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• Impact Napa Conference: Napa Valley Vintners CEO Linda Reiff on Protecting Brand Napa
  The Napa Valley Vintners Association had 100 wineries members in 1995 and put on three marketing programs. It now has 550 members and sponsors 80 programs ...
  
  
• Napa County supervisors vote to put commercial cannabis cultivation initiative on ballot
  The Napa County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday that will let voters decide in March of next year whether commercial cannabis cultivation and sale will be allowed in the county
  
  
• St Emilion 2012 classification trial set for 2020
  The 2012 reclassification of the Right Bank Bordeaux AOC led to an immense fall out, with claims by some estates that they had been passed over for promotion to higher 'cru' status or even unfairly downgraded while others who were promoted were shown undue favouritism and the whole thing was 'rigged'.
  
  
• Bordeaux winemakers forced to promote rose and white wines as young drinkers abandon red
  French connoisseurs once sniffed at rosé as a cheap tipple tolerated only during summer holidays in the south of France, but it has gained respectability thanks to a worldwide craze for blush wines that began in the United States a decade ago.
  
  
• Understanding Sherry's New Regulations
  The change will permit nonfortified wines in some subregions, allowing for greater diversity
  
  
• Terlato Wines Hires Juan Miguel Gonzales Vice President, Sales
  Prior to joining Terlato Wines, Gonzales spent the last 20 years with Ste. Michelle Wine Estates in a series of progressive leadership roles including Business Development, Western Region Division Manager, Director of Chains and Vice President of Sales for the Western Region. In his two decades with the company, Gonzalez was recognized multiple times for the President's Club Award. Gonzalez began his career at Southern Wine & Spirits in Southern California
  
  
• Industry Leader Jason Haas Joins Free the Grapes! Board of Directors
  Free the Grapes! is pleased to announce the appointment of Tablas Creek Vineyard Partner and General Manager Jason Haas to its Board of Directors.
  
  
• From AR to Real Life: Top South American Wine Brands Launch Augmented Reality Experiences, Groundbreaking In-App Drizly Partnership
  Casillero del Diablo, Trivento and Frontera Offer In-App Access to Drizly Beverage Delivery Service Alongside Mobile AR Experiences
  
  
• The Sipping Sisterhood Presents Hip Hip Rosé
  This cute, collectible gift book answers the question, What really happens when you rosé all day?
  
  
• California Wine Month Kicks Off in September with Celebrations Across the State
  September is California Wine Month, Wine Institute's annual celebration of the harvest season.
  
  
• Despite Supply Issues, Cognac Continues To Gain Ground In The U.S.
  The U.S. is by far the world's largest Cognac market, surpassing 6 million cases for the first time in calendar 2018
  
  
• Napa, Sonoma property assessments increase around 6% in 2019
  The 2019-2020 value of all locally assessed taxable property in Sonoma County is at an all-time high total value of $94.2 billion, an increase of $5.26 billion above last year's local assessment roll, according to a memo that will be presented to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday by Deva Marie Proto, the county clerk-recorder-assessor.
  
  
• Highway 12 Tasting Room Journeys to Schellville
  Tasting experiences to combine at popular Highwayman Tasting Parlor at Cornerstone Sonoma
  
  
• Labor leader Dolores Huerta arrested in worker demonstration
  Dolores Huerta, a social activist and labor leader who marched with Cesar Chavez, was arrested Tuesday along with seven other union members during a protest to demand a raise for Fresno county home care workers.
  
  
• Drew Bledsoe Marches Downfield, Launches Oregon Pinot Label
  The former NFL QB and Washington Cabernet vintner is starting a project with his winemaker to make site-specific Willamette Pinot and Walla Walla Syrah
  
  
• Napa's Rombauer brings its butter-bomb Chardonnay to its new tasting room in Gold Country
  Open since April in the space formerly occupied by longtime Zinfandel producer Renwood, Rombauer's outpost signals a significant - and somewhat controversial - development in a region where tastings are routinely free and typically top out at $10.
  
  
• Audit: Agricultural association misspent California money
  Employees of one of California's 54 district agricultural associations misspent hundreds of thousands of dollars in state money, and the agency in charge of oversight failed to catch the violations for years, according to an audit released Tuesday
  
  
• ta-da ... the new "Pumpkin Spice Latte Super Hard Seltzer."
  Go ahead and roll your eyes at pumpkin spice lattes all you want, because that means there is more for us fall-loving people. Busch Beer recently posted a picture of their new "Pumpkin Spice Latte Super Hard Seltzer." We know, we're losing our minds too.
  
  
• We blind-tasted 38 hard seltzers. These were the winners (and many losers)
  The definitive hard seltzer tasting, from White Claw and Truly to Bon & Viv and Smirnoff
  
  
• Hard seltzer is this summer's biggest scam
  White Claw, Truly and other spiked seltzers are exploding right now. But there's a problem with the boom.
  
  
• Put Down That Hard Seltzer. These Wines Are Best in Hot, Hot Weather
  Three simple rules for what bottles of wine taste best on ice, be they white, red, or rosé.
  
  
• Welcome to McDonald's. Would You Like a Podcast With Those Fries?
  "The Sauce" was a branded podcast that McDonald's paid Gizmodo to produce as a tongue-in-cheek apology to disappointed customers. While it's no exposé, the show offers a vivid illustration of how companies are increasingly using the tropes of popular podcasts in their own audio projects. These are not advertisements, exactly, but subtle brand-building efforts intended to entertain as well as persuade
  
  
• Opinion: Amazon is Not Bigger Than the Law
  We must make an argument we spend most of our time resenting. ... A look at the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) official page of potential penalties for license shows the department's priorities. The top two things ABC seems to want to prevent are selling liquor to minors, and selling liquor to intoxicated people
  
  
• Bollinger is replanting the historic grapes of Champagne to combat the effects of a warming climate
  and retain the freshness of this famous fizz long into the future
  
  
• Cinsault's Fresh New Look
  Cinsault is not necessarily a new grape, but it is getting fresh attention due to stylistic trends toward lighter wines. Keep an eye out for old-vine bottlings that might express a little spice and meatiness
  
  
• Paul Mabray: wine's biggest problem? Consumers don't care about wine…
  Richard Siddle had a ringside seat to hear Emetry's Paul Mabray set out the path for wine businesses to follow if they want to pick their way through to consumers and understand what really matters to them duiring this summer's MUST Fermenting conference in Portugal
  
  
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