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The face of wine is changing: how traditional agencies are rethinking their strategies
Supermarkets’ recent headline-grabbing range culls are just the latest in a long series of changes that have rocked the trade and forced suppliers to take a hard look at the way they do business…
Make Your Wine Sparkle – Basics on the Three Main Methods of Sparkling Wine Production
Making your wines sparkle can be accomplished by winemakers in different ways, using either centuries-old techniques or much newer technology in sparkling wine production…
Vineyard Needs Prompt Action Over Illegal Workers
In a move certain to raise the blood pressure of right-wingers outside the state, California’s legislature is considering a bill that would allow illegal immigrants who work in agriculture to have work permits so they can stay…
Washington Wine, Part 2: Ample Room For Growth
With winery revenues of roughly $1 billion and a U.S. market share of around 4%, according to the Washington State Wine Commission, the Washington wine industry has grown fast, moving from fewer than 20 wineries in 1980 to more than 850 today…
Landowners Overwhelmingly Support Local Control of the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin
Brewers bemoan paying state fees that fund wine industry
Australian Wine Falls Further In U.S.
Diageo needs to ‘show direction’
Los Olivos AVA to expand wine profile of Santa Ynez Valley
Virginia wineries cope with grape shortage
The Willamette Valley’s wine country celebrates its 50th birthday
UK sparkling wine industry takes off
From wood to wine: France dominates oak barrel trade
$25 million needed to restore Australian wine industry to profitability
Dan Berger: Arcane laws still plague wine shipment
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National Storage Tank (Santa Rosa, CA, United States)
Harvest Cellar Team
Napa Valley Winery (Napa, CA, United States)
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Napa Valley Winery (Napa, CA, United States)
Excerpts from Parker’s “The Emperor’s Diaries” – Part Two
A decade after Granholm: Have the tectonic plates of DTC shifted?
But Why is the Wine Gone? Part 1 – Prosecco
Water Dowsing: Science, Magic, or Crazy Talk?
Tasting notes are really bad, aren’t they?
In Defense of the Soccer Mom’s Favorite Wine
Why Email Marketing? Revisited
Wine Competitions and the Ethical Conundrum
In a world of digital distance, old fashioned communication matters more
In growing numbers, sommeliers uncork the wine experience for diners
Wine Infographics Worth A Thousand Words
The Paradigm Shift in Wine Writing
Why the West Coast sets the tone in style
OpEd: How “Sustainable” Is the Wine Industry?
