Afternoon Brief, March 18th


MONDAY, MARCH 18
TRENDING STORY

Founding Winemaker James Hall Buys Back Patz & Hall from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates James Hall, the founding partner and winemaker, has repurchased Patz & Hall winery from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, which has owned the winery since 2016…


TODAY’S NEWS

Napa’s Big Decision: Style or Substance? Does Napa’s famously rich style trump terroir? One expert thinks it’s time to have a hard conversation…
The Wine Industry’s Human Rights Challenge It’s time to scrutinize the significant labor issues facing the wine sector—and explore the preliminary steps being taken to mitigate them…
‘It’s Like Napa 30 Years Ago’: Big-Name Winemakers Are Decamping to This Lesser-Known Region When Eric Jensen sold his Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo County) wine brand Booker Vineyard to one of the largest U.S. wine conglomerates, he expected some peers to label him a sellout…
Is It Time to Retire the Term “Women Winemakers?”
Anderson Valley Celebrates Its Uniqueness as a Wine Destination at the Upgraded 25th Annual Pinot Festival & with Its First Documentary
Blending Music and Wine, Cosmico Announces an Incredible Local Line-Up of Vintners in Guerneville, CA May 17 – 19
Third Annual Fire Resources Fair Shares Key Info on Wildfire Preparedness, Structure Hardening
Oregon Wine Country Gets an Electric, Driver-Optional Monarch Tractor
TTB Approved 179.2K Products L12M Through February 2024, an Increase of 2.4K (+1.3%)


INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Canadian Wine Industry Leaders Honoured at the 2024 Wine Industry Awards
‘Complex’ Post-Brexit Tax Rules Means Price Rises for UK Wine Drinkers
Could There Be a New Powerhouse in Italian Wine?
Blue Nun Turns French
Wynn Macau Launches Largest International Chinese Wine Competition


PROMOTED STORY

Sommeliers Choice Awards 2024 Sommeliers Choice Awards would like to invite all wine brands to register before the deadline of April 20, 2024…


BLOGS

Is AI in the Wine Industry All That It Is Cracked Up to Be?
Lodi Wine Growers’ Randy Caparoso Nominated for Old Vine Hero Award
Sonoma & Napa Chardonnay
Washington Growing Season Summaries 2005-2023
New-Wave Spain – On the Up


WINEINDUSTRY.JOBS

Technical Sales Representative Confidential – Napa, California (Hybrid)
Outside Sales Representative Jensen Precast – Remote
Marketing Coordinator Bucher Vaslin North America – Santa Rosa, CA
More Wine Industry Jobs


PEOPLE

Napa-Based Crimson Wine Group Announces Promotions and Role-Shifts Within Its Executive Leadership Team
Wine Forger Who Duped Hollywood Producers and California Billionaires Strikes Back
O’Neill Vintners & Distillers Promotes Kryss Speegle MW to Executive Vice President—Winegrowing
7 Ways That Catena Zapata Builds Markets and Grows Sales
Showcasing the Lake Chelan AVA at C. R. Sandidge Wines


SUPPLIER NEWS

Leap Solutions Has Been Acquired by George Petersen Insurance Agency
Sustainable Solutions to Create a Cleaner, Safer and Healthier World
Curate Partners with CabFranc-A-Palooza to Elevate Oenophiles’ Experience
Maximizing Your Wine Club’s Potential: Strategies for Growth and Retention
More Supplier News


VINEYARD & WINERY

Castle Rock Winery Receives Its 17th Best Buy in a Row from the Wine Enthusiast
Trothe Aims to Elevate Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon
Naked Wines Calls in Debt Advisors
This Co-Op at a Napa Valley Winery Teaches Students About Wine “From Grape to Bottle”
North of Atlanta, the Tides Are Changing for Georgia-Grown Wine