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El Niño Now Among Strongest in Modern History; Unusually Warm and Unsettled Conditions Persist in California
Not only is 2015 California’s warmest year on record to date (beating the previous record set all the way back in 2014), but the details of the persistently elevated temperatures have been particularly oppressive…
Sonoma County Supervisors to Hear Dry Creek Valley Winery Dispute Tuesday
Sonoma County supervisors on Tuesday are expected to decide the fate of a contested Dry Creek Valley winery proposal from vintners Ken and Diane Wilson during a high-profile appeal hearing the first in a slate of winery disputes headed to the Board of Supervisors this year…
Harvest 2015: A Short Crop in California Should Lead to Good Quality
Everyone in California knew the 2015 winegrape crop would be short. Drought years do that. But the lack of water wasn’t the only factor that put a crimp in the crop…
Global Report Into Alcohol Consumption Finds Consumers ‘Play It Safe’
Today’s consumers have a complex relationship with alcohol and brands, depending on the occasion, their own self-image, or the place they drink…
Top Wines from 2015 Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
New Report Shows Napa Valley Early Learning Initiative Helped Nearly 1,500 in Napa County in 2014/15
Oak Barrels vs. Oak Alternatives
Napa Supervisors to Hear Reverie Winery Appeal
Texas Wine Makers Hold ‘The Sip’ to Announce Stellar 2015 Harvest
Weather Puts Chill on Michigan Winery Production
Third Annual Wine Tourism Day to Give Back to Community
Bordeaux Winemakers Plant Hedges to Cut Pesticide Risk
B.C. Wine Overpayments: Liquor Distribution Branch Pays Wineries Extra $1M
Free Trade Deals Fuel Australian Hopes of a New Wine Export Boom
Direct to Consumer Wine Sales
Chatterbox Wine Marketing Services – Napa Valley
Wine Steward
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Assistant Project Manager
National Storage Tank – Santa Rosa, CA, United States
Wine’s New Look: Picture-Only Labels
2016 Survey of Wine Conditions
Creating a Congenial Workplace
Buried Cow Horn? The Mysteries of Organic and Biodynamic Wine
Weed Infused Wine Delivers the ‘Perfect’ Buzz
10 Things About Harvest 2015 That No Winemaker Said, Ever
State Control of Alcohol Distribution Does Not Reduce Drunk Driving Deaths
What Are the Varieties of Tomorrow?
Niche Marketing… Where Do I Start?
Napa Wine Industry Shaken, Recovering from 2014 Quake
New Law Amends California Tied-House Law
How Wine Labels Shifted from Old World Class to Social Media-Worthy Sass
How the Super Bowl for Wine Lovers Works
5 Tips for Marketing Wine to Millennials
What Really Goes Down in a Wine Tasting Room
