The U.S. is now home to over 9000 wineries, up from about 250 wineries in the early 1980’s. When you check out the wine aisle
Tag: wine business
Will Consumers Pay More for Bad Wine?
I was skimming through the Silicon Valley Bank’s 2016 report on the state of the wine business today and two points caught my eye. The
A Race to the Bottom in Piemonte?
This is strange but not surprising. The trend throughout much of the wine world is to create smaller sub-zones of important wine regions allowing producers
The French Take Their Wine Seriously
The skill set of French winemakers seems to go well beyond winemaking. Sudvin, one of the largest wine producers in Southern France, was attacked by
The Pinot Prophecies
Two significant acquisitions in the wine world caught my eye this week. Penner-Ash, one of my favorite Willamette Valley producers, was acquired by Kendall-Jackson; and
The Family Winemaking Lie
Earlier this week I linked approvingly to a story about a young winemaker who pointed out how conventional and boring California wine is becoming. I
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 