Afternoon Brief, January 5th

Land Trust of Napa County Agrees to Buy Controversial Walt Ranch Property from Hall Wines: Attempts by owners Craig and Kathryn Hall to transform the wooded ranch into a vineyard were at the epicenter of a wider battle between open space and grape growing in Napa County...

Vintner Kathryn Hall, owner of HALL, WALT and BACA Wines with five tasting room locations in Napa, Sonoma and Healdsburg, is launching a fundraising campaign this Friday during HALL’s regularly scheduled celebrity Happy Hour series on Facebook Live to aid in fire relief. Hall plans on hosting the...
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Market slow; older stocks skew availability picture In this month’s Global Market Report, all countries are united in reporting the symptoms of an industry entering the fourth year of a challenging environment: late loadings, late payments, cashflow shortages, and vineyard removals. Already...
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NAPA, Calif., (Nov. 26, 2025) – VA Filtration Services’ Scientific Approach, Innovative Solutions from Napa Valley At VA Filtration Services, our mission is to empower winemakers to produce wines of the highest sensory quality. One of the challenges in modern winemaking is managing undesirable...
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Some markets active amid persistent global weakness Three bulk wine markets – France, Italy and Chile – entered November having experienced good activity levels through October. “Activity” is the key word: sample requests and price discussions have constituted most of the activity in southern...
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Experience California Dreaming with Rack & Riddle at WIN Expo Join Rack & Riddle at the 13th Annual WIN Expo Trade Show & Conference as we celebrate California Dreaming — an exclusive tasting journey through our signature sparkling wines. 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Sonoma County Fairgrounds — Kraft...
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Winery will contribute hundreds of wine barrels to anyone in the community to be painted and dispersed throughout St. Helena (St. Helena, CA – March 17, 2021) — HALL Wines, a leading luxury set of wine brands owned by Craig and Kathryn Hall, is donating wine barrels to be used throughout the towns...
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Spending a weekend sipping superb wines while savoring the perfect food pairing sounds like heaven. Add in breathtaking scenery and the relaxing ambiance of Sonoma County’s Wine Country, and now you have paradise perfected! This magical wine and food weekend becomes reality on November 1st and 2nd...
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