Afternoon Brief, February 1st
Vinoshipper Releases 2nd Annual Craft Wine Direct Sales Report: Vinoshipper, the nation’s largest Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) wine shipping platform with more than 3,000 clients, released its second annual report today that shows a unique and optimistic perspective on direct sales across 47 states...
Afternoon Brief, December 6th
New Lawsuit Challenges Protectionist California Wine Distribution Law: The National Association of Wine Retailers announced its support today for a lawsuit challenging a discriminatory and protectionist California restriction on out-of-state wineries selling directly to California retailers and restaurants...
Afternoon Brief: North Americans Want Wines for $60 or Less
The results of a new study into the relationship between food and wine will be unveiled at wine2wine Business Forum in Verona on 14 November 2023...
Afternoon Brief, October 9th
Wine grape growers at the north end of the North Coast region this time of year typically are fretting whether they'll be able to wrap harvest before late fall rains begin in earnest...
Afternoon Brief: Does Napa Valley Have a Problem with Younger Wine Drinkers?
An iconic New World region, Napa Valley is home to over 400 wineries. Its known for many varietals, but none are more famous than the classic Napa Cabernet...
Afternoon Brief, June 2nd
Buellton’s Summerland Wine Brands to Liquidate, Close Doors By July 31: Summerland Wine Brands, formerly Terravant Wine Co., laid off or furloughed all but about 40 people on May 25, and plans to liquidate its winemaking equipment and sell the Buellton facility, according to a former employee familiar with operations...
Afternoon Brief, May 31st
The Jackson Family Partners with Ensemble Investments, LLC to Purchase Sonoma County’s Vintners Resort: The Jackson family has formed a strategic partnership with Ensemble Investments, LLC (Ensemble), a leading developer, owner and operator of luxury hotels and commercial real estate, to purchase Vintners Resort – an intimate, four-diamond California certified green resort on a vineyard estate – from its founders, the Carano family...
Afternoon Brief, February 2nd
Clay Gregory, Former CEO of Visit Napa Valley, President of Jackson Family Wines, and General Manager of Robert Mondavi Winery, Passes at 65: Clay Gregory, an active, influential and well-respected member of the Napa Valley community, passed away peacefully on Feb. 1, 2023...
Winechain Reveals the Official List of the World’s Very First Wine Estates Eligible to Issue WiNeFT
February 2nd- WINECHAIN, the marketplace for wiNeFTs (the official Winechain name for an NFT) that connects fine wine estates to new generations of wine
Afternoon Brief, November 23rd
It’s Official: Coloradans Will Be Able to Buy Wine in Grocery, Convenience Stores Starting in March: Grocery and convenience stores with a license to sell beer can begin selling wine March 1. That’s approximately 1,819 licensees as of June 2021...