Wildfires Rip through Victoria Wine Country
Australian wineries have been badly impacted by out-of-control bushfires in Victoria.
January 2026
Whatever Happened To Welcoming Tasting Rooms?
Plus: Divio sparkles; Pášxa and The Walls hit the Rocks
Jean-Charles Boisset closes two Napa Valley tasting rooms
The closures are part of a broader reshaping of some of Jean-Charles Boisset’s local brands within his expansive wine, spirits and luxury lifestyle portfolio.
📺Napa Valley Vintage Update 2024
Filmed on location with some of Napa’s greatest wineries, this is the inside scoop on the upcoming 2024 vintage. Join us at Robert Mondavi winery, Cakebread…
🎧296: Using Lasers for Bird Pest Management
Lasers may offer a chemical-free way to deter bird pests in vineyards and other agricultural systems. 296: Using Lasers for Bird Pest Management
To the Younger Wine Set-Get a Hold of Yourself
The practice of denigrating your elders to uplift yourself is vular and abuses the truth
Afternoon Brief, January 15
Silicon Valley Bank Releases 25th Annual State of the US Wine Industry Report: Widely regarded as the leading source of market trends in the premium wine sector, SVB’s 25th annual report provides an analysis of current market conditions, success strategies, and forecasts for the year ahead…
As Beer Softens and RNDC Struggles, Reyes Pushes for ‘Total Beverage’ Supremacy
The biggest question that emerged from Republic National Distributing Company’s (RNDC) collapse in California last year was whether the struggling mega-wholesaler would be able to carry on as a mega-wholesaler. With managerial dysfunction within and aggressive rivals without, the country’s second-biggest wine and spirits distributor had clearly lost a step on the “total beverage” battlefield. …
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📺🎧Ep 590: Grape Mini Series – The Zinfandel Refresh
After 14 years, I felt like it was probably time to do another show on Zinfandel! Known as America’s heritage grape, the story of the quest for its European origins is like a mystery novel with an interesting end. It is a great grape and so historic! In this show I cover the massive …
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🎧Podcast 766 Vino Lingo Video – “Good Not Great” Mark Kaigas, Winemaker, Quilceda Creek, Washington – Life Between the Vines
This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Mark Kaigas, Winemaker, Quilceda Creek, Snohomish, Washington, defining the phrase “Good Not Great”. Learn more by…