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Wine Friends! Introducing a New Enolytics 101, Written Especially for YOU
You are why the Enolytics team exists: to serve your needs around wine data, to help wineries sell more wine, and to deliver best-in-class customer service. That's why we're introducing this new format of Enolytics 101, designed and written specifically for wine people who are interested in data and technology, who may or may not be using Enolytics. Our community continues to lean into new ways to solve the challenges facing wineries across the country. We're all in this together. So, in these regular updates, we'll share news and developments that are on our radar, that we think can help. Here are a few current examples: This Friday, June 12 at 9 am PST, join the AI & Wine Group for a virtual session about AI agents and what they can do for our websites and customers. Robert Noakes, founder and CEO of WineSpeak.ai, is our guest presenter this month. You're welcome to register here, and visit our YouTube channel to view previous Group sessions too. Next Wednesday, June 17 at 11 am PST,
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🎧Ep 609: A History of Champagne (How Champagne Became Champagne) – Part 1
This is part of a two-part series on the history of Champagne, which tells the story of how Champagne became Champagne! Photo: Champagne vineyards before mechanization. Source: Union des Maisons de Champagne I fell down a bit of a rabbit hole when I discovered an entire encyclopedia of the history of Champagne on the Union des Maisons de Champagne site. It was the equivalent of 200 pages of information on Champagne from its origins up until the 1980s and was detailed and fascinating. I tried to cull it down, but the information was just too vast and too interesting not to share! So this will be a two-parter. In this show I cover: The origins of the Champagne vineyard with the Romans in the late 400s through the Middle Ages The 13th Century when Champagne was used in the coronation of the French kings and began its life as a wine for royalty The changes from feudalism to sharecropping through the 1500s, with all the ups and downs in the fortunes of the region The grapes of the time and
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The Wine Industry Is Misdiagnosing the DtC Slowdown: Why Omnichannel Retail Changes Everything
Meeting the customer where they are is both physical and mental, and omnichannel retail feeds that need. Importantly, this behavior is no longer limited to...
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Peachy Canyon Winery Welcomes Cal Poly Graduation Guests and SLO Locals with $10 Wine Tastings
June 9, 2026 (Paso Robles, CA) — Peachy Canyon Winery, a cornerstone of the Paso Robles wine region for nearly four decades, is proud to announce the official launch of [...]
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Afternoon Brief: June 9
TUESDAY, JUNE 9 TRENDING STORY Smoke Summit Discusses Winegrape Protection from Wildfire Smoke Spray barriers reduce smoke taint in wine grapes but must be washed off quickly after the air [...]
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My Sympathy to the Wine Writer and Wine Readers
Because it’s hard to inject novelty into the wine writing genre, when something seemingly new pops up in the world of wine, and the rush to write about it is understandable—writers working in this space CRAVE something that looks novel. This should not be taken as a critique of the profession or the folks who work within the wine writing genre.
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📺This is What 3 Michelin Stars Actually Feels Like | Inside America’s Most Famous Restaurant
A wall of DRC that thieves once stole on Christmas Day. The French Laundry cellar is unlike anywhere else, and I got the full tour from the Head Sommelier. Plus the story behind the infamous Christmas Day robbery that resulted in majority of the DRC and Screaming Eagle stolen from the cellar.
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Enolytics Launches ROI Guarantee, Reinforcing Commitment to Measurable Winery Revenue Growth
The new guarantee reflects the company’s confidence that consumer sales data can generate measurable financial returns across both DTC and wholesale. June 9, 2026 (Atlanta, GA) — Enolytics, the leading [...]
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🎧 POV – Tasting & Creating Michelin Star Wine Pairings – 10 Course Tasting Menu
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📺Château Lafite Rothschild | Part III: Prince of the Vines | Wine 101
In 18th-century Bordeaux, when members of the parliament passed away, their sons would assume the administrative role. As such, after Alexandre de Ségur — member...
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Whitehall Lane Winery Welcomes Guests to “Come as You Are” at Its Open-Door Napa Valley Estate
New estate offerings spanning pickleball, Merlot education, family-hosted dinners, and an Italian-inspired dance party reflect the Leonardini family’s longstanding approach to Napa Valley hospitality June 9, 2026 (St. Helena, CA) [...]
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Arché – Worth a Journey from Dallas-Fort Worth for Some of the Best Wine in Texas
Type “Arche Winery” into the Google search box in your browser and the first entry that pops up in the list is: and that 100%...
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🎧217: Alison Rodriguez – Silverado Vineyards
Recorded high above the valley floor in Silverado's Stags Leap estate, this episode with winemaker Alison Rodriguez dives into both Napa viticulture and her global winemaking journey. Alison unpacks the 2025 growing season—early bud break, late rains, and the shadow of El Niño—while describing the constant tension between picking early for safety and waiting for full ripeness in a fire-prone era. She explains what it means to farm 325 acres of 100% estate vineyards, how early-season decisions set up harvest success, and how she manages tannin and extraction in small-berry hillside Cabernets, including the tradeoffs of pressing sweet to keep structure in balance. Alison also shares how a Baton Rouge upbringing and a career in wine sales led her to **Geisenheim** in Germany, European cellar work, and ultimately Napa. She explains the German technique of *Maischestandzeit* for aromatic whites, her evolving approach to Sauvignon Blanc at Silverado (skin contact, neutral barrel ferment, and
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Banville Wine Merchants Announces Distribution Expansion to Connecticut
June 9, 2026 (New York, NY) — Banville Wine Merchants is pleased to announce the expansion of its wholesale distribution network into Connecticut, effective July 1, 2026. This strategic development [...]
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Message in a Wine Glass: How Does That Wine Make You Feel?
Why do so many people love Champagne (and other sparkling wines, too)? Is it the way they taste? Or is it the way they make you feel? Here are a few thoughts inspired by a message in a wine glass. Not Necessarily Clear as Glass As regular Wine Economist readers know, Sue and I have […]
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Auteur Goes Rogue with New Sparkling Wines That Don’t Play It Safe
Blanc de Noir and Rosé debut anchor a new season at the Russian River Estate, with expanded events and a more dynamic culinary program June 9, 2026 (Healdsburg, CA) — [...]
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Table Wine by Clos du Val Brings a Lighter, Lower-alcohol Approach to Wine
Led by third-generation owner Helen Goelet, the wine is designed for how people gather today June 9, 2026 (Napa Valley, CA) — Some nights you plan. Most you don’t. Dinner [...]
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Napa Valley Wine Train Spotlights Premier Legacy Experience this Summer, Featuring Historic Rail Travel, Gourmet Dining, and Winery Tastings
Signature six-hour journey serves as a summer gateway to Wine Country’s luxury hospitality, scenic vineyard views, and exclusive wineries aboard iconic vintage railcars June 9, 2026 (Napa, CA) — This [...]
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Daylight robbery: $500k of Noble Oak Bourbon stolen
The theft of 1,800 cases of whiskey in Philadelphia on last week may have been part of a ‘coordinated cargo theft operation’ The post Daylight robbery: $500k of Noble Oak Bourbon stolen appeared first on The Spirits Business.
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Parable Wines Appoints Renowned Winemaker Jennifer Williams to Lead Winemaking Operations and Announces Release of 2025 McGah Sauvignon Blanc
June 9, 2026 (Calistoga, CA) — Parable Wines, the family-owned estate founded by the Eppright family, is proud to announce the appointment of Jennifer Williams as its new Winemaker. Williams, [...]
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Charles & Julia Now Open at Hotel Perle in New Orleans
New Story-Driven Cocktail Bar & Rooftop Terrace Brings a Fictional New Orleans Love Story to Life Through Drinks, Design & Hospitality June 9, 2026 (New Orleans) — Latter Hospitality Group, [...]
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Acclaimed Chef Mark Dommen and Renowned Winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown Headline Exclusive Hestan Napa Winemaker Dinner
Second Installment of Hestan Napa’s Celebrated Winemaker Dinner Series to Feature Six-Course Menu and Rare Wines June 9, 2026 (Napa, CA) — Hestan Napa will host an evening of food and [...]
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LVMH puts soil health at the center of its wine strategy
LVMH puts soil health at the center of its wine strategy
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Orange County Wine Society Announces the Winners of the 2026 50th Annual OC Fair Commercial Wine Competition
June 9, 2026 (Orange County, CA) — Orange County Wine Society (OCWS), in partnership with the OC Fair, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 OC Fair Commercial [...]