Last call to join us in Lodi for our Grower Demo Day tomorrow! We still have a few spots available if you’d like to attend. See our AI-powered vineyard scanning technology in action and learn how growers are using vine-level insights to make precise, profitable decisions in the field. Date: March...

March 13, 2026 (Novato, CA) — Following the release of the Preliminary 2025 California Grape Crush Report, Turrentine Brokerage, the largest California grape and bulk wine brokerage company, has issued a market assessment characterizing the 2025 vintage as one of the most challenging for the wine...

Our thoughts are with all those affected by the recent and ongoing wildfires across California and the West Coast in general. In mid-August, remnants of an eastern Pacific tropical storm brought intense thunderstorms and a record number of lightning strikes to much of California, including to...

by Steve Fredricks Last month I was impatiently waiting for my favorite Philly Cheesesteak as I overheard another sandwich lover describing the success of his investment in Dogecoin to his friend. He was touting Dogecoin as a “sure investment” based on his study of the price trend, and was looking...

The Next Chapter by Steve Fredricks One thing that’s certain in the wine business: change. We are constantly adapting to unpredictable consumer trends, unexpected weather patterns, variable crop sizes, and fluctuations in the cycles of supply and demand. Change is also something to which we adapt...

California’s bulk wine and grape markets continue to be active but feel a little less active than in January and February as buyers assess their casegood sales and wait to gain a better idea of the 2021 crop potential. Nielsen numbers for March suggest wine’s off-premise dollar sales are continuing...

(February 10, 2021, Novato, CA) – The California Department of Food and Agriculture Preliminary Grape Crush Report for 2020 was released today. This harvest was much smaller than average, but from a volume perspective it was in line with the Ciatti Company’s pre-harvest estimate. That said, this...

February 10th – Novato, CA – The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Preliminary Grape Crush Report for 2020 has been released. It is a summary for the supply of the wine and grape industry, containing tons crushed and prices of wine grapes sold during the 2020 harvest. The Crush Report...