South Africa, where domestic alcohol sales bans had punishing effects on the country’s wine regions. Although the most […] The post Long Time Stellenbosch Winery Weathers the Fall-Out from South Africa’s Recent Alcohol Bans appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/02/16/stellenbosch-weathers-south-africas-alcohol-bans?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stellenbosch-weathers-south-africas-alcohol-bans Published Date:Tue, 16 Feb 2021 19:08:18 +0000