📺Santa Ynez Valley’s first grape hauler celebrates 50 years on the road
Judy Adams is a bit of a legend in the Santa Ynez Valley. For the last 50 years, she’s been hauling tons of grapes from local vineyards to winemakers across California.
September 2025
Rising to the Top: Winemaker Andrew Rockwell takes the lead at Sparkling Pointe
Rising to the Top: Winemaker Andrew Rockwell takes the lead at Sparkling Pointe
Greece Surges to 5th Place in European Wine Tourism Index, Emerging as a Premier Destination for Wine Lovers Seeking Authentic Experiences
Greece Surges to 5th Place in European Wine Tourism Index, Emerging as a Premier Destination for Wine Lovers Seeking Authentic Experiences
Want More Visitors? Think Outside the Bottle
The future of wine country is being written by the brands innovating customer experiences and community tie-ins. By Kathleen Willcox Wineries don’t need people to just buy their wines — […]
Cantillon’s Tale: How America Adored, Chased, and Abandoned Sour Beers
In the late aughts, I did my weekly beer shopping at a Whole Foods on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Craft beer was exploding so much at that time that when the supermarket opened in 2007 it had an entire separate store just for beer. For a few years, it was arguably the best beer store …
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5 Alternatives to Sassicaia, Tuscany’s Legendary Red Blend
Known as the original “Super Tuscan” and kick-starting the Bordeaux-variety revolution in Italy in the 1970s, Sassicaia continues to be one of the most highly sought-after wines in its category. Sassicaia comes from Bolgheri, a small area on Italy’s Etruscan Coast that was often overlooked when compared to nearby powerhouses like Chianti Classico and Brunello …
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Solving Supply Chain Challenges with Data-Driven Intelligence – Practical Steps to Unlock the Value of Supply Chain Data
At InterSystems READY 2025, a recurring message resonated across sessions: the most significant barriers in supply chains today are not futuristic, nor are they rooted in the complexity of AI models. Instead, they lie in the foundational issues of fragmented, inconsistent, and unreliable data. The session “Solving Supply Chain Challenges with Data, Driven Intelligence” focused …
Oregon and Washington Race to Harvest
 A great summer means that the grape harvest Pacific Northwest is ahead of schedule – and ahead of California.
Exploring 2025’s harvest: Contrasts between Oregon and Washington regions
David Polite, winegrower at Carlton Hill Vineyard helps load grapes during harvest. In the Pacific Northwest, there are two larger wine regions. The Willamette Valley in Oregon, and much of Washington’s wine country within the Columbia Valley. While the two regions may be somewhat proximate, the dynamic topography, namely the Cascade Mountain range, leaves them …
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Punch Ă la Romaine Was Once a Dinner Staple. Where Did It Go?
When one pictures punch, they probably think of a big bowl of fruity drink languishing at a party. Maybe even cocktails like the Planter’s Punch or the Ti’Punch come to mind. But it’s highly unlikely that one pictures a semi-frozen, meringue-topped concoction when thinking of punch. And yet, that’s exactly what the Punch Ă la …
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