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US Wine, Beer, Spirits Consumption ‘in a Holding Pattern’ as Public Leans Toward Less Alcohol
As such consumption appears to be slowing while sales are growing for certain drinks competing with traditional table wine, the upper end of the industry is increasingly embracing mechanization and other technology once eschewed …
Nailing the Myth of Minerality
Minerality is perhaps the wine industry’s most overused, underwhelming, and misunderstood descriptors of them all …
Livermore Valley Wine Country Defines 12 Sub-Districts
Results of two scientific studies commissioned by the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association (LVWA) with funding from the California Department of Food and Agriculture show that there are 12 identifiable growing districts within the 260,000-acre Livermore Valley American Viticultural Area …
Private Label Wines Make Their Presence Felt On Impact’s “Hot Brands” List
With chain retailers ramping up their private label activity in the wine category, several own-label brands have connected with consumers over the past year and earned Impact Hot Brand accolades …
North Coast Winemakers Shifting to Machines to Harvest Grapes as Labor Woes Mount
As Grape Acreage Expands, Industry Talks Politics
West Coast Wineries Collaborate in ROC Research Trials, Large, and Small
The Challenges of Genetics and Digital in the Vineyard on Show in Paris
Sommelier Wine Awards: A Year of Sparklers
British Columbia Wineries Look Toward Awards to Help Them Stand Out in Crowded Marketplace
Experts Provide Realistic Prices for 2018 Bordeaux Wine Futures
Why Spanish Producers Are Seeking Burgundy-Style Classifications
Argentine Companies Invest Heavily in the Future
The Time’s Right for First World Bulk Wine Exhibition in China
2019 Rodney Strong Summer Concert Series Adds Fourth Show – Comedian Jay Leno to Perform on Sept. 8
The State of Discrimination in Wine
Rich Prick Wants a Lower Score
Legislature Doesn’t Need to Fix Bad Business Practices for Some Wine, Spirits Wholesalers
How Can You Doubt Global Warming?
When Millions of Americans Stopped Eating Grapes in Support of Farm Workers
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DTC Past, Present, and Future: An Interview with Lesley Berglund, CO-Founder and CEO of WISE Academy
Round Pond Names New Winemaker
Jeffrey Earl Warren Joins Napa’s Premier Brokerage
Chopin Import Names Bryan Tilbury Western Regional Division Vice President
Top 7 Oak Stave Questions Answered
vinSUITE Releases MailChimp Connect
VineView Partners with Public Relations Firm Solterra Strategies
Last Chance to See Full-Season Soil Moisture Data
Broken Earth Winery Opening New, 23,000 Square-Foot Tasting Room
Winery Project Update: Cakebread Cellars
Bokisch Vineyard’s Award-Winning Wines Are ‘Culmination of Many, Many Years of Hard Work’
Penfolds Collaborates with Champagne Thiénot to Release Its First Champagne
The Co-Op Launches Brangelina’s New Rosé as It Expands Range
