The 2026 State of the Industry session at Unified was cautiously optimistic but did delivered a clear message: the wine industry is not in a temporary downturn, it is undergoing a structural reset. We are deep into this adjustment but there is still work to be done. Declining consumption, excess...

A successful live conference and trade show caters to all sectors of the wine trade Healdsburg, CA, December 6th, 2021 – After a two year hiatus, Wine Industry Network (WIN) hosted the 9th Annual North Coast Wine Industry Expo (WIN Expo) at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds on December 2. The trade...

I don't like it but... it's true. I might have missed on a prediction that I made. Starting in January of this year, I began predicting that overall wine demand would grow through and into at least 2022. As the days passed, the better-than-expected situation with COVID vaccinations became clearer,...

With no and low-alcohol categories on the rise and the sober-curious boogeyman around every corner, we needn’t wait for rock bottom to take a hard look at our sales strategy and make a change today. While much of the wine & spirits industry points the finger at Gen Z & Millennials, the World Health...

2024 may well be one of the most challenging years in recent history for the American wine industry. Let’s change that. Multiple Alarm Bells At the recent Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento, several prominent experts in various fields sounded the alarms during the enormously popular...

Join SipSource Analysts and industry veterans Danny Brager and Dale Stratton as they forecast what to expect this holiday season and preview trends that are emerging from exclusively available 2023 wholesaler depletion data. Find out what’s hot and what’s not in wine and spirits this holiday season...

April brought some welcome rainfall to California’s Coastal growing areas: Up to five inches fell in some locations but, in most, rainfall was sufficient enough to get things looking nice and green but not enough to meaningfully replenish water reserves. Indeed, we are hearing that water usage...

As we move into the second quarter of the year, California’s bulk wine and grape markets are proceeding steadily, with some particular areas – namely Napa and Sonoma – commanding high interest while other areas are quieter. Overall, while retail sales from the first quarter of 2022 are assessed,...

NAPA, Calif. – January 19, 2022 – Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the bank of the world’s most innovative companies and their investors, today released its 2022 State of the Wine Industry Report. The 21st edition of the annual report assesses current conditions in the wine industry and provides a unique...

I have an announcement to make! That's always been a phrase that makes me nervous. People don't walk into the room and grab a bullhorn to offer something trivial. What follows that remark will be something big, interesting, or important and hopefully welcome! This utterance might precede a happy...