Afternoon Brief: Wineries for Sale, but Buyers Scarce
Some people are walking away from the California wine industry as tough times see wineries left unsold...
IVES Study: Review of Plant-based Methods for Assessing Vine Water Status
By Markus Rienth, Ccile Laurent, Thibaut Scholasch WIA thanks International Viticulture and Enology Society (IVES) for permission to reprint this
Afternoon Brief: Wine Market Council Tackles Domestic Wine Industry's Current Setbacks
This past April 2 at the 2025 Wine Market Council (WMC) Annual Research Conference and Members Meeting, held in the City of Napa, there were some illuminating discussions on the overall state of the American wine industry...
Afternoon Brief: Global Wine Recovery on the Horizon
The wine industry could be back on an upward trajectory in as little as 12 months, according to one study...
Afternoon Brief: Wine Labeling Up in the Air
The federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is currently taking public comments on a proposed rule about nutritional labeling on alcohol. Sadly, information that a wine lover might actually want to know - residual sugar, and any additives - is not under consideration...
Afternoon Brief: Will the Loss of Insurance Carriers Lead to a Coverage Crisis in California?
Allstate, State Farm and now Farmers arent writing new homeowner or commercial insurance policies in California. For businesses and homeowners in the North Bay hit hard by wildfire and other disasters, whats next?...
Afternoon Brief, November 17th
Pilot Project for California Grape Growers Gets into the Weeds on Regenerative Agriculture: As popular as the term “regenerative agriculture” has become, there is little consensus on the definition of climate-friendly farming or how to adapt principles developed with commodity crops in mind to permanent crops such as wine grapes...
Laurent Gruet Releases His First Sparkling Wines with Vara Winery & Distillery
The Vara Silverhead Brut and Vara Silverhead Brut Rosado are now available for purchase (August 24, 2022; Albuquerque, N.M.)Laurent Gruet is proud to announce the first release of the Vara []
The Vice Reveals the “The Tri” Tasting Kit
Deconstruct “The Tri” 2019 and Create Your Own Blend with The Vice’s Single-Varietal Napa Valley St. Laurent, Malbec and Cabernet Franc September 20th – The Vice Napa Valley Wines has revealed “The Tri” Tasting Kit, a unique tasting experience featuring “The Tri” 2019 and the single-varietal signature wines that are blended to create it: St. […]