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Tasting room traffic down in Napa/Sonoma/WA up in OR/VA. Flat in WA & Recovering in NY

Source: SVB 2019 State of the Wine Industry Report

January 22, 2019 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

JANUARY 22, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS Global Wine’s Lost Decade Venture investments in wine – 2019 gets started: Top 48 total approaches $1 Bil – + Vinebox & Wine.com update Treasury Wine quandary in industry-wide China slowdown Prohibition and the Klan, Oregon wine, Millennials and wine US Supreme Court wine regulation ruling not expected till June Top tips to […]

January 22, 2019 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Venture investments in wine – 2019 gets started: Top 48 total approaches $1 Bil – + Vinebox & Wine.com update

The total venture investment in the top 48 U.S.-based wine companies has hit at least $924.4 million. I say “at least” because these are just the numbers I can confirm. The industry’s propensity to hide every investment like a dog buries a bone means that the total is most likely greater than $1 billion. Top […]

January 22, 2019 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Devilishly low Calif unemployment rates will make it almost impossible for companies to hire people this year

This graphic is from the Interactive map at: State of California: Labor Force and Unemployment Interactive Map Thanks to Gabriel Froymovich at Vineyard Financial Associates for bringing this interactive map to our attention.

January 21, 2019 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Boomer numbers are on the decline, but the survivors are stepping up their wine drinking hold up their #1 position

Boomer numbers are on the decline, but the survivors are stepping up their wine drinking hold up their #1 position Source: SVB 2019 State of the Wine Industry Report

January 21, 2019 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

JANUARY 18, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS Total U.S. Wine Market Tops $70 Billion Total California wine shipments drop American wine consumption on the increase Honesty Prevails at Supreme Court Wine Case Hearing Will millennials be the death of overpriced wine or wine altogether? Tips to stay compliant when adjusting Bottled Wine Inventory on your TTB 5120.17. Click now to […]

January 18, 2019 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

JANUARY 17, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS Supreme Court Justices Express Skepticism of Tenn Liquor Law – Oral arguments yesterday, transcript available U.S. wine has steadily lost American market share to imports. Now struggling to hold on to 65% Constellation Brands Has a Wine Problem and a Weed Problem Searching for the wine industry’s holy grail (aka: There must be […]

January 17, 2019 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

FULL COVERAGE: Supreme Court Justices Express Skepticism of Tenn Liquor Law

Full transcript of January 16 oral arguments available at this link Supreme Court justices seem skeptical of Tenn. residency requirement for liquor store owners – The Washington Post Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Ass’n v. Blair – Legal Analysis, Cornell Law School Justices weigh text and history of 21st Amendment in challenge to state residency […]

January 17, 2019 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

U.S. wine has steadily lost American market share to imports. Now struggling to hold on to 65%

Source: Gomberg-Fredrikson via SVB 2019 State of the Wine Industry Report  

January 16, 2019 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

JANUARY 16, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS SVB 2019 State of the Industry: 7 Headwinds, 7 Tailwinds Silicon Valley Bank Predicts Premium Wine Sales Growth Will Decline Again in 2019 Off-premise case sales of wine have been dropping; revenues flattening Wine fraud prominent during holiday season What percentage of cork should a cork-based stopper have from a mechanical perspective? Trade, […]

January 16, 2019 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More