“Wines Judged By and For Sommeliers” With an aim to provide on-premise buyers and sommeliers a valuable benchmark for understanding which wines would make a compelling addition to a wine list, Sommeliers Choice Awards is back with its second edition which is going to take place in San Francisco on 18 May 2020. A judging panel of top level sommeliers, …
A two-day experience for wineries, service providers, importers, and distributors – where knowledge and vision will frame a platform upon which you will be able to profoundly impact your business. As the buzz around Artificial Intelligence, Voice, Consumer Behaviour, 3-Tier System, Blockchain continues to grow, the opportunity has arisen for organisations to get ahead of the game and start understanding …
Contents of the May Issue: Mexico Takes Larger Share Southern CA Table Grape Growers Threatened COVID-19 Impact on the Raisin Industry Sales Remain Strong, but Uncertainty Abounds Raisin Bargaining Association Outlook Temporary Turbulence, with Blue Skies Ahead The Reality of North Coast Fires Observations From a Napa Grower
Contents of the April Issue: Tragedy to Triumph with John Balletto Wine Grape Grower Not Discouraged by Challenges California Wine Institute Conference Wine Leaders Highlight Trade Opportunities The American Grapevine Grape Industry News Briefs Spring Vineyard Frost Protection Options for Monitoring & Mitigation
The journey to year-round mechanization in the vineyard can be a rough one, but it is worthwhile, according to Greg Gonzalez, Director of Vineyard Operations and Scheid Family Wines.. One may wonder where to start or how to maintain the same or better quality compared to traditional methods. Watch this brief interview with Greg as he shares his journey to …
The global wine market is constantly evolving along with the demands of today’s consumers, as growers and wine industry stakeholders were clearly reminded at the recent Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento. Obviously, growers can’t change their vineyards/varietals as quickly as the markets changes; however, watch this brief interview for some considerations from Steve Fredricks from Turrentine Brokerage, and …
Contents of the March Issue: The Crush Runs Strong in California CA Growers Deliver Four-Million-Ton Crop Development of New Grapevine Cultivars Genetic Discovery Could Ease Plant Breeders Work The American Grapevine Grape Industry News Briefs Farm Advisor Spotlight Cindy Kron, New North Coast UC IPM Advisor
As wine inventory movement has been pretty slow since the spring, there is some concern in the industry whether there will be room in the tanks for the 2019 crop that is beginning to mature. Watch this brief wine market update with Wine Broker Glenn Proctor from the Ciatti Company as he explains, and read more in American Vineyard Magazine.
Jim Agger is the Vice President of Marketing & Business Development at WineDirect. He has 15 years business-to-business sales and sales management experience in software-as-a-service and logistics. Before joining WineDirect, Jim held positions with WineAccess, ShipCompliant and FedEx Services. He has also created the landmark affinity relationship between the Wine Institute and FedEx. When Jim was responsible for sales at …
jim grady: I think Jeff is a little out of touch with the current market. There is NO spot...