VineWise · Wine in a Box is Now Cool by Tim Carl· December 8, 2020 5:28 pm·When the pandemic hit the United States in March, the sale of wine-in-box containers spiked. Like many other “necessities”—such as…
Columns · What Now? by Tim Carl· December 3, 2020 5:16 pm·If you’re in the winemaking or winegrape growing business, you probably feel as if the entire industry is on a…
Columns · To Drop or Not to Drop by Tim Carl· November 23, 2020 6:30 pm·For the last decade or more, Northern California grape growers have largely experienced high demand, but this is changing. Falling…
VineWise · Pandemic Impacts the Wine Industry by Tim Carl· September 11, 2020 6:51 pm·The effects from the coronavirus pandemic on the wine industry will be felt for years. Without deep pockets, a robust…
VineWise · The Opportunity of a Lifetime by Tim Carl· August 20, 2020 10:09 pm·Over the last couple of decades, Wine Country has experienced a gauntlet of challenges—floods, an earthquake, numerous fires, power outages,…
COVID-19 · Grape Farmers Face a Growing Dilemma by Tim Carl· August 20, 2020 7:21 pm·Winegrapes are harvested only once a year and tending the vines is costly and time-intensive. So growers farming grapes during…
VineWise · Wine: A New Reality by Tim Carl· August 18, 2020 7:07 pm·That the pandemic has negatively impacted the wine business is an understatement. The short-term implications involve a litany of losses,…
VineWise · Climate-Friendly Practices will become important in the Wine Industries by Tim Carl· August 7, 2020 8:24 pm·Over the last 100 years, California’s average temperature has risen a little more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Predictions suggest that…
Monthly · This is Not a Time to Panic about Wine by Tim Carl· March 5, 2020 12:00 am·Although there’s plenty of good news regarding the wine industry—higher quality across the board, plenty of inexpensive grapes and a…
Monthly · Linking Wine Consumption with Health Claims by Tim Carl· February 4, 2020 12:00 am·Because of their power to sell products, unfounded health claims have been used to peddle everything from cocaine and wine…