July 7, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Are Hand-Picked Grapes Better Than Machine-Harvested? Marketers love to affix the word “hand” to imply artisan craftmanship behind products....
June 26, 2017
Are Napa, Sonoma Vineyards Getting too Pricey? At a wine industry event about 10 years ago, there was a lot of discussion about top Napa Valley vineyards setting new records, with some selling for as much...
June 1, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: California Association of Winegrape Growers Foundation Awards $30,000 in Student Scholarships The California Association of Winegrape Growers Foundation...
May 16, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Truett-Hurst Reports Sales Decrease Truett-Hurst Inc. of Healdsburg on Thursday reported that its net sales for the past nine months have decreased...
May 15, 2017
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Bordeaux 2016: Prices Creeping Ever Upwards Château Pape Clément has released its red and white wines this morning, both with price increases on...
April 7, 2017
U.S. Producers Betting on Rosé and Challenging French Dominance "Is it on? Yes, it's definitely on. Pink is trending; it's a heavy trending thing, and I don't see it going away at all," says sommelier...
March 14, 2017
Jackson Building a New Winery in Oregon: Jackson Family Wines is building a new winery in Oregon from scratch to help cope with its substantially increased vineyard holdings in the state...
February 15, 2017
California Wine Exports Reach Record $1.62 Billion in 2016: U.S. wine exports, 90% from California, reached $1.62 billion in winery revenues in 2016, a new record. Despite challenges from a strong dollar,...
February 10, 2017
Preliminary Winegrape Crush Report Is 4.0 Million Tons: The California Department of Food and Agricultures Preliminary Grape Crush Report for 2016 has been released. It is a critical barometer for the...
February 9, 2017
'Red Blotch Like Phylloxera for California': Following a tasting in London on Tuesday this week, Bruce Cakebread discussed some of the issues facing wineries in California, in particular drought conditions...