
Afternoon Brief, May 20th
Wine Comes Roaring Back: Is all the panic about wine's decline much ado about nothing?...

Afternoon Brief, April 17th
Ackley Brands Acquires Washington Wineries Columbia Winery and Hogue Cellars: Ackley Brands, a family-owned company based in Seattle that owns and operates premium beverage brands in the Pacific Northwest, has announced its acquisition of Columbia Winery and Hogue Cellars from Gallo...

Afternoon Brief, September 27th
Washington Considers Allowing Fingerprint Scan, Facial Analysis to Buy Alcohol, Cannabis: The Washington State Legislature may consider legislation giving the State Liquor and Cannabis Board further rulemaking authority regarding the use of biometric age verification by private entities selling alcohol or cannabis products...

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 28th
Why Independent Wine Retailers Are Making Custom Cuvées: Private-label wines have long existed for restaurant and retail chains, but now a growing number of small wine retailers are collaborating with boutique wineries to make their own limited-release wines...

Afternoon Brief, May 25th
Drinking Preferences: The Decline of Wine: New data shows a paradox in the U.S. wine industry last year with more regular wine drinkers, but consuming in falling volumes...

Afternoon Brief, July 18th
Foley Family Wines Acquires Silverado Vineyards: Foley Family Wines today announced the acquisition of Silverado Vineyards, which sits just north of the town of Yountville on the Silverado Trail in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley...


