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California Preliminary Grape Crush Report
The 2017 crush totaled 4,233,288 tons, up less than half of a percent from the 2016 crush of 4,217,154 tons. Red wine varieties accounted for the largest share of all grapes crushed, at 2,242,984 tons, down 1.6 percent from 2016…
Family Feuds Over Tudal Winery
John Tudal is suing his two sisters, Janet Tudal Baltas and Marilyn Tudal-Fidge, over their refusal to sell him Tudal Winery on Big Tree Road near St. Helena, according to the complaint filed in Napa County Superior Court this week…
Changing Our Thinking for the Digital Age
Wineries, as their true selves, are an agricultural business. Sagacious written advice for agriculture success has been around a long time – arguably since 800 BC when the Greeks wrote poetry now regarded as the first “farmers almanac”…
Startup Assisting Grape Growers, Wine Producers with Crop Management Hires Viticulturist Expert Lise Asimont as CEO
VinSense Technology, a company assisting in wine grape agriculture through Purdue patented technology, has hired Sonoma County, California viticulturist Lise Asimont as its CEO and head viticulturist…
Turrentine Brokerage Comments on Preliminary California Winegrape Crush Report
Ciatti Comments on 2017 California Winegrape Crush Report
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Green Issues Drive Innovation in Wine Closures
Craft Wine Association Launches
Oregon’s Expanding Palette of Wines
Andy Beckstoffer’s Lake County Project: So Far, So Good
Six Weeks Until Whiskies of the World San Jose and San Francisco
Treasury Wine Estate’s Strategy to Beat the U.S. Distribution Nightmare
The Top 10 Countries Exporting Wine to China
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Recruiting Associates Network – Napa, CA, United States
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U.S. Wine & Beverage Expo (USBevX)
February 21-22, 2018 – Washington D.C., United States
DTC Roadshow
February 26, 2018 – Paso Robles, CA, United States
Spirited International Spirits Trade Tasting & Show
February 27, 2018 – Santa Rosa, CA, United States
Vinexpo New York
March 5 & 6, 2018 – New York, NY, United States
Demystifying Aroma Molecules in Wine & Cork Closures
April 2, 2018 – Santa Rosa, CA, United States
Corey Beck Named CEO of the Family Coppola
Winemakers Turn to MIT to Save Pinot Noir in Warming Temperatures
Engaging Consumers with Digital Tools in Today’s Experience Economy
Barrel of Possibilities: Oak Programs a Matter of Personal Taste
Why Smaller Distributors Are Banding Together in a Changing Market
Developing a Research Cooperative for Winemakers to Experiment
Academics Explain Terroir but Not Exactly the Way Wine Consumers Might Expect
Somms Shift to Wine Club Model
Foley Family Wines and Banshee Wines Become Wine Industry Partners
Why Wine Corks Are on the Upswing
Considering Wine & Weed Events…Not So Fast
How New Alcohol Tax Laws May Affect Your Business
Sonoma, Napa Grape Growers Waiting to See How Vineyards Were Changed by Wine Country Wildfires
Who’s Influencing Your Wine Choices?
