Category Archives: Wine

Yet Another Sonoma Winery to Fold

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Sonoma’s largest downtown winery, Sebastiani Winery will be closed by Foley Family Wines.  But administrative offices and tasting room will remain open. “This is not a spot that anyone would choose to locate a modern winery,” Foley President Shawn Schiffer told … Continue reading →

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14 Hands Winery Relaunches Brand with New Labels

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

14 Hands Winery, the second largest winery in Washington State, said it relaunched the brand with new labels for its entire range, a refreshed digital presence, and a Find Your Wild campaign and sweepstakes aimed at helping consumers reclaim their … Continue reading →

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Wine Origins Alliance Urges EU, U.S. to End Retaliatory Tariffs

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Retaliatory tariffs on wine have compounded the harm done to the global wine industry by Covid-19, Wine Origins Alliance members told members of Congress, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. Mission to the European Union, the EU Delegation … Continue reading →

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Sonoma-Cutrer Marks 40 Years with Special Release, Photo Contest

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Sonoma Cutrer‘s 40th Anniversary Chardonnay commemorative bottling celebrates the winery’s 40-year milestone in winemaking and represents a final collaboration between its founding and current winemakers.  Retail: $69.99 at select stores and the winery online. To create this year’s Winemaker’s Release, … Continue reading →

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Yellow Tail, Casillero del Diablo Remain World’s Most Powerful Wine Brands Amid Global Erosion of Brand Equity

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

You can count wine brand equity as a victim of Covid.  The erosion is a result of the disruption to shopping and consumption patterns experienced during the Covid era, and Wine Intelligence, which surveyed 25,000 consumers in 25 markets, warns … Continue reading →

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Organic Wines Score 6.2 Points Above Conventional Wines

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

And biodynamic wines scored even higher — 5.8 points above organics.  Biodynamic wines scored even higher, reasoned wines did no better, and in some cases worse, than conventional wines. That’s the conclusion of an analysis of the ratings of more … Continue reading →

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