Afternoon Brief: Could the U.S. Supreme Court Hear a New Wine Case?
Opponents of Arizona's ban on sales by out-of-state wine retailers are petitioning justices to intervene and clarify a confusing legal tangle...
Afternoon Brief, April 29th
Labor Department Sets Sweeping New H-2A Foreign Guestworker Rule: The U.S. Department of Labor has adopted a new rule it said will protect foreign seasonal farmworkers from being abused, imposing sweeping regulations the head of an agricultural employers association called "offensive."...
Afternoon Brief, February 21st
WSWA's Sipsource Report Tracks 2023 Year-End Losses for Both Wine and Spirits: While there seems to be clear consensus on how difficult 2023 was for the beverage alcohol industry, there is no single agreed-upon view of what this means for the future...
Afternoon Brief, March 29th
Winemakers Appreciate the 2% Excise Tax Inflation Cap Set by the Canadian Federal Budget: Wine Growers Canada (WGC), the national voice of Canada’s wine industry, has welcomed the federal budget announcement capping the annual alcohol excise tax adjustment at 2%...
Shannon Family of Wines Releases Their First CCOF Certified Organic Wines
Five Year Project Reaches Fruition March 29, 2023 (Lake County, California) - Shannon Family of Wines is proud to announce the release of their first CCOF
Afternoon Brief, January 31st
The Passing of Entrepreneur, Vintner, and Art Collector, Donald M. Hess, (1936-2023): Donald M. Hess, entrepreneur, vintner, and art collector, passed away peacefully in Bern, Switzerland, on January 30, 2023, at 86...
Shannon Family of Wine Adds Jill Goodrich to Sales Team
Will Take the Role of Regional Sales Manager West February 1, 2023 (Lake County, California) - Jill Goodrich joins the Shannon Family of Wines sales team
Afternoon Brief, January 6th Afternoon Brief: University Researchers Studying Impact of Smoke Taint in Wine
University Researchers Studying Impact of Smoke Taint in Wine: With wildfires now a part of life in British Columbia, university researchers are studying how wildfire smoke impacts the provinces wine industry... With wildfires now a part of life in British Columbia, university researchers are studying how wildfire smoke impacts the provinces wine industry...
Afternoon Brief, January 3rd
These Elite Napa Estates Are Releasing Wines from a Fire-Ravaged Year. Do They Taste Smoky?: Two years after the hazy, chaotic days of the 2020 wine harvest, a season bookended by sprawling wildfires, some Napa Valley winemakers are coming out with a surprising announcement: They made wine in 2020. And they’re proud of it...
Shannon Family of Wines Announces New International Export Sales Lead
April 26, 2022, Lake County, Calif.— Shannon Family of Wines, the leading is pleased to announce the appointment of Al Portney as International Export Sales Lead. Al Portney brings more […]