Dangers of 3rd-Party Shipping // Mark Herold Just Sold His 2nd Napa Winery

May 16, 2023 - Wine Industry Insight Daily News Feed

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May 16, 2023

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The Dangers of Third-Party Shipping

Direct-to-consumer (DtC) wine shipping represents 12% of total off-premise domestic wine sales, totaling $4.1 billion in 2022. I

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Famed Cabernet winemaker Mark Herold just sold his second Napa winery — but this time it’s different

After selling his first winery in 2007, Napa winemaker Mark Herold has sold his namesake...

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What Does the Future Hold for the Wine World? We Asked the Experts

Wine experts including our own Ray Isle analyze wine culture, from hospitality to wine trends like natural wine and canned wine. Here are sommeliers' insights on diversity, environmental issues, and more.

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Drizly's Annual Consumer Trend Report Finds Americans Drinking Out Less, Shaking Up Their Summertime Sips, and Embracing At Home Entertaining

/PRNewswire/ -- Drizly, an Uber Company (NYSE: UBER), today released its fifth annual Consumer Trend Report. As a leading beverage alcohol e-commerce platform,...

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Farewell to Neal Overboe (1941-2023), a Lodi wine industry pioneer

Earlier this month, the Lodi wine community bade sad farewell to Neal Overboe (1941-2023), one of the pioneers of the region's modern day wine industry.

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Vintage Wine Estates cuts brands, staff, vineyards to reduce costs, debt

The Santa Rosa-anchored public company behind B.R. Cohn and Kunde detailed how it has sold two vineyards, trimmed the workforce by 4%, discontinued 2,000 less-profitable product items, increased prices, raised charges for consumer shipping and customer freight.

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Will there be a Silicon Valley Bank DTC Report this year? It's looking doubtful.

Without greater participation this last week, there will be no SVB Direct to Consumer Report produced this year.

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Environment, Climate, Wildfires & Smoke

Could this app protect winegrowers against wildfires?

Climate tech start-up Agrology has launched a Fire Map app enabling growers to monitor wildfires within a 20-mile radius.

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Washington rolls out rules for working in wildfire smoke

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries plans to adopt in August rules that will require employers to control how much wildfire smoke their workers inhale.

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Robo sommeliers: Seattle startup The Waves enters crowded wine subscription market

Visiting small-batch winemakers on their farms, Andy Comer and Gaurav Tiwari sensed skepticism. “We come from Seattle,” said Tiwari, a former Amazon software engineer. “So they’re like, ‘oh, tech bros.'”

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It’s Time to Face Facts

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Inspire Napa Valley raises over $1m for Alzheimer’s research

The fourth annual Inspire Napa Valley auction, held at the Round Pond Estate in Rutherford, California, is held in support of Alzheimer’s research.

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Liv-ex’s Anthony Maxwell in discussion with Neal Martin

Anthony Maxwell and Neal Martin discuss Martin’s new book, ”The Complete Bordeaux Vintage Guide”, Bordeaux 2022 and where the value lies for collectors.

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Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards director of winemaking plans to retire

Following Michael Schroeter’s retirement, Cara Morrison becomes Sonoma-Cutrer’s first woman as winemaking director.

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Angela Zuba of Waters Edge Winery & Bistro's Unique Franchise Model For Localized Wine And Food Experience

Angela Zuba is the owner of Waters Edge Winery & Bistro in Kalispell, Montana. Angela Zuba is the driving force behind operations, bringing a wealth of business acumen and a broad understanding of wine…

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NY: Liquor stores mount effort to cork wine in grocery stores proposal

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MA: Bill to expand wine, beer licenses opposed by 'packies'

BOSTON — The state's package store industry is digging in for another fight against "Big Alcohol" over efforts on Beacon Hill to deregulate the tightly controlled alcoholic beverages market.

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Invasive spotted lanternflies that wreak havoc on plants and trees (including winegrapes) are threatening to expand across vast swaths of the United States over the next decade if left unchecked, researchers say.

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Dangers of 3rd-Party Shipping // Mark Herold Just Sold His 2nd Napa Winery

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