Afternoon Brief: Family-Owned Sonoma Valley Winery Files for Chapter 11 as Industry Struggles
Robledo Family Winery, a Sonoma Valley producer founded by the children of Mexican vineyard workers, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to federal court records...
Afternoon Brief: Napa Contemplates Price Cuts
Napa County is weighing up lowering prices at the potential expense of its luxury reputation in a bid to get more customers...
Afternoon Brief: California 2025 Harvest Report
The 2025 California winegrape harvest concluded in early November after a long, consistent growing season with no major heat events and few surprises. A cool spring and mild summer throughout the state allowed grapes to mature gradually...
Afternoon Brief: Where to Now for Wine Tariffs?
Now that a federal appeals court has struck down, for the moment, US President Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign goods, what everyone wants to know is, what happens now?
Afternoon Brief: Wine Labeling Up in the Air
The federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is currently taking public comments on a proposed rule about nutritional labeling on alcohol. Sadly, information that a wine lover might actually want to know - residual sugar, and any additives - is not under consideration...
Afternoon Brief: NASEM Report Affirms Benefits of Moderate Drinking
The first of the two alcohol studies that will inform American drinking guidelines has been released...
Afternoon Brief: Helene Devastated Western North Carolina's Wine Industry - Here's How to Help
It has been a little over a week since the worst storm in modern history, Tropical Storm Helene, hit Southern Appalachia. In Western North Carolina, the Swannanoa River swelled to a record-breaking 26.1 feetthats 6 feet above the record...
Afternoon Brief, October 12th
Staff Shortages Continue to Bite in the Wine Trade: Almost half (45%) of companies in the wine trade have been impacted by staff shortages in the last two years, with wine producers worst affected due to the seasonality of jobs such as picking...
Afternoon Brief, September 7th
New Jersey Judge Upholds Retail Shipping Ban: Once again, the courts deem retail sales to be different than winery offerings...
44th Annual l’Ete du Vin Breaks Previous Fundraising Record Again
The Wine Community Raises More than $2.4 Million to Fund the Fight against Cancer NASHVILLE, TN (August 3, 2023) — The Nashville Wine Auction raised more than $2.4 million at the 44th Annual l’Eté […]