The Duckhorn Portfolio, North America’s premier luxury wine company, has selected InnoVint as its winery operating system following a comprehensive evaluation and RFP process. The decision reflects Duckhorn’s focus on modernizing its winemaking operations with a platform and a partner capable of supporting both current complexity and long-term growth. Why The Duckhorn Portfolio Chose InnoVint The Duckhorn Portfolio sought a modern, scalable solution to unify winemaking operations across multiple facilities while maintaining accuracy, compliance, and operational visibility. InnoVint was selected not only for its integrated, production-first platform, but for its deep industry expertise and proven ability to guide complex wineries through system transitions with confidence. “InnoVint stood out as more than a technology provider,” said PJ Alviso, Vice President of Winegrowing at The Duckhorn Portfolio. “During our evaluation of the winemaking software options

Sunridge Nurseries' VP of Operations, Adam Lovgren, participated on behalf of the California Grape Rootstock Research Foundation as moderator for Session II: Innovations in Traditional Breeding at the recent NGRA/UC Davis Grapevine Improvement Workshop.  The session highlighted advancements in climate-resilient rootstocks, improved fruit and cultivar quality, resistance breeding, and the integration of modern genomic and phenomic tools, with presentations from Dr. Luis Diaz-Garcia, Dr. Margaret Worthington, Professor Dr. Oliver Trapp, and Dr. Maddy Oravec. The full conference offered valuable insights into how the future of grapevine breeding and genomics can expand varietal options for growers, helping address evolving challenges in disease and pest resistance, climate impacts, and the development of improved cultivars.

Commerce7 is hosting a conference session at the WIN Expo on Dec. 5, and you're invited to attend for free!  Driving DTC Growth: Strategies for Maximizing Online Sales for Wineries This presentation will focus on practical, easy-to-implement strategies for wineries aiming to drive growth in their DTC sales. Commerce7 will share best practices for maximizing your online channels, innovative ways to engage wine club members, boost average order values, and create a seamless, customer-centric shopping journey that encourages repeat purchases. WIN Expo, Dec, 5, 2024, 3pm at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds Register for Free with promo code: COM519 And drop by the Commerce7 booth #519 to say hello! Speaker Margaret St JohnMargaret St John, Head of Support / Commerce7 Margaret serves as the Head of Support at Commerce7, where she has played a pivotal role for over three years. With a deep passion for enhancing customer experience, Margaret leads her team in delivering world-class

Bonterra Organic Estates Introduces New Winemaking Team Alongside Reimagined Label

America’s Favorite Organically Farmed Wine Enters Next Era Amid Exponential Growth Hopland, Calif. June 12, 2024 – Bolstered by 16 percent growth in the first quarter of 2024 across a […]

Early morning fog from the Pacific Ocean flows into the Anderson Valley through the coastal redwoods and rises into the hills before dissipating as day warms the air. These maritime influences keep daytime temperatures low, making it the coolest wine-growing region in California and the perfect environment for the Pinot Noir grapes for which it has gained fame. “Over the past decade, Anderson Valley has entered the world stage,” says Kristen McMahan, Winemaker at Goldeneye. “As one of the largest producers in the Valley, we take that to heart. We want people to explore Anderson Valley, and we want to be a good representative and steward of the place where we grow grapes and make wine. We're really proud of it, and so we aim to deliver the best possible examples of the Valley’s wines.” When it was designated an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in 1982, two-thirds of the Anderson Valley’s 582 vineyard acres were planted to Chardonnay and Alsace Var

Glenn Goodall of Xanadu Wines Receives 2023 Halliday Wine Companion Winemaker of the Year Award 

Joins List of Accolades Received by Rathbone Wine Group’s Margaret River Property  Melbourne, Australia – (August 9, 2022) – Xanadu Wines Chief Winemaker, Glenn Goodall is the recipient of the […]

The company's success story began on January 4, 1922, when Anton Paar founded his machine shop. At that time, no one would have imagined that this one-man operation would one day become a global corporation with currently more than 3,600 employees. From the rough to the detailed Even in the early years of the company, Anton Paar planned for the long term and involved his family, so his two daughters Hermine and Margareta, called Gretl, worked in their father's business. While Hermine was responsible for the bookkeeping, Margareta worked in the workshop. Later, Anton Paar gradually withdrew from the business. Gretl, at that time the first female master machinist in Styria, took over the management. Especially the proper training of apprentices was close to her heart. Gretl Platzer's (formerly Paar) expertise and talent in the field of precision mechanics and manufacturing, but also the intensive interaction with universities and research institutes, formed the basis for man

This monthly webinar series for Eastern growers and winemakers was launched in the Fall of 2019 and continued until April 2021. Organized by researchers at Cornell AgriTech, Virginia Tech Extension, and Penn State Extension, these webinars brought together university researchers, grape growers and winemakers across the country, and the decision was made for staff at the three universities to hold a similar Forum series in 2022. The webinars will cover the latest in research results in viticulture and enology and focus on concepts that underlie the practical aspects of growing grapes and making wine, and they are open to grape growers and winemakers wherever they are located.  The schedule for the remaining six webinars and recordings of previous webinars can be found at: https://blogs.cornell.edu/grapes/home/eastern-viticulture-and-enology-forum where a link connects to the 2021-2022 schedule of the webinars and the unique registration link for each of those webinars.  The f