Afternoon Brief, May 30th

Federal Judge Rules Provi’s Antitrust Case Against Southern Glazer’s and RNDC Will Proceed: Today, a federal judge ruled the antitrust complaint filed by Provi, the largest online marketplace for the beverage alcohol industry, against the nation’s two largest wine and spirits distributors, Southern Glazer’s Wines and Spirits (Southern) and Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), will move forward as the court denied a Motion to Dismiss “in its entirety” filed by the defendants...

Afternoon Brief, January 16th

The #1 Reason Why U.S. Consumers Are Buying Less Wine: The downturn in U.S. wine sales is real and substantial, confirmed by multiple data sources and extends all the way to actual consumption. Pandemic effects, inflation, competition, high inventories and channel switching all have had impacts, but don’t explain the downturn completely...

Afternoon Brief, May 17th

Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley Vintner and Investor Brion Wise Acquires Mark Herold Wines: Wise, proprietor of BRION and B. Wise Vineyards, today announces the acquisition of Mark Herold Wines...

Afternoon Brief, February 8th

Heitz Cellar Sued Over Wages: A former employee has filed a class-action lawsuit against Heitz Cellar for allegedly violating California’s wage laws, according to court records...

Afternoon Brief, January 25th

LivEx Recap: California Emerges as an Investment Powerhouse: There has been a boon in wine investment companies in the United States, with California leading the way...

Wright Contracting recently completed construction of the incredible Knights Bridge Vineyards winery, which was designed to assume low a profile, complementing the existing landscape and blending seamlessly into the Knights Valley. As stewards of the land, the owners of Knights Bridge are committed to continuing their sustainable agricultural operation with no adverse impact on the unique rural nature of its surroundings. The construction elements of the project include a winery building “stepped” into the hillside, located at the entrance to caves where crush, fermentation, and storage will occur. The winery production building features a steel and glass wall facing north to view Mount St. Helena, and a Kallwall skylight for ample natural daylighting. Extensive caves provide additional production, barrel ageing, and a tour through the mountain to a cave office and tasting building built around a below grade courtyard garden light well. Construction materials have been sele

The exciting new Seven Apart winery on Napa Valley’s Silverado Trail welcomes visitors with carefully designed indoor and outdoor spaces that blend seamlessly with the valley’s beauty. The hospitality building’s custom steel pivot door brings visitors into a great room – a grand space offering casual, inviting seating in a lounge style layout- and continuing on through a protected garden to a mezzanine with a view to the production operations, finally reaching the private tasting room. The private tasting room provides intimate an tasting experience, overlooking the production building, with a custom wall-to-wall operable window system. The room also features a stone wall with a floor-to-ceiling window that allows for a glimpse into the custom wine display room with a floor-to-ceiling wine rack system that showcases the winery’s recent vintages. While the building’s exterior is designed with a nod toward the agrarian lifestyle of the v