Afternoon Brief, May 29th
Oregon Wineries Sue Pacificorp for $100 Million for Smoke Damage: Some 30 wineries in Willamette Valley are suing Warren Buffett’s energy company PacifiCorp for negligence surrounding the 2020 wildfires that caused catastrophic smoke taint to their crops...
Afternoon Brief, May 28th
US Wine Industry Fights Back with New Marketing Campaigns: It might feel like it's all gloom and doom in the wine industry right now, but two separate groups are creating positive energy around wine. Felicity Carter reports...
Afternoon Brief, February 21st
WSWA's Sipsource Report Tracks 2023 Year-End Losses for Both Wine and Spirits: While there seems to be clear consensus on how difficult 2023 was for the beverage alcohol industry, there is no single agreed-upon view of what this means for the future...
Afternoon Brief, August 15th
Gallup Poll: Wine Lags Behind, Spirits Gain Ground: Gallup’s annual Consumption Habits poll, which tracks American attitudes toward drinking and surveys who drinks what, shows wine dropping in popularity...
The Crossvines: Maryland’s All Encompassing Custom Crush Debuts
Groundbreaking multipurpose facility set to enhance the state’s wine industry. By Paul Vigna About a decade ago, Keith Miller, CEO of Maryland’s Montgomery County Revenue Authority (MCRA), and county executive […]
Afternoon Brief, July 17th
Vino Farms Vineyard Management Company to Pay $1.4 Million to Settle Lawsuit over Worker Pay, Breaks: One of Sonoma County’s largest vineyard management companies has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it failed to pay workers for all the hours they worked and failed to allow workers meal and rest breaks...
Maryland Makers Are on Tap at This Year’s DrinkMaryland Events
Enjoy local food, drink, crafts and music in fantastic main street settings May 23rd - ANNAPOLIS, Md. - DrinkMaryland is an annual open-air market series
Afternoon Brief, May 23rd
North Bay Farmers Still Concerned About Drought Effects and Heavy Rains: The heavy rain pattern of early 2023 delayed the planting season in some areas and has contributed to rising food prices, while increasing costs for farmers still recovering from high feed prices incurred during the drought...
Afternoon Brief, March 28th
New Cornell Variety Raises Grape Expectations for NYS Wine: Introducing Aravelle - a new white wine grape that was 42 years in the making. Renowned Cornell grape breeder Bruce Reisch made the hybrid by crossing Cayuga white and riesling grapes in 1981, at the start of his career...
Afternoon Brief, September 14th
How Roundup, the Weed Killer Linked to Cancer, Became One of California Wine's Biggest Controversies: One of the most hotly debated issues in California wine these days involves a chemical that can be found in every Home Depot in America: Roundup...