Afternoon Brief: The Supreme Court Is Poised to Remind States That the Constitution Doesn't Stop at the Liquor Store
Twice in the past two decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has heard landmark cases involving protectionist alcohol laws, and twice the Court has made it clear that when states discriminate against out-of-state alcohol businesses, they are running afoul of the U.S. Constitution...
Afternoon Brief: Paris Cafés Caught Cheating Tourists with Cheap Wine
Restaurants and bistros in the French capital are serving lower-quality wine by the glass while charging for premium labels, an investigation has found...
Afternoon Brief, September 26th
Champagne Pickers Treated 'Like Dogs': French public prosecutor opens two human trafficking investigations after France shuts down grape picker accommodation sites...
Afternoon Brief, August 29th
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to Vote on Compromise Evacuation Zone Ordinance for Farmers: The new regulations are a compromise between labor activists who advocated for a wide range of worker protections such as hazard and disaster pay for the estimated 8,500 farmworkers working in the county and the politically powerful wine industry, which argued for flexibility with public safety officials having the power to decide who is allowed to enter evacuation zones...
Foley Family Wines Appoints Alison Crary Rodriguez as Winemaker for Silverado Vineyards
Santa Rosa, Calif., (August 29, 2022) – Foley Family Wines, a family-owned wine company founded in 1996, announced the appointment of Alison Crary Rodriguez as winemaker for Silverado Vineyards. Foley […]
Afternoon Brief, July 22nd
Despite Fires, Wine's Glass Still Half Full: Although the vintage is likely to take a hit, it remains unlikely that the European fires will lead to a global wine shortage...
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...
Afternoon Brief, June 24th
Climate Change Is Altering the Chemistry of Wine: Warming, wildfires and unpredictable weather threaten to disrupt the delicate processes that underlie treasured wines. Researchers and producers are innovating to keep ahead...
Afternoon Brief, June 21st
Foley Family Wines Buys Napa’s Silverado Vineyards: Vintner, finance executive and hockey team owner Bill Foley secures 300 acres of Napa vines with latest deal expanding his winery holdings...
Afternoon Brief, June 9th
Police Seize Grange in "Sting of the Century": Two full sets of Penfolds Grange valued at $400,000 each have reportedly been seized by Police as part of Operation Ironside which is being billed as the "Sting of the Century"...