With the U.S. wine industry under pressure from declining sales, shifting consumer trends, and economic headwinds, Sonoma County’s vintners and grape growers are coming together in an unprecedented way to confront these challenges – and chart a positive path forward for the local industry. A...
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Afternoon Brief: Supreme Court Hands Wine Trade a Small Victory, but Trump Plots New Levies
The highest court in the US has ruled that sweeping import tariffs exceeded presidential authority, offering a brief reprieve for the global wine trade. The relief may be short-lived, however, as Donald Trump moves swiftly to impose fresh levies under a seldom-used 1974 trade law...
Afternoon Brief: In the U.S.-Canada Trade War, the Wine and Spirits Industry Is Still Paying the Price
Tariffs and retaliatory boycotts have devastated wine and spirits businesses on both sides of the border. One year later, the industry is still grappling with lost sales, strained relationships, and an uncertain path forward...
Afternoon Brief: RNDC Mourns the Passing of CEO & President Bob Hendrickson
Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) today announced with deep sadness the passing of Bob Hendrickson, Interim Chief Executive Officer & President, on Friday, October 17...
Afternoon Brief: Inside NYC's Wine Retail Apocalypse: How Tariffs, Pot and Ozempic Are Decimating Wine Retailers
From the dramatic fall of storied institutions to the rise and subsequent struggles of digital innovators, the wine retail sector presents a case study of an industry in flux...
Afternoon Brief: 2025 SVB Report: Pulling No Punches
The U.S. wine market, given declining sales and inventory logjams at the retailer and wholesaler level, should yield what the reports author, Rob McMillan, called some of the most accessible bottle pricing of the last 30 years, a golden era for wine consumers in search of value...