5 Key Metrics to Accelerate Your Wine & Spirits Sales // California Wine Update, Part 1: Tapping The Premium Tier

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September 06, 2023

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5 Key Metrics to Accelerate Your Wine & Spirits Sales

The stark limitations of hindsight Driving while looking into your rearview mirror isn’t just dangerous but woefully ineffective. Don’t make the same mistake when measuring your wine & spirits sales.

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California Wine Update, Part 1: Tapping The Premium Tier

While California wines continue to account for around two-thirds of the total wine market in the U.S., according to Impact Databank, the industry has been looking in the mirror lately and searching for ways to seed the next generation of … Continue reading →

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Life Is Too Short for Bad Wine Distribution Agreements: 10 Key Considerations

If you are like most wine brands, DTC through your tasting room, club, and website can only take you so far. Success usually means accessing the...

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Jacqueline Nadalié of Tonnellerie Nadalié Passes Away

It is with deep sadness that the Nadalié family announces the passing of Jacqueline Nadalié on August 31st in Ludon, France. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Jean-Jacques Nadalié, her children Christine, Stephane, Guillaume, Vincent, their spouses, and 13 grandchildren.

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The US is spending billions to reduce forest fire risks – we mapped the hot spots where treatment offers the biggest payoff for people and climate

Forest thinning and controlled burns take away fuel for fires, but the US can only treat so many acres. Which ones to choose?

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New Survey Reveals How Consumers Select Wine: Taste Trumps Price

With wine sales starting to flatten globally, it helps to re-examine how consumers select wine when they are shopping. Survey shows consumer decisions in 3 countries.

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Harvest 2023

2023 French Harvest Begins

Labor woes, drought, mildew, hail, rain and heatwaves, but all is still to play for as the grape harvest kicks off across France. Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

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Napa Valley harvest report: Slow, steady ripening

"Steady" is one of the watchwords this week as the Napa Valley wine grape harvest continues at an ambling, unhurried pace.

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Finance, Investment & Real Estate

Bill Gates buys stake in AB InBev worth approximately $95m

Through his philanthropic organisation the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, US business magnate Bill Gates has acquired 1,703,000 shares in AB InBev.

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Virginia’s New Kent Winery is on the market for $7 million

Last month, 38 acres of the New Kent Winery went on the market at an asking price of $7 million, including all buildings, furniture and equipment on the property.

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Wine Industry Professionals

Steve Ziganti, Proprietor, 3 Steves Winery, Livermore Valley (podcast)

One of the most enjoyable traits of Livermore Valley is the lack of heavy traffic. Wineries are only about fifteen minutes away from each other but each, very individual. 3 Steves Winery is a must see when you visit. Of the original 3 Steves Steve Ziganti is the remaining “Steve” fully involved with the winery. Affordable wines and nice folks…whats not to like?

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Randle Johnson – A modern day “Renaissance Man”

I first met Randle Johnson in 1985 at a tasting in Los Angeles where he was introducing The Hess Collection’s inaugural release of their 1983 Cabernet Sauvignon from Mt. Veeder.

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Growing Your Business, Sales & Marketing

Sonoma County wineries offer ways for visitors to immerse themselves in harvest

Partake in harvest dinners, vineyard tours and more.

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Drizly’s Top Predictions for Fall 2023 Beverage Sales

E-commerce purchasing data suggests drinkers will be reaching for seasonal drinks, like crisp lagers and Italian reds…

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Regulations & Legal Matters

Jayson Woodbridge Files Lawsuit Against Napa County Over Denial of Water Rights

Press Release - Action accuses county of imposing unlawful restrictions on new well permits.

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Portuguese president endorses urgent Douro regulation reform

An open letter signed by 26 leading producers of Douro wine and Port producers calls for urgent reforms to its regulatory system.

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Viticulture, Winemaking & Production

Grape varieties and wine-growing regions most at risk to drought

Wine-growing regions around the world have recently been confronted with intense and frequent droughts and heat waves. Against this backdrop of climate change, scientists from the University of Bordeaux and INRAE have studied the drought resistance of grapevine vascular systems.

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Protection against spoilage microorganisms (video)

Protection against spoilage microorganism is one of the main effects of SO2. How can we reduce its addition to a minimum or even totally avoid its use? Fernando Zamora talsk about a few products such as Lysozyme, Chitosan and Fumaric acid.

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Technology & Wine

Announcing Enolytics AI

No doubt you’ve heard all the buzz about Chat GPT and other forms of Artificial Intelligence, or “AI." We’re excited about it too. (That is an understatement.) Enolytics has been building our own version of AI…

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Château EDMUS invents NFT wine allocations

Paris, France, September 6th, 2023, Chainwire — Château EDMUS remains in the cutting age of innovation. After a successful experiment with a first NFT Sale in 2022, the estate run by Laurent David, a new winegrower with a passion for innovation and President of La WineTech, is creating a new concept in the industry: the […]

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Today’s Most Interesting Wine Industry Data

The leading California wine brands priced over $15 in standard 750mL bottles.

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