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news2026-08-13
Afternoon Brief, August 13
The Wine Industry Is Forgetting About an Important Generation As wine sales dip, it benefits anyone who cares about wine to reevaluate how we talk to and about each other...
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news2026-08-12
Afternoon Brief, August 12
How Wine Brands Are Finding Growth in a Shrinking Market: Global wine consumption has fallen to levels not seen in more than six decades, leaving producers searching for new definitions of growth...
by Editor15 views
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news2026-08-11
Afternoon Brief, August 11
Howell Mountain Winemakers Sue Napa Vintner over Pickett Fire Smoke Damage Three Napa County wine businesses have filed a lawsuit against high-profile vintner Jayson Woodbridge, alleging that smoke from last year's Pickett Fire ruined their 2025 harvests on Howell Mountain...
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news2026-08-10
Afternoon Brief, August 10
Australia’s Treasury Wine Takes $394 Million Charge to Revamp US Business; Shares Climb: Australia's Treasury Wine Estates (TWE.AX), said on Monday it would ‌overhaul its U.S. business by fallowing vineyards, impairing brands and writing down inventory, resulting in a post-tax charge of A$558.4 million ($394.4 million)...
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news2026-08-07
Afternoon Brief, August 7
If You Can’t Bring Americans to the Winery, Bring the Tasting Room to Them: With airfare reaching record highs, some wineries are embracing the economic advantage of running tasting rooms closer to where their drinkers live...
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news2026-08-06
Afternoon Brief, August 6
Is the Wine Crisis Just Another Phase?: In her three years as president of one of the leading U.S. wine marketing research groups, Liz Thach has seen plenty of industry dips. But, as she ends her tenure as president of the Wine Market Council, she sees reasons to expect those slumps to turn around...
by Editor13 views
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news2026-08-05
Afternoon Brief, August 5
US Beverage Alcohol – 2026 Mid-Year Update: The US beverage alcohol market remains under pressure in 2026, with beer, wine, and spirits all showing continued volume softness, even as consumer spending remains relatively resilient...
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news2026-08-04
Afternoon Brief, August 4
The 2026 Sustainable Ag Expo Program Is Here The program for the 2026 Sustainable Ag Expo is now available, giving growers and agricultural professionals an early look at two days of practical vineyard education, expert speakers, and industry networking...
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news2026-08-03
Afternoon Brief, August 3
RNDC Court Filings Reveal Scale of Distributor’s Financial Collapse: Court documents filed following Republic National Distributing Company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy have revealed more than US$400 million in unsecured debts and mounting financial pressures stretching back several years...
by Editor13 views
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news2026-07-31
Afternoon Brief, July 31
Can Vineyard ‘Mothballing’ Help Growers Weather Wine Market Collapse?: Oversupply of grapes, plummeting consumer demand and skyrocketing production costs have led the wine industry to a crisis point. The severity of the situation has forced growers to consider a new way to weather the storm – vineyard “mothballing.”
by Editor13 views
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news2026-07-30
Afternoon Brief, July 30
Experts See Early Progress in Wine Industry Reset Notable North Coast wine leaders Wednesday said a painful industry reset underway for the past two years may be finally starting to show early signs of progress — even as more business failures, consolidation and tough decisions likely loom...
by Editor13 views
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news2026-07-29
Afternoon Brief, July 29
What Matters Most Over the Next 12 to 18 Months — And Who’s Already Acting On It?: What will matter most to the wine industry over the next 12 to 18 months? That’s the question this special mid-year edition of Bold Predictions puts to four people who spend their working lives measuring it...
by Editor14 views
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news2026-07-28
Afternoon Brief, July 28
WineAmerica Enters Its Next Chapter After more than four decades of dedicated service to the American wine industry, Jim Trezise is stepping down as President of WineAmerica. His leadership and advocacy have helped shape WineAmerica into the national voice for wineries across the country...
by Editor15 views
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news2026-07-27
Afternoon Brief, July 27
RNDC Files Chapter 11 in Texas: On July 26, 2026, RNDC initiated a voluntary chapter 11 process to explore potential sale transactions in court and implement an orderly wind down of remaining operations...
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news2026-07-24
Afternoon Brief, July 24
Sonoma County Begins One of Its Earliest Winegrape Harvests in Years: The Sonoma County winegrape harvest has begun in what may be the earliest start in the region’s history. While weather conditions from the past winter through mid-summer are expected to result in one of the lightest harvests in recent years, healthy vines and lower crop loads are setting the stage for a vintage with exceptional concentration, structure, and character...
by Editor14 views
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news2026-07-23
Afternoon Brief, July 23
Here’s How Much Regulations Add to a Napa Small Winery’s Costs, per Cal Poly Regulatory compliance added almost $204,000 to the annual cost of producing and selling wine for a small Napa County winery, equal to $23.65 a case (nearly $2 a bottle) and 17.5% of its production costs, according to a new Cal Poly study released Wednesday by the Napa County Farm Bureau...
by Editor17 views
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news2026-07-22
Afternoon Brief, July 22
Wine Market Council Names New President: Wine Market Council President Dr. Liz Thach, MW, announced today that she will retire from the association on August 5, 2026...
by Editor15 views
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news2026-07-21
Afternoon Brief, July 21
Monarch Tractors Promised to Save American Wine with AI. Then, It Closed. What Happened? In September 2025, a tractor dealer sued Monarch for “defective” vehicles. By November, an Idaho-based dealership filed another suit, claiming breach of contract for the tractors’ failure to operate autonomously...
by Editor16 views
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news2026-07-20
Afternoon Brief, July 20
Industry Assessing After Washington Wildfires: Growers share experiences with wildfire damage to orchards and vineyards in North Central Washington...
by Editor14 views
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news2026-07-17
Afternoon Brief, July 17
What the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Roundup Means for Wine (and the World): A highly controversial debate surrounding regulation of a popular herbicide wrapped its time in the Supreme Court late June...
by Editor14 views
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news2026-07-14
Afternoon Brief, July 14
P&L Specialties and Tom Beard Company Join Pellenc America: By bringing P&L Specialties and Tom Beard Company under the Pellenc America umbrella, the combined organization will offer unparalleled solutions across every stage of the winemaking process...
by Editor13 views
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news2026-07-13
Afternoon Brief, July 13
Wine and Spirits Groups Challenge Oregon EPR Law’s Disproportionate Impact: The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) and Wine Institute filed an amicus brief in the National Association of Wholesaler Distributors v. Feldon case, raising serious concerns...
by Editor13 views
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news2026-07-10
Afternoon Brief, July 10
2026 San Luis Obispo County Wine Industry Awards Recognize Industry Leaders: The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, in partnership with the SLO Coast Wine Collective, the Independent Grape Growers of the Paso Robles Area, The Vineyard Team, and past award recipients worked together to nominate and vote for the 2026 winners...
by Editor14 views
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news2026-07-09
Afternoon Brief, July 9
California Wineries Convene July 21 to Reimagine Global Exports: Resilience has always been part of California wine’s story, and this year is no exception: recent shifts in key export markets have laid bare the risks of relying too heavily on any single market. Now, the industry is treating that disruption as a catalyst rather than a setback...
by Editor14 views
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