Afternoon Brief, June 6th
China, US and India Lead Path to Recovery for Global Alcohol Market: Global beverage alcohol is expected to begin its recovery in 2025, according to new data and forecasts from IWSR, with three markets in particular driving growth...
Afternoon Brief, April 10th
DTC Impact Report: Outreach and Inclusion Attract Younger Drinkers: The 2022 Direct-to-Consumer Impact Report offers a variety of key insights on trends and developments in tasting rooms and DtC over the last year...
Afternoon Brief, March 13th
Silicon Valley Bank Closure Leaves Wine Industry Clients in the Weeds: There may not be quick answers to the biggest questions facing the wine industry after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed on Friday — including the future of the bank’s landmark wine industry report...
Afternoon Brief, February 16th
Hurricane Destroys Hawke's Bay Vineyards: Wine growers are used to rain, frost and drought, but a full-force tropical cyclone is a different level entirely...
Afternoon Brief, October 18th
Remembering Barbara Winiarski: Barbara Dvorak Winiarski, co-founder of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, artist, preservationist, and philanthropist, died at 88 years old, peacefully, at her home in Napa Valley, California, on October 8, 2021...
Five Prestigious Napa Valley Mountain AVAs, One Extraordinary 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon
“The Five Peaks of Napa Valley” 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon from The Vice Wines Blends the Finest Fruit from Atlas Peak, Mount Veeder, Diamond Mountain District, Howell Mountain and Spring Mountain District Napa Valley, CA – October 15, 2021 – What happens when the highest quality fruit from Napa Valley’s 5 prestigious mountain AVAs are blended […]
Five Prestigious Napa Valley Mountain AVAs, One Extraordinary 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon
“The Five Peaks of Napa Valley” 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon from The Vice Wines Blends the Finest Fruit from Atlas Peak, Mount Veeder, Diamond Mountain District, Howell Mountain and Spring Mountain District Napa Valley, CA – October 15, 2021 – What happens when the highest quality fruit from Napa Valley’s 5 prestigious mountain AVAs are blended […]
Afternoon Brief, October 5th
Increasing Temperatures Led to Better-Tasting Wine Grapes, but for How Long?: Warming temperatures over the past 60 years have led to increased wine quality, but a new study looking at sugar and color content in grapes indicates the industry may be facing trouble if trends continue, according to collaborative research out of the University of California, Davis, and University of Bordeaux...
Afternoon Brief, September 21st
Scientists Develop Organic Cure for Pierce’s Disease: Testing continues, but new treatment meets approval of U.S. EPA and several state regulators...
Afternoon Brief, June 23rd
Sonoma State University’s Wine Business Institute Launches New Inclusion Effort: Sonoma State University on Tuesday said it is launching an inclusion program as part of its Wine Business Institute to help further diversify a sector that is largely white...