
Program Part of Organization’s Mission to Create More Accessible and Inclusive Space for Wine Education Napa, CA (April 27, 2021) – The Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas announces its expansion into online programming for the Introductory Sommelier Course and Exam, the first of four levels...
Read MoreAs shared by Ben of Salisbury Creative Group, here are five tips on how to scale your online wine sales: 1. Graduate to email software for personal selling 2. Make a list of the top 25 accounts that deserve your focus 3. Roll out the red carpet to the trade on your website 4. Use the Facebook...
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Sonoma County Winegrowers Focus on Creating Experiences to Engage New and Existing Wine Lovers SANTA ROSA, Calif. (January 17, 2025) – For over a decade, Sonoma County Winegrowers has been at the forefront of innovation, forging powerful partnerships with iconic brands like John Deere, Ford Pro,...
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Demand for high-quality, natural cork continues to grow November 16th – (Napa, Calif.) — Portocork, North America’s premier supplier of natural cork closures for the wine, beer, and spirits industry, announced a sales team expansion, adding professional cork representatives that service winemaking...
Read MoreAfternoon Brief: Old Mission Peninsula Wineries Prevail in Legal Battle

The wineries of the Old Mission Peninsula Wine Trail (OMPWT) have emerged victorious in their long-standing federal lawsuit against Peninsula Township...

US Wine Sales Set to Skyrocket: Strap yourselves in, US wine industry, because you're on a rocket ship that's about to blast off. That's the prediction from industry analyst Rob McMillan, and it's notable because McMillan has become best known in recent years for his gloomy long-term forecasts for...
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North Bay Business Leaders Tackle What Comes Next After Coronavirus, Wildfires: Emerging from a coronavirus crisis into a new world for the North Bay hinges on “shifting, evolving and healing” our way of doing business, but it also requires financial support, a bank wealth manager said at a meeting...
Read MoreAfternoon Brief: WSWA's SipSource Releases 2024 Year-End Report

Year-end report highlights changing consumer trends, market disruptions, and a path to stabilization in 2025...
Afternoon Brief: Neil Empson, Pioneer of Fine Italian Wine in the US Market, Dies at 85

The EMPSON Companies announce the passing of their beloved Chairman and Co-Founder, Neil Trevanion Howard Empson, on Saturday, September 14, 2024. He was 85 years old...
Afternoon Brief, December 13th

Study Reveals More Than Half of Wines Sold on the British High Street Contain Toxic Chemicals: Unsuspecting members of the public could be sipping down toxic chemicals as they enjoy their favorite tipple this Christmas. That's because wines sold on the British high street by the likes of Sainsbury's, Marks and Spencer and Asda contain cancer-causing pesticides, a study shows...
