Afternoon Brief, October 6th
Deal Done with the Wine Group as Constellation Sells More Wine Assets: Among the labels changing hands are Cooper & Thief, 7 Moons and The Dreaming Tree...
Chilean Icon Wine Estate Seña Commemorates 25th Anniversary with the Reintroduction of Its World-Class 2009 Vintage
Seña’s 2009 vintage is re-released as a special library vintage for connoisseurs and collectors to enjoy New York, NY, July 21, 2022 – As part of Seña’s 25th Anniversary celebration, […]
Afternoon Brief, July 21st
Patent Lawsuit Against Gallo by Vineyard Investigations May Be Nearing End: When scientist/vintner and Vineyard Investigations, Inc. (VII) owner Paul Skinner approached E. & J. Gallo in May 2017 about his new inventions for precision viticulture, he had no idea that would open the door to an extensive, five-year lawsuit and federal court trial to defend his patents for a system of automated crop monitoring maintenance included sensors and emitters for individual plants along with an external data an sensor system...
Afternoon Brief, June 7th
Colorado Rising: Behind the World’s First High Desert Hybrid Wine Region: Colorado has been producing locally grown and bottled wine since 1890, but it’s just now reaching that adolescent stage of development, in which it establishes who, precisely, it is — and how it relates to the rest of the world...
Icon Wine Estate Seña Is Signaling a New Era of Chilean Wine in the US
The Chilean estate is strengthening its presence in the American market, celebrating its 25th anniversary, with a reputation of worldwide excellence New York, NY, June 6, 2022 – Icon Chilean […]
Afternoon Brief, March 17th
Local Winery Sues to Defend Its Name in Trademark Dispute: A Paso Robles winery seeks a court order to make sure it can use the “Hawks Hill” brand to sell wine without infringing on the trademarked name of a Sonoma County vineyard, according to the federal lawsuit, Wine Business reports...
Afternoon Brief, February 8th
Has U.S. Wine Industry Consolidation Gone Too Far?: Is the U.S. wine industry becoming too concentrated, with just a few big firms dominating the marketplace? That, more or less, was one of the questions we were asked at the press conference that followed the annual “State of the Industry” session at last month’s Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento, California...