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...

Winemaking Inventor Vijay Singh Has Revolutionized Small Wineries! Clark Smith explains how Vijay Singh has made his and other small winemakers' lives better: This master inventor has asked me to send you an email explaining his work. I am delighted to do so because he has eliminated from my life...

The Marketing Behind Come Over October Hopefully, by now, you’ve seen some wineries participate in Come Over October, a new program launched to benefit the wine industry. Our industry is facing a critical shift where the cultural narrative around wine is being scrutinized. At the same time,...

This time of year is when the wine industry usually plans for peak holiday shipping season (“OND”). In the past, we’ve given some helpful advice to wineries wanting to make this busy season as smooth as possible, especially for their DTC shipments. But we probably aren’t the first to tell you: 2020...