The 160th Hospices de Beaune wine sale – the oldest in the world in the wine world – which was to take place today has been postponed. History tells that there were other times (we are thinking of 1961 for meteorological reasons and 1968 cancelled for qualitative reasons) when the sale was...
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The Sonoma County airport is named for him, so is a museum and ice rink. Peanuts creator Charles M. Schultz spent 42 years living and working in Sonoma County, with “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” one of his most famous works. Schultz, during his lifetime, kept an airplane at the airport...
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Afternoon Brief: Wineries for Sale, but Buyers Scarce
Some people are walking away from the California wine industry as tough times see wineries left unsold...
Afternoon Brief, December 1
Monday, December 01 Trending Story Treasury Wine Estates Hit by Major US Write-Down Australia's largest wine producer has slashed the value of its US
Afternoon Brief: How American Alcohol Importers Are Adapting to the Tariff Rollercoaster
The second Trump term has established a new normal of stop-and-start tariffs and economic uncertainty, leaving wine and spirits importers scrambling to adapt...
Afternoon Brief: Champagne's Loss Is California's Gain
Wine consumption overall is on the decline, reaching its lowest point since 1996. And while California sparkling wine is far from immune to the gloom, the sunshine state is finding areas of the market that is leveraging with great success, albeit in a few different ways and often simultaneously...