Afternoon Brief: Napa Valley’s Wineries Adapt Amid ‘Shocking’ Downturn

From layoffs to export troubles, California’s wine industry is in flux – but small producers are innovating to survive...
Afternoon Brief: Vinarchy - A New Global Wine Company

Vinarchy combines the assets of wholly-owned Accolade Wines with the Australian, New Zealand and Spanish wine businesses formerly owned by Pernod Ricard, which were acquired by AWL in April 2025...

Food System Intelligence Platform Optimizes Wine Operations Sydney, Australia, and Healdsburg, Calif., United States – Pernod Ricard Winemakers, the premium wine division of Pernod Ricard, today announced that food system intelligence innovator Trellis will support its business and supply chain...
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The answer to the blog title is the point of the Annual SVB Direct to Consumer Videocast, which is taking place this coming Wednesday, June 15th. You can sign up to receive the SVB DtC Report, receive a link to the live presentation, and a post-conference link to the videocast replay ----> [HERE.]...
Read MoreAfternoon Brief: Senator Alvarado-Gil Calls for Legislative Action as California Winegrowers Struggle

The wine industry has faced a series of setbacks in recent years, as the supply of grapes has grown while demand has dropped, leading to grape prices that are so low that, in some cases, it costs growers more to harvest grapes than they would get back by selling them...

California Winery Founds National Women in Wine Day, Inaugural Event Set for March 25: The first National Women in Wine Day has been set for Thursday, March 25, 2021, founded by a California winery that was co-created, and is co-owned, by two women... The post Afternoon Brief, March 16th appeared...
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Pandemic Rules Loosened for California Breweries, Wineries and Distilleries: Breweries, wineries and distilleries will soon be allowed to operate outdoors statewide — even if they don't serve food — in the latest loosening of California's coronavirus business restrictions... The post Afternoon...
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