Washington State Riesling Wins Top Honors in International Competition: Long Shadows’ 2022 Poet’s Leap Sweeps Four Categories

Recognition Includes White Wine of the Year and Wine of the Year by Country at the 2024 Sommeliers Choice Awards. Walla Walla, WA – June 21, 2024 — Long Shadows’ […]

Afternoon Brief, June 25

TUESDAY, JUNE 25 TRENDING STORY   Are Things Getting Better for the Wine Industry? SVB Says Yes — and No The news is mixed in Silicon Valley Bank’s 2024 Direct-to-Consumer […]

Afternoon Brief, March 6th

Couple Jailed in Spain Over 1.6 Million Euros Wine Heist: A Spanish court on Monday jailed a couple for stealing 45 bottles of wine worth over 1.6 million euros from a hotel restaurant in what police called a "meticulously planned" theft...

Afternoon Brief, September 1st

Walmart Move Threatens Oklahoma Wine Retailers: The retail giant is pushing to dominate the state's wine and spirits market, at the expense of smaller, independent retailers...

With Less Than a Week Left to Vote, Walla Walla Valley Holds a Narrow Lead for “Best Wine Region” in USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards

Long Shadows Vintners sits in second place in Best Wine Tasting Room category; public is encouraged to vote daily between now and Aug. 2 July 27th – (WALLA WALLA, Wash.) — With less than one week remaining to vote, Visit Walla Walla and the Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance are asking the public to solidify the […]

While we've been fighting the Pandemic, another public policy battle surrounding health has been quietly fought in the shadows, the goal of which is to reduce or eliminate wine consumption by painting it as cancerous and unhealthy. This battle has been going on for a very long time, but the wine business hasn't responded or pushed back on the subject for 20 years. Recent Warnings I honestly had been living in the past with the belief that the French Paradox, the Mediterranean Diet, and Dr. Arthur L. Klatsky's extensive work on the cardiovascular health benefits of moderate alcohol consumption still maintained a place in the consumer's mind today. But I was shocked out of my sedated state in 2018 when I discovered the extent to which I was wrong, and started trying to get the industry's attention. In the 2019 State of the Industry Report, I issued warnings about the rise in neo-prohibitionism; a loosely aligned movement with the World Health Organization as a