Afternoon Brief, May 18th
2022 Napa County Crop Report Points to Continued Wine Grape Market Recovery from the Fires: Firing up farm officials with prospects of growth, Napa County's crop report released Tuesday shows an increase in the gross value of 2022 agriculture production totaling more than $894 million...
Purple Brands Selects Quini Wine Data Solution
Self-Serve Consumer Sensory Data and Analytics Platform to Support Decisions VANCOUVER, BC October 06, 2022Quini (www.quiniwine.com), the leader in consumer sensory data and analytics solutions for the wine industry, welcomes []
Afternoon Brief, July 25th
ULC’s Draft Shipping Changes Face Intense Industry Backlash: This month, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC; an attorney committee otherwise best known for promulgating the Uniform Commercial Code, required reading for every first-year law student and MBA candidate) sent shock waves through the wine business...
Afternoon Brief, November 23rd
2019 St. Anne’s Crossing “Shumahi” Primitivo Takes Best of Show for Sonoma Valley at 2021 Harvest Challenge Competition: The Sonoma Valley AVA took the big prize at the 2021 Harvest “Terroir” Challenge, the only competition to judge wines by American Viticultural Area...
Afternoon Brief, November 19th
Washington’s Protectionist Wine Shipping Laws Put Damper on Holiday Gift Giving: Washingtonians during the upcoming holiday season will once again have to forgo giving wine as a gift to their family and friends in the Evergreen State due to archaic and protectionist laws that ban the shipment of most wines into the state...
Afternoon Brief, October 21st
French Wine Attracts Younger US Men: A recent wine survey revealed some interesting findings about US wine consumers...
Afternoon Brief, October 15th
California Harvests Raise Optimism Levels: In central California AVAs, the later harvest is looking good – but they're not out of the woods yet...
Afternoon Brief, September 10th
Fire Watch: CalFire Continues Caldor Containment, Sierra Wine Country Begins Recovery: Amador and El Dorado vintners deal with physical injuries, smoke-tainted grapes, and contract cancellations...
Quini Introduces Low Cost Wine Sensory Consumer Data Reports
E-Commerce Delivered Solution Levels The Playing Field for Wineries With Accessible, High Value Consumer Insight VANCOUVER, BC – July 08, 2021 – Quini® (www.quiniwine.com), the leader in consumer sensory data solutions for the wine industry has added QUINI DATAâ„¢ Bronze to its data solutions portfolio. Instantly downloadable from Quini’s website, QUINI DATA Bronze offers innovative, interactive analytics reports that […]
Afternoon Brief, July 8th
Allied Grape Growers, CAWG Release Legal Analysis on 2020 Winegrape Rejections: A report released today by Allied Grape Growers (AGG) and the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) analyzes various grape transactions in 2020 that resulted in rejections or severe price discounts due to alleged quality problems associated with wildfire smoke...