Afternoon Brief: Russian Questions for US Wine Competition

How did Russian wines make it to a San Francisco wine competition, despite being banned by US law?...

When wine, community, and celebration come together, magic happens! For the fourth consecutive year, HipMaps has had the honor of partnering with Out In The Vineyard to design a custom HipMap for Gay Wine Weekend in Sonoma Wine Country. A Weekend Worth Mapping Gay Wine Weekend (July 18-20) brings...
Read MoreAstoria-Pacific offers affordable, reliable and dependable automated analyzers for Wine Analysis. Core applications for testing are: Acetic Acid, Glucose+Fructose, L-Malic Acid, Total Sulfite, and NOPA and Ammonia. This year, we are EXCITED to offer a new Free Sulfite module (AstoriaX-FS) that...
Read MoreAfternoon Brief: What Do Neo-Prohibitionists Really Want?

Organizations that advocate for more stringent policies around the sale and marketing of alcohol are gaining momentum. What does this mean for the beverage industry?...

Come by Astoria-Pacific's Booth # 623 at the WIN EXPO DEC 5, 2024. We want to discuss the idea of bringing real science back to Free Sulfite analysis in wine. Oh, yes, we also offer systems for other crucial tests.
Read MoreAfternoon Brief: This Private Equity Company Is Quietly Becoming a Pacific Northwest Wine Powerhouse

Who is this new Seattle-based competitor scooping up winery after winery? And given the current climate of panic in the industry on the whole, whats driving them and whats the endgame?

Tune into Up + Adam to hear Vineyard Team Executive Director, Beth Vukmanic, talk all-things Scholarship! LISTEN IN "...We have an inspiring conversation with Beth Vukmanic from the Vineyard Team, an organization dedicated to promoting sustainable farming practices and supporting the education of...
Read MoreAfternoon Brief, May 8th

In a Major Pinot Noir Purchase, Constellation Buys Sta. Rita Hills Icon Sea Smoke: The Santa Barbara County winery was a key player in the region’s Pinot Noir and Chardonnay renaissance...
Afternoon Brief, May 1st

Millennials and Gen X Want a Wine Vacation, Not an Education: Research commissioned by a marketing firm may yield new insight into the issue and how to modernize the wine industry for a younger crowd...

