Appellation Academy: A Place to Grow Your Marketing Skills and Solve Big Problems

Marketing professionals join together for classes, networking and industry discussions    Last week, 30-year wine industry marketing veteran Michael Wangbickler (Balzac Communications) announced Appellation Academy, a place for wine and […]

Down to Zero: Ignoring neo-Prohibitionists Could Prove Dangerous to the Wine Industry

The recently completed Lifestyle, Diet, Wine & Health congress in Toledo, Spain, brought together experts from around the world to acknowledge the threat from neo-Prohibitionists and to begin to decide […]

Afternoon Brief, May 19th

Wine Country and the Silicon Valley Bank Hangover: SVB had been the go-to bank for many North Bay wineries—who will tap the barrels now?...

Afternoon Brief, February 27th

Napa Cabs Go Big at Auction: The skies over Napa Valley may have literally been dark on a stormy Saturday, but the outlook for Napa Cabernet Sauvignon has never been brighter after a phenomenal outcome at the Premiere Napa Valley Auction...