Afternoon Brief: Wine Tourism Now Accounts for a Quarter of Global Winery Revenue
A new international study has found that wine tourism remains a profitable and expanding part of the global wine industry, with 65% of wineries reporting positive returns and more than half planning to invest further...
Afternoon Brief: US Wine Trends 2025 - Premiumization Dominates as Volume Drops
Whats happening in wine sales mirrors broader economic patterns, with a few key exceptions. The takeaway is that high-end wines are soaring and mid-to-lower-priced wines are tanking. Only its not quite that cut and dry...
Willamette Valley Vineyards Deploys First UV Light Robot in Vineyards
May 27, 2021 (Turner, OR) – Willamette Valley Vineyards, a leading Pinot Noir producer in Oregon, has teamed up with Saga Robotics, Cornell University and USDA scientists at Oregon State University to introduce new ultraviolet light technology in its vineyards to combat powdery mildew. Using an autonomous robot to apply a special band of ultraviolet […]