Afternoon Brief, May 24th

Wine Hits Back at Negative Headlines: The Wine Market Council is leading the charge against pessimistic wine stories about the US market...

Afternoon Brief, October 5th

Website Launches to Inform Public About Lawsuits: Hoopes Vineyards, Summit Lake Vineyards and Smith-Madrone Winery are suing Napa County over unconstitutional patterns and practices and have now launched saveoursmallwineries.org...

We hope this format will inspire conversations and enable you to learn, network, and discuss a controversial topic in an open and collaborative manner. ROOTSTOCK 2023 will provide attendees with: The history of herbicide use in vineyards and agriculture* The public's perception The various forms of its use and alternatives offered* A case study and regulatory plans that will take effect in the future* *CE Credits pending Lunch and happy hour are included. There will be no tradeshow component to this event. Speakers and agenda coming soon! Register here now

Please join us in remembering our beloved colleague and team member as we announce the Robert Alex Scott Memorial Scholarship.  The Robert Alex Scott Scholarship benefits current entry-level vineyard or winery workers, their children and spouses/partners studying for a certificate and/or an associate degree in viticulture and/or enology at Napa Valley College, Santa Rosa Junior College, Allan Hancock College, Cuesta College, Walla Walla Community College or Umpqua Community College. The scholarship is geared toward individuals seeking skills that will allow them to advance above entry-level positions in viticulture and enology. Each grant is worth $6,000-$10,000 and is geared toward individuals seeking skills that will allow them to advance above entry-level positions in viticulture and enology.  The scholarship will be offered through the Napa Valley Communication Foundation. To learn more, please visit this website: https://www.napavalleycf.org/im-a-student/robert-alexande

Afternoon Brief, October 13th

California North Coast Wine Grape Harvest Eases Toward an Early Finish: A third drought-challenged wine grape season in a row is pretty much complete in the North Coast, helped to coast to an earlier finish by consistently warm fall days after an extraordinary hot and long late summer heat wave...