Protea Financial provides outsourced operational accounting for wineries and select beverage businesses. We support everyday operations and real-world challenges by functioning as an integrated accounting department, providing the depth of support typically found in larger internal teams, without...

Wakefield Taylors Wines and 1800 Milenio Take Top Honors July 14, 2025 — Winners have been announced in the 18th annual Women’s International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWWSC). The competition, which took place recently in Santa Rosa, Calif., was founded on the premise that the majority of wine...

Introduction Coopers have long recognized the importance of forest origin in shaping the sensory qualities of wine, yet relatively little research has been conducted to understand the underlying factors driving these effects. With access to oak sourced directly from several prestigious and...

Building on its successful operations in Kenya and South Africa, Guala Closures is now investing in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and one of the fastest-growing markets. Lagos, April 23, 2025 – Guala Closures, a world leader in the production of closures for the spirits, wine, water, beer,...

Things Certainly Can Change in One Year by Steve Fredricks Last year at this time, mere weeks before the United States shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we were in an excess phase of the cycle for nearly every variety in California. Now, less than two months into 2021, the situation is...

Cale Becomes One of Very Few Wine Brands in the Country to be Founded by an African-American Woman Winemaker NAPA VALLEY, CA (February 22, 2021) — The rise in interest for alcohol alternatives in 2020 showed us there is now a seat at the table for the intermittent drinker and a healthier buzz....