These wineries and leaders are setting the standard for innovation, engagement, and operational excellence across our community. Active Participant 🔹 Galen Becker Drace — Arkenstone Estate Winery Continuous Learner 🔹 Angela Walker — Corison Winery Community Champion 🔹 Truman Prewitt — Sculpterra...
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Wine fulfillment isn’t just about getting bottles from point A to B—it’s about delivering an exceptional customer experience while keeping costs under control. In this Wine Sales Symposium session, Devin Joshua and Jim silver from WineDirect will break down the key strategies wineries can use to...
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With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic receding, wineries are increasingly upgrading and modernizing equipment for the vineyard, winemaking, and packaging to optimize and automate more manual processes. Machinery like depalletizers is gaining traction because they play a crucial role in...
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Hess Persson Estates uses text messaging to convert prospects, deepen customer engagements and drive new revenue channels Hess Persson Estates is recognized as one of the premier family-owned and family-led companies in the world of wine, and it stands committed to pushing boundaries and elevating...
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SAVING THE WORLD...ONE KEG AT A TIME After a year-long hiatus due to COVID shutdowns, we are proud to bring back the KEGGY Awards & announce the 2021 winners! The KEGGY Awards were created in 2014 to recognize our partners for their commitment to sustainability by choosing to package their wine in...
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Managing the business side of the wine industry is often less alluring than the art of winemaking that precedes it. Nonetheless, successful wine operations, sales, and distribution require the same precision and finesse in order to maximize profit, stay competitive, and support continued...
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Harvest is around the corner and wineries are preparing for the arrival of bins full to brimming with ripe grapes ready to crush, de-stem and press. That means it’s time to make sure all your winemaking supplies will be at hand when the crush swings into full gear. In a typical year, you would...
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Afternoon Brief, February 3rd
Storms Are Another Disaster for Sonoma County Farmworkers Who Call for More Aid: Because of the work interruptions caused by the January storms, hundreds of farmworkers have turned to local nonprofit organizations and now the county for emergency financial aid and support...