Afternoon Brief, August 17th
New Sweet Spot for Direct Wine Sales: Consumers buying direct from wineries are trading up, but Napa is still too expensive for them...
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: Duckhorn Winery Growth Appealed to Napa County Board of Supervisors
Duckhorn Vineyards winery production and visitor growth requests are on track to receive further Napa County scrutiny, this time from the county Board of Supervisors...
Afternoon Brief: Body Found at Berkeley Marina Identified as Missing Wine Company Representative from Florida
A man whose body was found Monday evening in the Berkeley Marina was identified by the coroners office as a Florida resident recently reported missing by his family and last known to be in the area of the Golden Gate Bridge...
Afternoon Brief, March 6th
Couple Jailed in Spain Over 1.6 Million Euros Wine Heist: A Spanish court on Monday jailed a couple for stealing 45 bottles of wine worth over 1.6 million euros from a hotel restaurant in what police called a "meticulously planned" theft...
Afternoon Brief, February 6th
Wildfires in Chile Rip Through Historic Vineyards and Destroy Wineries: Three regions of Chile have declared a state of emergency as wildfires burn through homes and businesses – as well as some of the country's oldest vines...
Afternoon Brief, January 19th
Silicon Valley Bank Releases Annual State of the US Wine Industry Report: The 22nd edition of the annual report provides an assessment of the industry amid current market conditions and shares a unique forecast for the year ahead based on proprietary research and economic and behavioral trends among consumers...
Afternoon Brief, December 27th
It Was the Wine World's Buzziest Online Club. Can It Recover from Bankruptcy?: It was a fast, improbable success story: A buzzy new wine-tech business co-founded by a burgeoning celebrity sommelier offered access to rare, hard-to-find bottles at fair prices. It was one of the two best wine clubs you could join, according to Wirecutter...
Afternoon Brief, December 12th
Champagne Producers Rebel Against Environmental Reverse: Winemakers have fired the first shots in what could be a damaging battle between producers and Champagne's powers-that-be...
Afternoon Brief: Wine Thieves in the Dock
Thirteen people were up in the dock in Auch (in the Gers department of South West France) this week, accused of participating in the theft and sale of 55,000 bottles of wine...