Afternoon Brief

Uncorking the Truth - New Book Relies on Science to Dispel Alcohol Myths: Though we’re well into the 2020s, there are forces hell-bent on reviving the gravest mistake of the 1920s: Prohibition. This time, instead of “healing what was seen as an ill society beset by alcohol-related problems such as alcoholism, family violence, and saloon-based political corruption”, the justification is more personal: the impact of alcohol on one’s health...

WMC Study Echoes Previous Club Member Concerns: 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; the continued...

America's Incredible Shrinking Wholesale Landscape: Wholesalers across the US have consolidated, turning once regional entities into national behemoths. Jeff Siegel charts the changes...

Two Jailed for Bordeaux Grape-Picking Exploitation: A father and son who ran a viticultural contractor have been jailed for exploiting grape-pickers in Bordeaux...

Anderson Valley Winegrowers Association Thanks Firefighters for Quick Action Taken in Extinguishing the Grange Fire: In the late afternoon yesterday, a fire broke out on Route 128, near ...

Congress Questions Origins of Alcohol Panel: Why are openly anti-alcohol activists being allowed to influence US alcohol policy? We're not the only ones asking...

Large California Wine Producer Files for Bankruptcy, to Sell Assets: Vintage Wine Estates (VWE.O), one of the largest U.S. wine producers, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday, citing overexpansion, too much debt and a surplus of grapes as wine drinkers emerging from pandemic lockdowns drank less...

Is It Possible to Create Effective Age Restrictions for Alcohol Marketing Online? - The International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD) has teamed up with Google, Meta, Pinterest, Snap, TikTok and X to strengthen standards for advertising alcohol responsibly online. But with social media often dubbed the ‘internet wild west’, how can the giants ensure these measures are effective?