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Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, February 5

February 5, 2019

Napa County Hits B Cellars with Code Notice over Food Service: Napa County says Oakville-based B Cellars winery appears to overemphasize food service in violation of county laws for wineries in unincorporated...

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, February 4

February 4, 2019

Should You Ignore What Your Customers Want? The Great Winemakers Do: Among French wines, Château Pétrus is legendary. Consumers pay over $1,000 for a single bottle. Talking with Christian Moueix, the owner...

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, February 1

February 1, 2019

Malibu Winery Sues Electricity Company After Fire: Cielo Farms winery, along with multiple homeowners, filed a suit at the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday (29 January), blaming Southern California...

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief January 31

January 31, 2019

Wine and Sex Off the Millennial Menu The State of the Industry presentation Wednesday at the annual Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento wasn't quite as gloomy as Silicon Valley Bank's dark take...

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief January 30

January 30, 2019

Napa's Board of Supervisors Swamped with Public Comments over Vineyard Development Rules Napa County supervisors finally had their say on how to balance oak and watershed protections with new vineyard...

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, January 29

January 29, 2019

Chris Bilbro, Founder of Sonoma's Marietta Cellars and Father to Three Winemakers, Dies at 72 Bilbro built a successful winery by making bold red blends from old Sonoma vineyards that other wineries...

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, January 28

January 28, 2019

Winegrowers Instructed on 'Future-Proofing' Napa Wine in the Digital Age: Is Napas wine industry ready for the future? Paul Mabray thinks not. Mabray, CEO of market research company Emetry.io, offered...

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, January 25

January 25, 2019

Direct Sales Alters US Wine Market: In 2018, wineries shipped more than 6 million cases of wine, a nine percent increase over the previous year, according to Larry Cormier's presentation at the annual...

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, January 24

January 24, 2019

Rombauer Vineyards Acquires Renwood Winery Facility in Sierra Foothills: Rombauer Vineyards, one of Napa Valley's premier, family-owned wineries, today announced the purchase of the Renwood Winery facility...

Afternoon Brief

Afternoon Brief, January 23

January 23, 2019

DTC Channel Is Reaching Maturity for Wine: Larry Cormier, General Manager, ShipCompliance by Sovos, presented the topline results from their annual Direct to Consumer Wine Shipping Report based on the...