Pix founder Mabray sued by former exec over severance pay // Global Grape Production in 2022 Reached 2nd Highest Peak of Last 20 Years

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June 07, 2023

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Napa wine tech startup and founder sued by former exec over severance pay

A former top officer of Napa-based “wine discovery platform” Pix alleges not to have received months of pay when the company cut most staff last year. The startup is planning its comeback this month, set to roll out business-oriented features.

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Global Grape Production in 2022 Reached the Second Highest Peak of the Last Twenty Years

The global surface are under grapes is estimated at 7.3 million hectares. Global grape production: 80.1 million tonnes. June 6th - Since 2000, the share

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IWSR: Global Beverage Alcohol Market Volume Growth Slows to +1% Per Annum 2022-2027, Whilst Value Forecast to Grow By +2% YOY

India, Mexico and Brazil take over from the US and China as volume growth drivers; US and China remain key to the industry’s value growth.

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Free app aiming to protect winegrowers from wildfires gaining fans in Wine Country

Agrology’s Fire Map app enables growers to monitor active fires within 20 miles of any location in the world.

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Former Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes Dies After Brief Illness

Ivan Menezes, the former Diageo Plc chief executive officer and one of the most respected bosses among the UK’s FTSE 100 companies, has died after a brief illness. He was 63.

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‘A cautious time’: Local wine industry hopes for good weather as grape season enters key stage

The critical stage of “fruit set,” which suggests the size of the wine grape crop this fall, is arriving in North Coast vineyards.

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Sparkling wine resilient as global market faces overall decline

OIV director general Pau Roca Blasco has presented an overview of the global wine market in 2022, delivered at the 44 th World Congress of Vine and Wine...

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The Future of Wine Sales: Selling Without Samples

When I first wrote about this topic several years ago (How to Sell Wine Without Samples), I received lots of comments like, “Good luck with that” and “Samples have always been essential and will always be essential.”

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Double Your DTC Holiday Wine Sales with One Simple Trick

Armed with the power of SMS wine marketing, now’s the time to declare your independence from the tyranny of email marketing and engage your customers using text messaging.

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Liv-ex records ongoing stagnation in fine wine market

Exchange platform Liv-ex has recorded a slump in the demand for luxury labels in recent times, as all its major indices show...

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Fine wine market continues to slide during May

The fine wine market has continued to slide during May, according to the latest data from both Liv-ex and Cult Wines, suggesting a phase of "temporary correction" after "a sustained rally"

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Natural Cork Wine Bottle Closures Come Under Pressure

Swiss scientist Hans Tanner identified 2,4,6-trichloridoamisole (TCA) in the 1980s as the main source of musty or moldy aromas that have become known as cork taint or wine being “corked”.

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Walla Walla and Red Mountain test cases for eastern Washington glass recycling

Eastern Washington’s wine industry has long had an environmental conundrum. On the one hand, wineries and tasting rooms there generate thousands of empty glass bottles. On the other, there is no glass recycling in most areas.

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How Germany could benefit from the impact of global warming on the wine industry

Wine growers are split on what global warming means for them. Germany stands to profit, but is it prepared to act?

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California farmers need 'direct relief' for storms, lawmakers told

After atmospheric river storms slammed California in January and March, damaging crops and delivering record amounts of rain and a historic snowpack, farmers and farm advocates continue to tally the losses, and they demand better planning for future storms.

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Constellation Brands Announces Kirk Santos as New SVP of Global Talent

VICTOR, N.Y., June 6, 2023 – Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ), a leading beverage alcohol company, announced the appointment of Kirk Santos as Senior Vice President, Global Talent.

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Napa Valley biz buzz: Josh Kretchmer appointed director of sales at Simon Family Estate

Napa Valley biz buzz: Josh Kretchmer has been named director of sales at Simon Family Estate.

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