The ninth annual Rich Smith Award of Excellence for outstanding contributions to the American grape and wine industry was presented today to Emily Hodson, the winemaker at Veritas Vineyards and Winery, a co-owner of Flying Fox Vineyards and Winery, and an active leader in the Virginia wine...
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Guala Closures North America will be promoting the most luxurious aluminum wine closures manufactured in North America – WAK and Savin. The WAK closure combines tradition and innovation to deliver the benefits of an aluminum closure with the look of a traditional cork. As used by trusted customers...
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North Coast Wine Business Will Feel Effect of the Pandemic for Some Time, Expert Says: While the second half of this year is expected to much better for the North Coast wine business as restaurants and tasting rooms reopen with greater vaccine distribution, the coronavirus pandemic is going to have...
Read MoreAfternoon Brief, June 12th
Sonoma County Wine Auction to Be Hosted at Historic Chateau St. Jean Winery: Sonoma County Vintners Foundation is delighted to announce that the charitable Sonoma County Wine Auction has been renamed as the Sonoma County Wine Celebration and will be held at the beautiful Chateau St. Jean Winery on Saturday, September 21...
Afternoon Brief, April 2nd
North Coast Wine Challenge Begins Tuesday: How do organizers conceal the identities of the entries in this blind tasting?...
Afternoon Brief, March 13th
North Coast Wine Industry Cautiously Optimistic as 2024 Grape Season Starts: Wine grape growers and vintners are cautiously optimistic as the 2024 season gets underway for the North Coast crop...
Afternoon Brief, February 27th
US FTC Suing to Block $25 Billion Kroger-Albertsons Supermarket Deal: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and eight states said on Monday they are suing to block supermarket chain Kroger's $24.6 billion deal to buy smaller rival Albertsons, saying it would boost grocery prices for millions of Americans...
Afternoon Brief, October 26th
Washington State University's Sensor-Laden Chardonnay Block Collects Data for AI Scientists and Offers Demonstrations for Growers: Automating vineyard irrigation requires a network of sensors, solar panels, wires and data loggers that can be at risk of run-ins with equipment. That’s one of the first lessons the engineers learned at Washington State University’s Smart Vineyard demo farm in Prosser...