Afternoon Brief: Tariff Whiplash Hits Wine Hard

For now, tariffs are in a holding pattern for some countries, and multiple countries and industries including wine, beer and spirits, which alone are responsible for several hundred billions of dollars in economic activity wait until the United States' mercurial leader decides what's next...

Afternoon Brief: Sugarloaf Custom Winery Seeks Bankruptcy Protection as $13 Million Loan in Default

Sugarloaf Wine Co. southeast of Santa Rosa filed for Chapter 11 reorganization as loan on winery goes into foreclosure. Founder says hundreds of thousands of dollars from the winery and a separate vineyard operation went to fund a fintech startup...

Omnia Technologies Triumphs at SIMEI with Five Prestigious Awards Omnia Technologies has sealed its reputation as a leader in innovation and sustainability by winning five distinguished awards at SIMEI, the world's leading exhibition for wine technology and enology solutions. The awards, spanning three categories, celebrate the company’s outstanding contributions to technology, sustainability, and digital transformation in the wine industry. Among the award-winning innovations: ● Libero Wine and Libero Beverage under the Permeare brand, recognized in the “New Technology” category for their innovative approach to dealcoholization, combining Omnia’s decades of expertise in filtration and distillation to meet the growing demand for low- and no-alcohol beverages. ● Win&Fit Technology by Win&Tech, also in the “New Technology” category, for its automated wine filterability index measurement system, which improves efficiency and process st

Afternoon Brief, May 13th

US Wine's Tricky Path to Recovery: Prices are down and regulation is up, offering a outlook bleak to US wine producers – but there are faint signs of hope...