Afternoon Brief, June 1st
US Department of Labor Investigations of Labor Contractors, Vineyard Yield $231K in Penalties, Recover $129K in Back Wages for 353 Agricultural Workers: Home to thousands of winemakers who produce 80 percent of the wine in the U.S., California vineyards also yield their share of unscrupulous employers who profit by taking advantage of migrant and seasonal farmworkers as the harvest season approaches...
Afternoon Brief, April 13th
Washington Wine Industry Helps Stall Bill to Lower DUI to .05%: Senate Bill 5002 didn’t make it across the finish line this year, but responsible wine consumers should keep in their rearview mirror the idea that a sizeable group of Washington state lawmakers wants to lower the legal limit of blood alcohol content to 0.05%...
Afternoon Brief, December 22nd
€2 Million of ‘Fake Champagne’ Confiscated from Producer Over Fraudulent Practises: A Champagne producer has been confiscated of nearly 300,000 bottles from their cellar, after mixing certified grapes with disqualified varieties...
Lynmar Estate Winery Owners Introduce Humanitarian Award in Partnership with Logistics Hall of Fame
Lynn C. Fritz Medal for Excellence in Humanitarian Logistics Created to Recognize Outstanding Achievement in Supply Chain Management Logistics Hall of Fame Partners with Lynmar Estate Winery Owners to Present []
Afternoon Brief, November 1st
Fine Wine Optimism Prepares for Reality Check: A new report into the fine wine world shows amazing optimism in the face of global economic realities...
Afternoon Brief, September 26th
Red Blotch Virus Detected for First Time in Australia in Wine Grape Collections: A grape disease that hasn't been found in Australia before has been identified in three separate states...
Afternoon Brief, July 25th
ULC’s Draft Shipping Changes Face Intense Industry Backlash: This month, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC; an attorney committee otherwise best known for promulgating the Uniform Commercial Code, required reading for every first-year law student and MBA candidate) sent shock waves through the wine business...
Lynmar Estate Proprietor Anisya Fritz to Address Loyola University Maryland’s 2022 Class
(May 11; Sebastopol, CA) – Anisya Fritz, proprietor of Lynmar Estate in the Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley, will be the speaker at Loyola University Maryland’s Commencement ceremony on May […]
Afternoon Brief, May 12th
Global Wine Production: Northern Hemisphere Countries Suffer While Southern Hemisphere Winemakers Thrive: Bad weather conditions in the EU hampered wine production in 2021 but the southern hemisphere recorded record highs in production: balancing out wine production figures at a global level...
Lynmar Estate Debuts New Spring “Collectors Lunch Pairing” Menu at Scenic Tasting Room
Bucolic winery to offer one-of-a-kind seasonal food and wine experience in the heart of the Russian River Valley (April 13; Sebastopol, CA) – Lynn and Anisya Fritz, proprietors of Russian River […]