Obsidian Wine Co. and Brassfield Estate recently hosted a webinar with Somm Journal to discuss volcanic wines. Somm Journal VP of Education moderated the panel with Jonathan Walters, GM of Brassfield Estate; Arpad Molnar, co-founder of Obsidian Wine Co., Dr. Seth Burgess, renowned research...
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Afternoon Brief: Napa Valley’s Wineries Adapt Amid ‘Shocking’ Downturn
From layoffs to export troubles, California’s wine industry is in flux – but small producers are innovating to survive...
San Jose, CA — October 29, 2025 — Liberation Distribution (LibDib), the leading web-based wholesale alcohol distributor, today announced the availability of Alana-Tokaj’s acclaimed portfolio of Tokaji wines in California, Washington, D.C., Florida, and Pennsylvania, with New York coming online...
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Event Type: Tasting
Location: Soper Reese Theater 275 S. Main St., Lakeport, CA
Date: 11/13/2025
November 13, 2025 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Soper Reese Theater 275 S. Main St., Lakeport Join us for an engaging afternoon that brings together growers, winemakers, and industry professionals to explore what makes Lake County winegrapes truly distinctive. Through guided tastings, insightful...
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The InnoVint team sat down with Brassfield Estate to understand what caused them to make a change in winery software from vintrace to InnoVint. The team, led by head winemaker, Carlos Valadez, told us about problems they had after stepping away from InnoVint for a short time due to a change in...
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Gapstone is a winemaker’s dream vineyard. This vineyard is ideal for those seeking a prime location to craft multiple prestige cuvees from one of Sonoma County’s most celebrated AVAs. Thoughtfully developed in 2017 with the guidance of Garrett Buckland of Premier Viticulture, the volcanic soils,...
Read MoreAfternoon Brief: Pacificorp Gives $125M to Oregon Wineries, Vineyards in Settlement Over Labor Day Fires
PacifiCorp agreed to pay $125 million as part of a settlement with Oregon wine companies and vineyards over damage from the 2020 Labor Day wildfires, lawyers announced Oct. 19...
Afternoon Brief, February 13th
January Deep Freeze Causes Near-Total Loss in Okanagan Vineyards: The Okanagan’s grape crop has been decimated by a mid-January freeze with losses expected to approach 100 percent this year...
