In Part 2 of his “Sobering Thoughts at the Start of 2025” thinkpiece, Randy Caparoso examines the generational shift that’s at the heart of wine’s current struggles. By Randy Caparoso Since overall wine...
No one is oblivious to the recent decline in wine consumption. But is it cause for outright panic or measured reevaluation? By Randy Caparosso The business of Lodi is grapes. In fact, the region’s...
A new study targeted more than 1,500 consumers between ages 21 and 39, and included both wine and non-wine drinkers. By Jeff Siegel Could the future of the wine business rest with millennials as they get...
By Carl Giavanti Steven Laine Novelist Steven Laine has an international background in hotels and was fortunate enough to study hotel operations in Switzerland, gain an MBA in hospitality with the...
The problem with Sober October is that it suggests a binary option. A year ago, I would have said that an Anti-Alcohol Neo-Prohibitionist movement was ...
Want to learn about younger wine consumers? Watch and listen. By Randy Caparoso (with Anna Delgado) “When was the last time a wine writer sat down to have a glass with a young person?”...
Old vines are an essence of why great wines have always had an enduring appeal. By Randy Caparoso Just minutes before the virtual awards webinar showcasing the 2024 Old Vine Hero Awards (presented...
Therapists weigh in on factors that influence the industry’s glass-half-full mindset. By Jeff Siegel The litany of bad news — falling sales, attacks by health officials, overproduction and declining...
At 2024 ZAP, it became clear that California Zinfandel has finally grown up By Randy Caparoso There is, undoubtedly, no organization that’s done more for a single varietal category than Zinfandel Advocates...
When it comes to wine choice, consumers have always been more sophisticated than industry professionals. By Randy Caparoso I started out on Burgundy but soon hit the harder stuff. Not...
