Afternoon Brief: California Wine Month Highlights Sustainability and Innovation
While the industry faces headwinds with shifting consumer trends, international competition, and market challenges, Berge remains optimistic...
Afternoon Brief, June 12th
Sonoma County Wine Auction to Be Hosted at Historic Chateau St. Jean Winery: Sonoma County Vintners Foundation is delighted to announce that the charitable Sonoma County Wine Auction has been renamed as the Sonoma County Wine Celebration and will be held at the beautiful Chateau St. Jean Winery on Saturday, September 21...
Afternoon Brief, April 29th
Labor Department Sets Sweeping New H-2A Foreign Guestworker Rule: The U.S. Department of Labor has adopted a new rule it said will protect foreign seasonal farmworkers from being abused, imposing sweeping regulations the head of an agricultural employers association called "offensive."...
Afternoon Brief, March 19th
Should SVB Continue to Produce the Annual DtC Report?: Silicon Valley Bank goes to great lengths and costs to provide this report to the industry gratis. Still, it's a partnership with you: Without survey responses, they can't produce this industry resource...
Afternoon Brief, July 29th
Grape Harvest Kicks Off with Early Pick in Sonoma County: Under a light marine layer, the wine grape harvest kicked off in Sonoma County early Friday morning in the Russian River Valley with a season that has started earlier than expected and should yield a smaller crop...
Wine Scholar Guild Launches WSG Studio
July 29th – Wine Scholar Guild has released WSG Studio, an extensive hub of live and streaming wine education content. Building on WSG’s experience as a pioneer and leader in […]
Afternoon Brief, October 7th
Sarasota Wine Market v. Schmitt—What’s the Fuss?: This week the U.S. Supreme Court could decide to take a first step in remaking how wine is sold at retail in the United States...
Wine Scholar Guild Relaunches Bourgogne Master-Level Program
October 7th – The Wine Scholar Guild (WSG) is pleased to announce the relaunch of its Bourgogne Master-Level program, reimagined and redesigned for busy wine professionals and serious students of wine. Led by a team of Bourgogne experts and endorsed by the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) this six-month program will take wine students deep into […]
Afternoon Brief, August 27th
Afternoon Brief: By the end of 2021, 72.9 percent of online purchases will be made on mobile devices. Wineries already using scannable technology on their bottles, shelf talkers, or neckers are ahead in dollars, data, and consumer reach. | WIA Exclusive by Robin Shreeves...
