Beaverton-based wine bar releases limited edition Willamette Valley vintage to benefit neighboring performing arts facility Beaverton, Ore. (Nov. 16, 2020) – Syndicate Wines has introduced a limited edition 2017 Pinot Noir in support of the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts (“The Reser”). The...
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I spend an embarrassing amount of time every January reading year-end recaps, trend reports, and “culture in review” pieces. It’s part professional habit, part curiosity, part doomscrolling with a notebook. But as I started flipping through 2025 retrospectives, something felt… off. Not alarming....
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The Sonoma County airport is named for him, so is a museum and ice rink. Peanuts creator Charles M. Schultz spent 42 years living and working in Sonoma County, with “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” one of his most famous works. Schultz, during his lifetime, kept an airplane at the airport...
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Does This Sound Familiar? Filling out time-consuming manual in-store surveys Converting field photos into PowerPoint recaps Collecting incentive results from 15+ different markets in 15+ different formats Juggling numerous emails to distribute and recap KPI results Recapping results in outdated,...
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No matter how well your brand sells, a customer cannot purchase it if it’s out of stock. The key to preventing lost revenue (for you, your distributors, and the retailer) is taking an active role. Being out of stock on the retail shelf or restaurant wine list immediately hits your short-term...
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The stark limitations of hindsight Driving while looking into your rearview mirror isn’t just dangerous but woefully ineffective. Don’t make the same mistake when measuring your wine & spirits sales. What measurements can be seen in your rearview mirror? Shipments Depletions Accounts Sold Points of...
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NAWR Applauds First Circuit Court of Appeals’ Decision That Rhode Island’s Ban of Wine Shipments from Out-of-State Retailers Is Discriminatory: The National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) released the following statement from its President David Parker concerning the First Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent decision in Anvar v. Dwyer that Rhode Island’s ban on wine shipments from out-of-state retailers is discriminatory...
Five Award Winning Innovations That Advance Winemaking and Wine Business: Each year the wine industry faces new trends, new challenges, and the continued pressure to stay ahead of the competition, but with them come opportunities and innovations that savvy wine businesses can take advantage of to...
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