A Decade of Direct Wine Sales Success Stories // Home shipments of Napa and Sonoma wine slip in first half of 2023

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” - Benjamin Franklin Ten years ago this month, I founded DTC Wine Workshops Consulting Agency.

Wines from Napa and Sonoma counties made up over half the 3.4 million cases direct-shipped in the first half of this year and two-thirds of the $1.9 billion in value, according to a new report from Sovos ShipCompliant and Wine Business Analytics.

Some vineyards won’t be able to harvest anything this year, as a white fungus spreads through the region.

Five-year strategy developed by Spotted Lanternfly Strategic Planning Working Group to combat invasive pest by limiting its march West.

Following a recent expansion adding a state-of-the-art sparkling production site in Geyserville, Rack & Riddle, an SBJ Capital portfolio company, has now acquired the Weibel Family Winery in Lodi, making the company the largest premium, custom sparkling wine producer in America.

The gap between male and female fatalities is narrowing, including for people 65 and older. Here’s how to know if you need to cut back on your drinking.

The fight for interference-free wine shipping continues with two interesting cases testing legal minds in Rhode Island and Iowa. Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

Robert Joseph believes the wine industry could learn from the way successful movies are marketed. Reading time: 2m 30s

CGA by NIQ’s latest Hotel BevAl Opportunity Study explores the wealth of opportunities for brands to supply increasing demand in the growing domestic leisure travel in the US.

White wines, light-bodied reds, RTD cocktails, and zero-proof beverages are the season’s big sellers so far…

Vineyards across Catalonia's renowned Penedes cava-producing region are so parched that the roots of 30-year-old vines have died, leaving shrivelled red and green grapes languishing under the intense sun - to the sector's dismay.

Most wine producers believe that tilling is necessary to aerate the ground, but taking a hands-off approach can improve soil health, strengthen root systems and fight climate change.

Planting a vineyard requires more than just planting vines. There are vine stakes and trellis posts to plant, too, plus drip lines and wires to run. Portugal-based Vinomatos promises to do it all in one pass with GPS-powered precision: Enter its planting machine, the Révolution.

UK duty on wine above 10.5% alcohol is about to go up – substantially in the case of wines at 15% and over, which means all sherries and ports.

Richard Siddle analyses the government's new alcohol duty reforms and what impact they are going to have on the drinks industry and consumers

The nonprofit is hosting several fundraising events in August that will directly benefit the Department of Viticulture and Enology.

A fresh wave of investors is veering away from the tried-and-true stocks and bonds, opting to venture into alternative assets. Gen Z and wealthy young investors are increasingly drawn to alternative investments rather than conventional choices.

I recently had the opportunity to attend the first class in a series presented by the fantastic Alicia Cronbach taking a comprehensive look…

In capitalist societies, resources are primarily directed at solving problems, and one of the biggest hurdles facing space development is its ability to directly solve the problems of the majority of humanity back on Earth.

Two years after the death of her husband, Benjamin, Ariane de Rothschild is expanding the wine empire he started. Learn what she's been up to!

Anthony is an agricultural engineer who grew up in Washington’s Horse Heaven Hills then graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural engineering, specializing in machinery systems. He is the son of Rachelle and Jason Wiley.