April 15, 2019
The Best AVA Not on the Label: If you want some great Syrah, I'm going to tell you about a place that grows it. The wines are fascinating - complex and not fruit-driven - and a true product of their unique...
February 26, 2019
Wine.com Corners the Premium Market: While retailers and current industry research are lamenting that the wine business has lost the lucrative interest of the millennial consumer, Wine.com executives beg...
January 22, 2019
Supreme Court's Wine-Regulation Case Focuses on Protectionism:
October 8, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Wine & Spirits Magazine’s Top 100 2018 Congratulations to wine & spirits’ 2018 top 100 wineries … Today’s News: New...
September 19, 2018
DTC Channel Goes Mainstream: Direct shipping of wine is now mainstream in much of the United States. Last year, volume of direct-shipped wine was up 15.3% to 5.78 million cases, with consumer spending...
September 6, 2018
Your Wine Brand Could Be Lost in One Single Trademark Infringement: The landscape of the alcoholic beverage industry in the new millennium looks dramatically different than the drinks business of the 20th...
August 3, 2018
California Wine Country Bracing for Fire Season
As Mendocino Complex fires spread to Lake County, vintners are on high alert...
June 20, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Should Wineries Acquire Vineyards Instead of Buying Fruit on the Open Market? Should wineries acquire vineyards instead of buying fruit on the open...
June 19, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: The Devil Seeks Forgiveness from Merlot The man who single-handedly slaughtered the great grape’s reputation fronts up to growers and says...
June 8, 2018
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: High-End Growth Drives Domestic Sparkling Wine As the total domestic sparkling wine category edges closer to the 11-million-case mark in the U.S.,...