Afternoon Brief, January 10th

California Wine Industry Lost More Than $250 Million in Value Due to Port Disruptions: California’s wine industry lost more than $250 million in value last summer because of crushing supply chain disruptions at West Coast ports, a new economic report reveals...

Tish Around Town Launches Napa Valley Wine Tour Celebrating Women In Wine

Dallas, Texas January 1, 2022:  Wine educator and event curator Tish Wiggins of Tish Around Town has launched a Napa Valley Wine Tour celebrating trailblazing women in the wine industry.  […]

Each season brings new and exciting happenings for our World Cooperage Account Managers around the globe as they work with our partner winemakers. We checked in on a few of them recently to see what was shaking in their part of the world. Come take a peek with us! Today we bring you updates from Napa, Sonoma, Israel, Australia, and South Africa. Stay tuned for our next update where we will hear from France, South America, Mexico, Canada and possibly more. NAPA Yuri DeLeon, Account Manager Hi, from sunny Napa Valley! Outwardly, everything seems to be quiet and still, but it is a critical time of year for the vines. Bud break has occurred, and crews are pruning the vines. In cooperage news, I've been busy partnering with wineries on barrel trials for their different programs - including one with Rombauer to see how extended wood aging effects wine maturation. Exciting stuff for sure! In the cellar, it is bottling time for many wineries. White wine barrels are being emptied then