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: Sonoma County Vintners Names Emilie Eliason as Interim Executive Director
She will guide the organization through the transition as Michael Haney departs from the role...
Afternoon Brief, May 22nd
O’Neill Vintners & Distillers Acquires Ram’s Gate Winery and Creates New Luxury Wine Division: O’Neill Vintners & Distillers Founder and CEO Jeff O’Neill has been a co-owner of the brand since 2011, and now takes complete ownership of the brand and property, creating a new luxury wine division...
Afternoon Brief, May 21st
Feds Prepare to Call Wine Unsafe: Fears are rising that health authorities in the US will label wine as unsafe to consume in any quantity...
The PlumpJack Collection of Wineries Announces Key New Hires
Strong Sales Across Iconic Portfolio Drive Investment Within the PlumpJack Team NAPA VALLEY, California (May 21, 2024) – John Conover, Managing Partner of the PlumpJack Collection of Wineries, is pleased to announce […]
Afternoon Brief, May 20th
Wine Comes Roaring Back: Is all the panic about wine's decline much ado about nothing?...
Afternoon Brief, April 6th
Jancis Robinson at Napa RISE: "The Younger You Are, the More Concerned You Are": On April 5, 2023, the world’s most famous wine writer, Jancis Robinson, made a rare in-person appearance in St. Helena, Calif., at Napa Green’s Napa Rise sustainability event, highlighting her pet peeves in packaging, green solutions and insights into global wine trends...
Afternoon Brief, October 3rd
Fire Rules a Rocky Road for Napa Wineries: New regulations in Napa could see wineries barred from rebuilding after a fire, with huge implications for the future...
The PlumpJack Collection of Wineries Celebrates Ten Year Anniversaries of Head Winemakers Aaron Miller, Danielle Cyrot, and Jeff Owens
Head winemakers at Napa Valleys iconic PlumpJack Winery, Odette Estate, CADE Estate Winery, and 13th Vineyard by CADE reflect on a decade of achievements Napa Valley, Calif. (September 29, 2022) []
Afternoon Brief, August 29th
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to Vote on Compromise Evacuation Zone Ordinance for Farmers: The new regulations are a compromise between labor activists who advocated for a wide range of worker protections such as hazard and disaster pay for the estimated 8,500 farmworkers working in the county and the politically powerful wine industry, which argued for flexibility with public safety officials having the power to decide who is allowed to enter evacuation zones...