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2020 Will Bring an Explosion in Non-Traditional Packaging
Liz Paquette, Director of Brand and Head of Consumer Insights at Drizly predicts that 2020 is going to bring an explosion of non-traditional packaging variants, with a particular focus on the Ready to...
BoldPredictions_Cheryl
True Consumer Choice Beginning to Impact Alcoholic Beverage Industry
Cheryl Durzy, CEO and founder of Liberation Distribution (LibDib), thinks the time for real consumer choice in the alcoholic beverage industry is about to dawn as consumer behavior, retailer services,...
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3 Years of Hurt on Horizon, but Despite Challenges Wine Remains Relevant
Few people have the vantage point of Carolyn Wente, 4th generation winegrower and CEO of Wente Vineyards in the Livermore Valley.
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Bolstering Grapevines to Handle the Effects of Climate Change
Bolstering Grapevines to Handle the Effects of Climate Change: BluVite (pronounced bloo veetay) was developed in Italy by BluAgri about 10 years ago to help grape growers deal with the inevitability of...
Smart Packagin
What Part of Reality Are You Missing? Augmenting Smart Packaging
What Part of Reality Are You Missing? Augmenting Smart Packaging - What are customers looking for in wine packaging that most wineries are ignoring or missing at this point? Simply put, it’s the story....
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Saini Farms: Where Family Roots Run Deep
Third generation grape grower, John Saini and his sons, Brian and Mike, of Saini Farms, wear their farming hearts humbly on their sleeves. There’s little doubt they spend their lives tending to 300 acres...
Chris Jackson
Sonoma Wine Auction Co-Chairs Gina Gallo and Chris Jackson Spill the Beans
As we eagerly anticipate the 2019 Sonoma Wine Auction, to be held September 19—21, we thought it would be illuminating to learn a little more about this year’s co-chairs, Gina Gallo and Chris Jackson,...
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Mudita Cabernet Takes Best of Napa at NCWC 2018
By Laura Ness Mudita Wines almost didn’t enter the 2018 Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge. “This win almost didn’t happen,” says Mudita owner, Carol Baker. “I was so wrapped up with my youngest...
Sunset Wine Competition
All New 2019 Sunset International Wine Competition Now Accepting Entries
After a brief hiatus, the Sunset International Wine Competition—the one competition that truly reflects the unique character of The West—is back, and in very capable hands.
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J. Rickards Hits Home Run with Sauvignon Blanc
Jim Rickards grew up in San Francisco, a city kid. But he always knew he had the farming gene. “When I got out of the military after Vietnam, I did three things: grew my hair, grew my mustache and got...
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