Showing posts with label News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label News. Show all posts
Thursday, July 30, 2026

A Facebook Tidbit You May Not Know

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In January 2026, Facebook changed the way their algorithm works for recommendations. They are restricting alcohol-related businesses, like w...
Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Sonoma/Napa Winery News

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 Current happenings, mostly related to the slowdown in wine visitation.
Friday, July 17, 2026

The Coming Weird Wine Grape Harvest

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Mother Nature controls much of what happens in agriculture, and wine grapes are especially finicky. Harvest timelines and fruit quality vary...
Friday, June 19, 2026

2026 Direct-To-Consumer Wine Report

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Silicon Valley Bank's yearly report is a benchmark on the current state of the American wine industry. They put out two major annual rep...
Thursday, May 28, 2026

Dining Out is not as Popular as it Once Was

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About 20% of U.S. wine is sold to restaurants generating at least 40% of  sales in  dollar value, because of restaurant mark-ups. There'...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Sonoma/Napa Recent News

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Recent winery-related happenings in Sonoma and Napa County.
Friday, February 27, 2026

Wine Regions Experiencing Growth

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It's not entirely doom and gloom for the American wine biz. There are areas that are adding vineyards and have new wineries planned. Her...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Wine Industry Report for 2026

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The Silicon Valley Bank's Wine Division puts out an annual report on the financial state of the American wine industry. The data comes f...
Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Top Wine Stories of 2025

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Welcome to 2026. We made it! Following are some of last year's big stories relating to the U.S. alcohol industry.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Wine Spectator's Top 100

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Wine Spectator magazine puts out an annual Top 100 list based on wines they've tasted in the past year. Rankings are based on quality, ...
Thursday, November 13, 2025

Unsold Grapes, Vines Pulled Out

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It was a tough year for grape growers. Not just a cyclical "normal" tough year, but really tough. The following is taken from an ...
Thursday, November 6, 2025

The 2025 Grape Harvest Wraps Up

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It's just about the end of the harvest for everyone, though there's still plenty to do in the cellar. So, how do things looks this y...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Who Controls Wine (Plus Beer and Spirits) Availability?

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Like many businesses, the alcohol biz tries to exert control over the country's laws that affect their bottom line through lobbies and c...
Friday, September 12, 2025

Air Travel Into Sonoma County

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Southwest Airlines has just announced upcoming service to STS, Sonoma County's commercial airport. SW will be offering flights to and f...
Thursday, September 4, 2025

Wineries Moving Into Distillation

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  If you can't beat 'em ...
Thursday, August 28, 2025

Agrivoltaics

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An issue with solar panel fields is the amount of land they can take up. You've maybe seen solar panels over parking lots. What if you c...
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Spotted Lanternflies, Just What the West Coast Doesn't Need

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The invasive plant-hopping Spotted Lanternfly , indigenous to Asia, has made its way to the eastern U.S., probably via a cargo ship from Asi...
Thursday, August 7, 2025

Wine Industry: "The Sky is Falling"

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Not quite.   This has been seen before, and the wine industry recovered, usually to get even bigger than before. That doesn't mean it...
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Retrenching in the Wine Biz

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Some of the major players in the industry are reducing their footprint in the wine business. This is a sign of uncertainty in the future of ...
Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Alcohol Warning Labels

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  The outgoing Surgeon General would like to put cancer warning labels on all alcoholic beverages. Dr. Brian Lawenda, a Harvard-trained onco...