Second-Year Sponsorship Highlights American Wine Industry’s Economic Impact and Community Building Mission  WineAmerica, the National Association of American Wineries, announced today its proud sponsorship of the 2025 Come Over October Congressional Wine Caucus press conference and reception, taking place on October 8th in Washington, D.C. This marks the second consecutive year WineAmerica has supported this important invitation-only industry event, demonstrating the organization’s continued commitment to fostering bipartisan support for America’s burgeoning wine industry.  The reception will showcase wines from across many states, celebrating the breadth, diversity and quality of American wine production from coast to coast. This comprehensive representation underscores the truly national scope of the American wine industry, which now includes 10,637 wine producers operating in every state. Economic Powerhouse Supporting American Communities WineAmerica&r

Looking for fresh ways to engage your customers and boost DTC sales this spring? We've got the perfect opportunity! Join Karen MacNeil—bestselling author and co-creator of Share & Pair Sundays—Kristine Mason—Senior e-Commerce Manager at Joseph Phelps Vineyards—and RedChirp co-founder Jennie Gilbert for an exclusive webinar designed to help wineries like yours turn casual wine lovers into loyal fans. Webinar Details:  Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 10 AM Pacific Why Attend? Discover Share & Pair Sundays – A fresh, industry-wide campaign to inspire wine lovers to gather, sip, and share. Unlock the Power of Text Messaging – Learn how wineries are using SMS to cut through the noise and turn interest into action. Grab Prebuilt Message Templates – Get ready-to-send bulk messages designed specifically for Share & Pair Sundays. Pro Tips to Maximize Conversions – Expert strategies to help your DTC team sell more wine

Renowned Winemaker Chris Phelps Announces His Retirement to Focus on His Family’s Brands: Ad Vivum, Coil Wines, and Grounded Wine Co.

ST. HELENA, Calif. (April 29, 2024) – Esteemed Winemaker Chris Phelps has announced his retirement, and will turn his focus to his own family’s brands: AD VIVUM, COIL Wines, and Grounded Wine Co. […]

Afternoon Brief, June 14th

Global Bulk Wine Trade Is Increasing in Value: It Grew by More Than €130 Million in 2022: It exceeded 2.67 billion euros, at an average price of 78 €/hl (+13.3%). The volume exported fell by 7.2% to 34.2 million hl (-2.64 million hl), in a year of great commercial uncertainty and high inflation, in which only the volume of sparkling wines increased...

Afternoon Brief, September 16th

Price Hikes Turn Off Wine Country Visitors: Tasting room visits to West Coast wineries, after rebounding in 2021, are way down this summer compared to pre-pandemic numbers, according to a survey of 400 wineries released last week by a company called Community Benchmark....

Afternoon Brief, July 5

Phelps Sale Shows Fine Wine Still Hot: If you want a statement about the strength of the luxury wine market, look no further than last week's purchase of Napa Valley's Joseph Phelps Vineyards by the French luxury company LVMH...

Afternoon Brief, June 29th

Möet Hennessy Buys Napa's Joseph Phelps Vineyards: The multinational luxury corporation has purchased a Napa icon, home of Insignia...