LA-based artist Jen Stark and California winery led by Joel Burt and Eric Wareheim are releasing a digital ‘BitWine’ version of their unique sparkling wine in support of charity. May 5, 2021 – TORONTO, ON – BitWine (bitwine.org), a new crypto-collectible series of 1,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs)...
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After 30 years of moving up and to the right, the American wine industry hit a wall. Not a temporary slowdown or a soft patch. A structural shift that requires a fundamentally different marketing playbook. 2025 was the reality check. 2026 is the year wineries either adapt or watch their customer...
Read MoreAfternoon Brief: California Wine Production Plummets - Lowest Since 1999
Late Friday, Sept. 26, the Wine Institute released its 2024 production figures. The numbers are stark and deepen the strain on an industry already on its heels...
Shorter harvests fail to stir uncertain bulk market The Northern Hemisphere harvests are in full swing and this month’s report relays the latest news from the vineyards on crop size and grape quality. Only one of California, France, Spain and Italy appears on course for a crop size in line with its...
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Groundwork for Tomorrow Harvest & Bulk Update by Steve Fredricks The California wine industry remains at a stark disconnect between supply and demand. As a result, the supply side of the industry continues to undergo a significant, painful transformation to reduce supply and right size inventories...
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76 Restaurants from across the country and Mexico receive inaugural ‘Magnum Award’ SANTA ROSA, Calif. (September 2, 2025) – Seventy-six restaurants spanning from Graton, California, to Greenwich, Connecticut, are being honored with the 2025 Sonoma County Magnum Award for their exceptional support...
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Are Your Wine Club Members Ghosting You? Here's Why Your wine club members are breaking up with you, but they're not telling you why. They're just... disappearing. The numbers are stark: Silicon Valley Bank's latest research (which we are going to reference a lot in this blog) shows wine clubs are...
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The U.S. tariff environment remains unpredictable, with repercussions that stretch well beyond its borders. More recently, Section 232 duties on steel and aluminum were doubled to 50 percent on June 4, 2025, adding another layer of complexity to global trade. While these tariffs primarily affect...
Read MoreThe Northern Hemisphere harvests are in their closing stages and all have experienced shortfalls to varying extents. France is the headline-maker, suffering a shortfall large enough to hand over its rank as the world’s secondlargest wine producer to Spain. The assumption is that the crop in...
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