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Wine Reacts to Anti-Alcohol Messaging with New Marketing Strategies
September 26, 2024
Can marketing campaigns and positive press save the wine industry? Sometime next year, the Wine Institute will do something it hasn’t done in decades: launch a wine marketing campaign. “Wine Institute...
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How Was Wine Blindsided by Recent Trends in Consumption and Demand? Pick a Reason.
September 17, 2024
Is it any surprise that not enough people in the wine business noticed the anti-drinking efforts and tried to do something about them? Probably not. Over the last couple of years, the wine business has...
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Navigating Winery Succession: Proactive Strategies for a Changing Market
September 5, 2024
Today, estate planning must take into account options such as selling the property to a third party, a merger or acquisition, or even just closing it.  By Jeff Siegel Succession and estate planning...
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Wine Clubs Still Struggling: New WMC Study Features Consumer Feedback on Why
July 31, 2024
Much of the news at this year’s Wine Mark Council Direct-to-Consumer report was not especially new: Improved, though still lagging, tasting room visitor numbers
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Clear as Glass: Wine Bottle Importers Are Being Investigated by the Feds
July 25, 2024
Sometime early next year, the federal government should conclude its investigation into whether some imported glass wine bottles are being sold at ...
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Are Things Getting Better for the Wine Industry? SVB Says Yes — and No
June 25, 2024
Silicon Valley Bank’s annual Direct to Consumer report cites growing visitation numbers and declining DtC volume sales By Jeff Siegel   Rob McMillan The news is mixed in Silicon Valley Bank’s 2024...
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Distribution Deals Questioned: FTC Targets SGWS Using Depression-Era Law
June 14, 2024
A federal antitrust lawsuit against Southern Glazer’s could be filed this month. By Jeff Siegel   The news that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Southern Glazer’s, the world’s biggest...
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Drip Drop: California’s Water Supply Is Replenishing — But Unevenly
June 10, 2024
California manages water through an incredibly complex patchwork of federal, state, county, municipal and water district regulation. By Jeff Siegel   Remember the past couple of years of water cuts...
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Innovation and Education: Sonoma State University’s Ray Johnson Retires
May 24, 2024
Visionary leader of Sonoma State University’s Wine Business Institute is ready for his next chapter. By Jeff Siegel   Ray Johnson, Sonoma State University Ask Ray Johnson what he’ll miss the most...
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Everything Changes: The New Wholesale and Distribution Landscape
April 10, 2024
The second tier hasn’t stopped changing since the Recession ended in the mid-2000s, with wave after wave of consolidation since. By Jeff Siegel   Every time it seems that the wine business can’t change...
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