Agency Hires Wine Industry Marketing Expert, Kristin Rice AUSTIN, Texas (February 23, 2021) — Kerrville Hills Winery and Texas Heritage Vineyard both selected Big Thirst Marketing as their agency of record responsible for marketing programs to enhance winery growth. The marketing agency is tasked...

Demand decline improving with stabilization on the horizon Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, today released its 2026 State of the US Wine Industry Report. Widely regarded as the leading source of market trends in the premium wine sector, SVB’s 25th annual report provides...

Event Type: Webinar

Location: Online

Date: 1/15/2026

Please join us on Thursday, January 15 for a live, virtual event to review findings and analysis from our 2026 State of the U.S. Wine Industry Report. Our panel of wine industry experts will present findings from the latest SVB State of the U.S. Wine Industry survey and discuss market sentiment,...

Corksy Launches Corksy Go POS – Mobile Sales, Anywhere You Pour Handheld, all-in-one device with LTE and Wi-Fi lets wineries sell, sign up members, and personalize service wherever guests are. Irvine, CA — September 9, 2025 — Corksy, the modern DTC platform for wineries, today announced the launch...

Event Type: Tasting

Location: Soper Reese Theater 275 S. Main St., Lakeport, CA

Date: 11/13/2025

November 13, 2025 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Soper Reese Theater 275 S. Main St., Lakeport Join us for an engaging afternoon that brings together growers, winemakers, and industry professionals to explore what makes Lake County winegrapes truly distinctive. Through guided tastings, insightful...

On May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court issued a decision in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc., finding that meal period and rest break premium pay are considered wages. This is in accordance with the purposes of the California Labor Code’s provisions regarding timely wage payment...

What Could be the Impact on Your Business? Is an arbitration agreement that purports to waive the right to bring a Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claim unenforceable under California law, as the California Supreme Court held years ago in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC, 59...

Serve your customers with ease across all channels from online to tasting room using a single, All-In-One web-based platform that's available anytime, anywhere on any device. From online reservations to tasting room orders, avoid the headaches of working with multiple systems that don't synch 100%...

Event Type: Webinar

Date: 2/27/2025

Looking for fresh ways to engage your customers and boost DTC sales this spring? We've got the perfect opportunity! Join Karen MacNeil—bestselling author and co-creator of Share & Pair Sundays—Kristine Mason—Senior e-Commerce Manager at Joseph Phelps Vineyards—and RedChirp co-founder Jennie Gilbert...

In the event of potential heightened immigration enforcement, businesses must be informed so that they can be prepared. CMPR put together a brief guide for all businesses on what it can do now in advance of any immigration action. Please click here to read more. In short, the following are the key...