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...
Afternoon Brief: Wine Tourism Now Accounts for a Quarter of Global Winery Revenue
A new international study has found that wine tourism remains a profitable and expanding part of the global wine industry, with 65% of wineries reporting positive returns and more than half planning to invest further...
Afternoon Brief: Gallo Acquires Whiny Baby, Wine Brand Aimed at Gen Z
Gallo has snapped up another California wine brand - one specifically marketed to Gen Z drinkers of legal age...
Afternoon Brief: Supreme Court Is Next Stop for Wine Importer's Lawsuit Against Trump's Trade War
A federal appeals court agreed with a ruling that the President overstepped when he imposed universal tariffs, but the decision has been stayed pending appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court...
Afternoon Brief: How Benchmark Wine Group Became a $45M Rare Wine Powerhouse
As much of the wine retail industry is struggling amid flat sales and shifting consumer preferences, one company stands apart: Benchmark Wine Group...
Afternoon Brief: Startup to Showcase Irrigation, Robotics, Pest-Detection Tech June 26
Six innovative ag tech startup companies have been selected to participate in VINE Connect, a program that vets and connects emerging agricultural technology with growers who can put it to use...
Director of Membership Development at WineAmerica
Afternoon Brief: Sugarloaf Custom Winery Seeks Bankruptcy Protection as $13 Million Loan in Default
Sugarloaf Wine Co. southeast of Santa Rosa filed for Chapter 11 reorganization as loan on winery goes into foreclosure. Founder says hundreds of thousands of dollars from the winery and a separate vineyard operation went to fund a fintech startup...
Afternoon Brief: What Does California's Grape Oversupply Mean for the Trade?
There are a record number of premium grapes being offered on the cheap in California. But what does this mean for the wine trade?
Afternoon Brief, June 21st
A Look at Antinori’s Purchase of Washington’s Col Solare: “The fact that Piero Antinori feels like this is a gem that he wants within his family, I think it speaks volumes to what Washington has done, especially as it relates to luxury wines,” says Juan Muñoz-Oca, chief operating officer of Antinori USA.