Afternoon Brief: In the U.S.-Canada Trade War, the Wine and Spirits Industry Is Still Paying the Price
Tariffs and retaliatory boycotts have devastated wine and spirits businesses on both sides of the border. One year later, the industry is still grappling with lost sales, strained relationships, and an uncertain path forward...
Chef-Vintner Dustin Valette Welcomes 100-Point Winemaker David Ramey to Valette Wines’ Distinguished Portfolio
Ramey will oversee the production of Valette Wines’ new Russian River 2022 vintage Chardonnay, scheduled for release on February 5th – accessible solely to members of the Valette Wines Lifestyle […]
Afternoon Brief, February 5th
European Can Recycling Program Expands to the United States: Every Can Counts, the leading awareness programme for drink can recycling, has announced the launch of its United States chapter, a significant addition that follows closely after its expansion into the United Arab Emirates during COP28 in Dubai...
Afternoon Brief, September 28th
Is a Robotic Arm in Calistoga Pouring the Future?: An early-stage piece of technology at Maria Concetto's tasting room in Calistoga is turning heads. Known as RobinoVino, this robotic wine-pouring arm is not merely a novelty but a functional prototype with potentially significant implications for the sector...
Afternoon Brief, July 31st
DTC Market Trends Toward a Re-Balanced Standard: The direct-to-consumer wine market is still trying to figure out what the new normal looks like. Is it the pandemic’s hyper growth? Is it the pre-pandemic’s pretty good growth? Or is it something else entirely?
Healdsburg Chef-Vintner Dustin Valette’s Wine Brand, Valette Wines, Appoints Nicholas Skinner as DTC and Wine Club Manager
July 27th - Sonoma Countys award-winning Chef-Vintner, Dustin Valette, of acclaimed Healdsburg restaurants ValetteandThe Matheson,
Afternoon Brief, February 15th
An English Lord and Lady Are Selling Their Napa Valley Vineyard for $35 Million: Once upon a time, winery acquisitions almost always tended to happen in secret, brokered by investment bankers...