May 17, 2018
C Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Alcohol Industry Pushes Lawmakers to Uncork Excise Tax Relief The alcohol industry is pressing Congress to make permanent the excise tax relief...
May 14, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: U.S. Premium Wine Rides on Household Wealth Boom, but ‘Headwinds’ Are Gaining, Says Wells Fargo Economist While U.S. interest rates remain...
May 2, 2018
From Petaluma Gap to the Sonoma Valley, Wine Appellations Baffle Some Wine shoppers looking for a wine to have with dinner face an often bewildering array of label information. There is the winery name,...
February 19, 2018
Balance Trumps Terroir for Winemakers
The industry says drinkers want fresher, more balanced wines, but that could kill off some venerable styles...
January 17, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Wine’s Most Inspiring People 2018: The Alternative Wine Packaging Trailblazer Jordan Kivelstadt is a straight-shooter. Innovator? Check. Relationship...
December 22, 2017
2 Key Wine Themes for 2018: Indigenous Grapes and Women in Wine Earlier this week I wrote about five topics that were highlights of the year in wine. These included forward-thinking initiatives and gatherings;...
October 24, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Amazon to Close Its Amazon Wine Marketplace Amazon has built its reputation as the place to find everything. But when it comes to the highly government-regulated...
July 6, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Constellation Paid $60 Million for Napa Cabernet Star Schrader Cellars Wine Spectator has learned that Constellation Brands paid approximately $60...
May 19, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: California Wine Sales in the US Hit Record $34.1 Billion The value of California wine shipments to the US market hit $34.1 billion in 2016, up 4.6%...
April 21, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Silver Oak Owners Purchase Ovid Winery The owners of the Napa Valley’s Silver Oak and Twomey wineries have purchased Ovid, an estate vineyard...