Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Critic Wars: The Producer Strikes Back Ever wondered what wine producers really think of critics? Read one irate summation of the state of wine reviewing…...
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Cult Cabs: Why Screaming Eagle Fetches Top Dollar The shock lingered with the crowd under the white tent at Auction Napa Valley, well after the swirl...
Napa Storytelling: Why So Serious? A Research Study We all love a good story, and the wine business has long recognized the need of good stories to sell wine. Stories differentiate wineries in the stories...
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Can-Do Attitude: Avoiding Pitfalls with Canned Wine Winemakers discuss tips and best practices for packaging wine in the new format… Today’s...
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping: Zinfandel and Rosé on the Rise, While Red Blends Underperform Their Peers In January, we released the 2018 Direct-to-Consumer...
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...
Wine Sellers Charge "Gangster Tactics" by Liquor Commission over Shipping Sales A national group of wine sellers is accusing the New Hampshire Liquor Commission of abusing its power and using "gangster...
Concern over Accurate Labeling Grows Despite decades in which California wine producers have sadly, yet legally and profitably labeled their products as "Champagne," and "Port," advocates of what a geographical...
Gallo Acquires Rancho Real Vineyard
An affiliate of E. & J. Gallo Winery announced today it has purchased Rancho Real Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley appellation of Santa Barbara County...
Wine Experts Warn of Growing Anti-Alcohol Sentiment and Aging Boomers The industry has been riding on the "wine is good for you" trend since the early 1990s, but "negative" press about alcohol is growing,...
