“Optimism at a Time of Crisis” WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021 – The Primum Familiae Vini, an association of twelve historic European families who produce wine in Europe’s greatest wine regions, including Symington Family Estates the renowned Port producer in Porto, Portugal, has nominated five...
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As Part of a Limited Edition Primum Familiae Vini Case of 12 Bottles Representing the Wine World’s Leading Names Sotheby’s – LONDON, 12 March 2021: Wine collectors yearning for the chance both to travel and indulge their passion will be presented with an extraordinary opportunity at Sotheby’s this...
Read MoreAfternoon Brief: Family Winery Appeals Napa County’s Multimillion Dollar Fine
A family-owned winery filed a motion today asking a court to vacate a judgment requiring the winery to pay nearly $4 million to Napa County as punishment for routine business activity...
Afternoon Brief: Napa's Ag Preserve Law at Risk
One of Napa's most contentious laws could come under the microscope after a successful Michigan lawsuit...
Experts Say Robust Ecommerce Programs Are Key to Wine Industry Survival in Foreseeable Future: While fourth quarter numbers are still being crunched and the gains and losses of 2020 have yet to be fully tabulated, one thing is crystal clear: online sales of wine and other alcoholic beverages made a...
Read MoreAfternoon Brief: Class Action Says Alberstons, Safeway Wine 'Member Price' Sales Are False
A proposed class action lawsuit accuses Albertsons Companies of deceptively employing fake strikethrough reference prices for wine, misleading consumers into thinking they are getting a bargain...
Afternoon Brief, February 1st
Vinoshipper Releases 2nd Annual Craft Wine Direct Sales Report: Vinoshipper, the nation’s largest Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) wine shipping platform with more than 3,000 clients, released its second annual report today that shows a unique and optimistic perspective on direct sales across 47 states...