King Estate Winery in Willamette Valley is helping provide support to Ukraine relief organizations. They will be releasing a 2021 Pinot Gris named Onip, pronounced oh-peer, which is the Ukrainian word for "resistance." 100% of these proceeds will be going towards these organizations. TricorBraun...

This month’s Global Report marks the 100th issue under my editorship. I wrote the introduction to my first issue, July 2016, just days after the Brexit referendum in my native country. Four months later, Donald Trump was elected president of the US for the first time. “Trump and Brexit: we live in...

We’re excited to announce TWO new additions to our Fairfield production facility: a custom silk screen printing line for 30x60 screw caps and local production of Guala’s internal threaded screw cap, Savin. With local Savin production, Guala becomes the only USA producer of an internally threaded...

The Senate was back this week, with the House joining them next week after a very long summer recess. Between now and the end of this month, both chambers will be in DC at the same time for just 11 days. That’s important (and alarming) because a government shutdown will start on October 1 unless...

As a new year begins, we at Ciatti wish all of our friends, clients and business associates a very happy and prosperous 12 months ahead. Many thanks for your continued support. A new word was officially added to the UK’s Collins Dictionary in 2022: “Permacrisis”. Its definition is as follows: “An...

Last January’s California Report stated: “Probably the biggest question mark over the wine industry in 2022 is: How high will inflation go and if/when will it have an impact on consumer confidence?” The fact that, 12 months on, there are still no definitive answers to these questions highlights...

May brought an important milestone on the road back to post-COVID normality with the first ProWein fair in three years. While there were – understandably – 17% fewer exhibitors and 38% fewer visitors than in March 2019, it was great to see some old faces in person after so long, as well as meet new...