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2022 WINnovation Award: GOfermentor’s GOblend — Taking the Guesswork Out of Blending Wines
November 15, 2022
The wine industry is constantly faced with new trends, challenges and the pressure to stay ahead of the competition. With that comes the opportunity to innovate.  Each year, Wine Industry Network...
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2022 WINnovation Award: Buckeye Corrugated’s VinoPak — Curbside Recycleable and Cold Shipping Compatible Packaging
November 10, 2022
The wine industry is constantly faced with new trends, challenges and the pressure to stay ahead of the competition. With that comes the opportunity to innovate.  Each year, Wine Industry Network...
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Cross Marketing: Boost Your Bottom Line by Partnering with Like-Minded Businesses
October 31, 2022
Cross-marketing means forming marketing alliances with local businesses that sell related products, attract similar customers and have common demographics.  By Jeff Siegel   Talk to wine marketers...
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You’ve Been Served: TTB Sued Over Wine Ingredient Labels
October 7, 2022
A lawsuit filed by three leading consumer organizations could finally bring the debate about ingredient and nutritional labeling for wine front and center. By Jeff Siegel The Center for Science in the...
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Sales Data Confusion: Depending on Your Source, Sales are Up…or Down
October 3, 2022
Getting a consistent take on wine sales in the U.S. remains a crap shoot even in the data-driven, all-things-can-be-measured 21st century. By Jeff Siegel Wine sales in 2021 declined 0.5% in volume, which...
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Should Wine Labels List Ingredients?
August 22, 2022
TTB is considering rule changes that would require ingredients and nutritional information on wine labels. By Jeff Siegel The U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), the federal agency that...
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Will TTB Eliminate All Standards of Fill?
July 27, 2022
The TTB is asking for comment about eliminating all standards of fill for wine and spirits. By Jeff Siegel The wine industry, already beset by supply chain woes, inflation and declining sales, may have...
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ULC’s Draft Shipping Changes Face Intense Industry Backlash
July 25, 2022
Will proposed standardization of shipping laws be an unintentional setback? By Jeff Siegel This month, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC; an attorney committee otherwise best known for promulgating the Uniform...
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Vineyard Automation Will Help Growers Survive Ongoing Labor Shortages
June 24, 2022
Artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced sensor technology will reinvent vineyard management … eventually. By Jeff Siegel Grape growing is a traditional business, parts of which haven’t changed in...
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Rethink Packaging: Wine Needs to Embrace CPG Strategies to Attract New Consumers
May 2, 2022
Wine packaging was designed and perfected for the retail shelf display. So what happens when retail display doesn’t matter quite as much as it used to — and could matter a whole lot less in the future?...
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