The Hill Country Wine Symposium was established in 2015 by Texas Hill Country Wineries.  Symposium includes THREE days of seminars, lectures and panel discussions with over 20 sessions in 4 dedicated tracks: Vineyard, Winery, Business & New Vineyard/Winery.  Past speakers have included Tammy Boatright-VingDirect, Al Wagner-Clos du Val, Clark Smith-WineSmith, Don Brady-Robert Hall Winery, Gary Finnan-GFC|Evoke, Doug Beckett-Peachy Canyon Winery, Christophe Hedges-Hedges Family Estate, Dr Andrew Landers-Cornell University, Sandra Hess-DTC Wine Workshops, Dr Gregory Jones-Linfield College, Michael Wangbickler-Balzac Communications and many more. The Symposium also includes an intimate trade show for the opportunity to connect with your current Texas clients while meeting new potential accounts.  With a small ratio of exhibitors to attendees, there is ample time and space to visit with all attendees.  Sponsors, Exhibitors and Attendees are able to enjoy the  re

Afternoon Brief, January 4th

Bold Predictions: Insights for Successful Wine Business in 2023:Registration has opened for the 2023 Bold Predictions: Wine Industry Leadership Conference - a FREE virtual event designed to prepare wine business leaders for the year ahead, along with advice on how to best overcome the challenges while taking full advantage of the opportunities...

Afternoon Brief, September 23rd

Winery Lost Thousands After Man Made Fake Mother’s Day Reservations, New York Cops Say: A winery lost thousands of dollars on Mother’s Day after a disgruntled man made several fake online reservations, New York state police say...

5 Women Leaders Helping Wineries to Be Successful: The wine industry draws people passionate about their work, whether they are growing grapes, making wine or supporting those who do. These five wine industry women share that passion, providing high-quality products, equipment and services to enable wineries to do what they do best — create great wines... The post Afternoon Brief, March 24th appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/03/24/afternoon-brief-1828?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1828 Published Date:Wed, 24 Mar 2021 21:55:41 +0000 

Constellation Brands Completes Series of Transactions to Premiumize Portfolio with Sale of Paul Masson Grande Amber Brandy to Sazerac: Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), a leading beverage alcohol company, announced today that it has closed its sale of the Paul Masson Grande Amber Brandy brand, related inventory, and interests in certain contracts to Sazerac for approximately $265 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments... The post Afternoon Brief, January 12th appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/01/12/afternoon-brief-1777?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1777 Published Date:Tue, 12 Jan 2021 22:57:09 +0000 

North Bay Business Leaders Tackle What Comes Next After Coronavirus, Wildfires: Emerging from a coronavirus crisis into a new world for the North Bay hinges on “shifting, evolving and healing” our way of doing business, but it also requires financial support, a bank wealth manager said at a meeting of local top executives Thursday... The post Afternoon Brief, November 13 appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/11/13/afternoon-brief-1739?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1739 Published Date:Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:51:26 +0000 

Accelerated Growth in Digital Wine Marketplaces Offers Opportunity for Wineries in Pandemic Era and for the Future: Keri Tawney has overseen marketing and events at Delille Cellars in Washington, about 20 miles northeast of Seattle, for five years... The post Afternoon Brief, November 10 appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/11/10/afternoon-brief-1736?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1736 Published Date:Tue, 10 Nov 2020 22:52:32 +0000 

Robert Hall Winery Partners With Leading Biodynamics Consultant Philippe Armenier Paso Robles, CA;  November 10, 2020 – In an industry first, O’Neill Vintners & Distillers, through its Paso Robles-based Robert Hall Winery, will initiate a comparative trial for the wider wine community to learn about regenerative farming with organic and biodynamic farming techniques, comparing the […] The post World’s First Regenerative Viticulture Case Study appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/11/10/worlds-first-regenerative-viticulture-case-study?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=worlds-first-regenerative-viticulture-case-study Published Date:Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:06:08 +0000