Points of Sale: How to position your winery for success by Adam Lee· February 19, 2024 4:47 pm·Having sold my first winery, Siduri Wines, to Jackson Family Wines nine years ago, I often get approached by colleagues…
Sharing the Dream: Let’s have a day of low-priced tastings by Adam Lee· January 25, 2024 4:49 pm·In the summer of 1986, I first visited Northern California. I was between my junior and senior years at Trinity…
North Bay Wine Industry Grapples with Upheavals by Tim Carl· November 13, 2023 11:27 am·Northern California’s wine regions, distinguished by Napa, Mendocino and Sonoma counties, have shown remarkable resilience in the face of fluctuating…
Lighten up: Lightweight Bottles Are Eco-Friendly, Cost-Efficient by Tim Carl· October 12, 2023 1:14 pm·Over the last few decades some wine producers have been using heavy glass as a proxy for high quality, but…
Threats Loom Over NorCal Vineyards by Tim Carl· September 15, 2023 6:18 pm·The 2023 grape season in Northern California’s vineyards is underway, with winemakers and vineyard managers preparing to closely monitor the…
Caveat Emptor: Taking the Shine Off Agro Gold by Tim Carl· April 18, 2023 12:38 pm·Back in early 2020 a local farmer became suspicious. When she sprayed weeds with an “organic” herbicide called Agro Gold…
Grapevine Pests and Diseases are On The Uptick by Tim Carl· March 15, 2023 12:07 pm·In 2022 California wineries and vineyards—along with their allied businesses—delivered a total annual economic contribution of $73 billion to the state’s economy and $170.5 billion to the…
Global Economy Got You Down? It’s Time to Get Local by Tim Carl· February 9, 2023 2:37 pm·Back in the early days of 2022 the NorCal wine industry was sighing with relief. Beside the fact that there…
Vine Wise: What the Stock Market Doesn’t Understand About the Wine Business by Tim Carl· January 9, 2023 6:36 pm·In the summer of 2021 two local wine producers—Santa Rosa’s Vintage Wine Estates (VWE) and Napa Valley’s Duckhorn Vineyards (NAPA)—issued…
What Will 2023 Bring? by Tim Carl· December 8, 2022 2:33 pm·The world is heading into recession in 2023, and every industry will feel the impact–even the wine industry. Historically, those…