Afternoon Brief: How TikTok Could Transform the Wine Industry
Within hours of TikTok announcing that it would allow alcohol advertising in North America, alcohol companies began running recruitment ads for TikTok specialists. Whats surprising is how few wine companies joined in...
Afternoon Brief, January 8th
Napa Valley Robot ‘Sommelier’ Spurs Debate on AI in the Wine Business: “He doesn’t break glasses,” Maria Reznikova said, citing a bonus with hiring her new staffer — a robot “sommelier” that has become quite an attraction for gawkers shopping on Calistoga’s Lincoln Avenue...
Isabel Guilisasti, Concha y Toro's VP Fine Wine and Corporate Image, Nominated for Wine Enthusiast's Wine Star Person of the Year
Via Concha y Toro, one of the world's most renowned wineries, is thrilled to announce that Isabel Guilisasti, Vice President of Fine Wine and Corporate
Afternoon Brief, September 11th
NAWR Applauds First Circuit Court of Appeals’ Decision That Rhode Island’s Ban of Wine Shipments from Out-of-State Retailers Is Discriminatory: The National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) released the following statement from its President David Parker concerning the First Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent decision in Anvar v. Dwyer that Rhode Island’s ban on wine shipments from out-of-state retailers is discriminatory...
Viña Concha y Toro USA Promotes Sarah Maurantonio to Regional Manager, Origins Collection, California.
Via Concha y Toro USA, the US subsidiary of the world's largest B Corp winery and pioneer of South American fine wine, strengthens its fine wine
Afternoon Brief, August 28th
Brock Lindsay of Lake Chelan’s Succession and Alta Wineries Dies at 40: Brock Lindsay, winemaker and co-owner of Succession Wines and Alta Cellars in the Lake Chelan appellation, died August 26th due to traumatic injuries caused by a utility vehicle rollover accident. He was 40-years old...
Viña Concha y Toro USA Welcomes Brian Condon as VP Sales, West
Healdsburg, CA - July 13, 2023 - Via Concha y Toro USA proudly announces the appointment of Brian Condon as VP of Sales, West. With over three decades of
Afternoon Brief, June 21st
Registration Now Open for Growing Forward Virtual Conference: Wine Industry Network (WIN) has opened registration for Growing Forward, a Vineyard & Grower focused Virtual Conference tackling the most pressing topics and issues faced throughout the grape growing cycle. The Conference is set to broadcast on July 19, 2023, beginning at 9:00am...
Grapevines 2.0: Viña Concha y Toro Begins Planting Vineyard Prepared for Climate Change
The work of Via Concha y Toros Centre for Research and Innovation, now in its eighth year of existence, has made it possible to have plants free of some viruses []
Afternoon Brief: Solano County Winemakers? Pitch for New Grape Pricing Advances
For just over three years wine grape growers and vintners in a portion of Solano County have been petitioning the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) with a request: Move a boundary line on a map and, in doing so, fix a problem that was costing them profit from the sale of wine grapes...