Afternoon Brief, December 10th

Cooper Mountain Vineyards Announces a Major Expansion in the Willamette Valley: Cooper Mountain Vineyards, the first certified biodynamic winery in the Pacific Northwest, is growing where it’s planted with two significant acquisitions in the Willamette Valley...

Afternoon Brief, December 9th

Frosts, Heatwaves and Wildfires: As the climate crisis intensifies, the wine industry is increasingly vulnerable and growers across the world are scrambling to find solutions...

Afternoon Brief, October 28th

The Great Supply Chain Kerfuffle of 2021: Delays in deliveries are affecting viticulture and winemaking procedures, product launches, and limiting consumers’ options during the peak of holiday wine-buying...

Afternoon Brief, September 17th

2021 Close to Reaching 2019 Sales Levels in the On-Premise: It’s not news that 2020 was a volatile and challenging year for the On Premise, and with many openings and closings, sales suffered in comparison to previous years...

With growth and new offerings planned for 2021, the DTC software and logistics provider has added Andrea Smalling, a seasoned wine industry leader, to its executive team. American Canyon, Calif. Jan. 5, 2021 – WineDirect is pleased to announce that Andrea Smalling has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing and Sales.  After beginning her career in Toronto with Procter & Gamble, Andrea moved to California to join Gallo Winery, where she worked for 10 years, kicking off a very successful 25+ years marketing career in the wine industry including Vice President of Marketing positions with Constellation, Treasury Wine Estates, and 7 years as CMO with Foley Family Wines where she launched the disruptive Foley Food and Wine Society loyalty program. She then headed to the Okanagan Valley in Canada where she headed up Marketing and Direct to Consumer for Mark Anthony Group and led significant growth across Canada’s most prominent luxury wineries. Most recently, A