Afternoon Brief: Asheville Winery Destroyed During Helene Uncertain About Future

More than three weeks after Helene destroyed parts of western North Carolina, an Asheville winery that connected neighbors to the regions history, is left with nothing...

Afternoon Brief, August 25th

Sonoma County Winegrowers Team Up with the San Francisco Giants to Feature Local Wines: The partnership will feature a “Sonoma in the City” cloud club theme & new wine region video series...

Afternoon Brief, November 23rd

It’s Official: Coloradans Will Be Able to Buy Wine in Grocery, Convenience Stores Starting in March: Grocery and convenience stores with a license to sell beer can begin selling wine March 1. That’s approximately 1,819 licensees as of June 2021...

After navigating our client’s business and company growth during the last two roller-coaster years, I was ready for a significant break. Armed with credits from two canceled vacations and many pent-up credit card miles, I cashed in for an extended European visit in July. While there, my husband and I traveled to and stayed in four major wine-tasting regions: Alsace, Champagne, Burgundy, and the Rhine/Mosel. While there are countless and apparent differences between how France, Germany, and the US promote tourism and sell wine directly to customers, there are equal similarities if you look hard enough. As a native of Napa, wine tourism and marketing wash over me. But, on this trip, I found myself in the rare role of a focused tourist. So, I became aware of the marketing cues and delivery vehicles and noted what worked, and what didn’t.  HERE’S SOME OF WHAT I LEARNED: 1. YOU CAN’T JUDGE A BAGUETTE BY ITS CRUST. If I were to ask you to paint a picture of your idea

Schramsberg Honors 50th Anniversary of ‘Toast to Peace’ with Blanc de Blancs

NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2022 — On February 25, 1972 in Peking, China, President Richard Nixon and Premier Zhou Enlai raised their glasses in a toast to the health of […]

Pandemic, Northern California Fires Could Complicate Wine Business Financing, Lenders Say: Second-generation vintner Hugh Davies is disappointed he didn’t hit last year’s business performance goals for Schramsberg Vineyards in upper Napa Valley... The post Afternoon Brief, February 16th appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/02/16/afternoon-brief-1802?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1802 Published Date:Tue, 16 Feb 2021 22:58:30 +0000 

From Industrial Pesticides to Integrated Pest Management: A New Trend in Vineyard Practice: UAV-IQ is helping organic and conventional growers implement biocontrol in an efficient and cost-effective manner by using drones to release beneficial insects exactly when and where they’re needed to suppress pests... The post Afternoon Brief, November 6 appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/11/06/afternoon-brief-1734?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1734 Published Date:Fri, 06 Nov 2020 21:49:30 +0000 

Elite Wine Group Suspends Master Sommeliers: After recent sexual harassment allegations by many women, the Court of Master Sommeliers has apologized and announced next steps... The post Afternoon Brief, November 3 appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/11/03/afternoon-brief-1731?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1731 Published Date:Tue, 03 Nov 2020 22:45:45 +0000