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Suisun/Green Valley area in Solano County under mandatory evacuation orders as Atlas fire crests ridge

For information on this winegrowing area see: Suisun/Green Valley vineyards get respect from Napa & seek more distance from Solano Delta grapes OFFICIAL NOTICE FROM SOLANO COUNTY A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER has been issued by the Solano County Office of Emergency Services for the Green Valley area west of Green Valley Road from Mason, north […]

October 10, 2017 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Calif wine country fires: newest satellite data maps – 5:08 a.m. – 10/11/17

Source: Wildfire Viewer

October 10, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Status on 113 wineries (and wine businesses): Good, bad or gone – ARCHIVED – No longer updated

This article is no longer updated. Last update was 6:28 a.m., October 20, 2017 Is a house, commercial property or winery safe? Maybe Not? See: Cal Fire has released a powerful Interactive Sonoma County fire map goes right down to specific parcels Make sure to see today’s fire status report: Fire damage at $1 Bil […]

October 9, 2017 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

N. Calif wine country wildfire situation expected to intensify as wind picks up – Updated 12:38 pm PDT 10/11/17

This article is no longer being updated. Please click over to the newest one: Fire pushes into City of Sonoma’s NE corner driven by Red Flag winds. Containment advances on other fires. Death toll rises Interactive Map From San Francisco Chronicle SUMMARY: Red flag warnings frpm 5 p.m. Wednesday to 5 p.m. Thursday, predict that […]

October 9, 2017 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Higher-priced wines continue premiumization boom despite price rises. Lower-priced wine lags: Nielsen

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October 9, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Merlot curse is over! Merlot is still tanking! The Upstairs, Downstairs phenomenon

Shortly after this news release — Fifth Annual Merlot Month Celebrates Noble Grape this October — hit the web, Bloomberg rushed to declare that The Sideways Curse Has Lifted: Merlot Is Having a Comeback.   Yes and no. It all depends on whether you’re looking just at the top shelf, or the overall market.   […]

October 6, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Fifth Annual Merlot Month Celebrates Noble Grape this October

NEWS RELEASE www.merlotme.com September 25, 2017   Napa, Calif. – September 21, 2017 – Beginning October 1, 2017 more than 100 Merlot-producing wineries from California, Oregon, Washington, and around the world, join together for #MerlotMe, a month-long, global movement celebrating the noble variety.   MerlotMe unites passionate wine lovers in a worldwide movement to celebrate […]

October 5, 2017 | Filed under Presented By | Read More

Italy’s sparkling wine exports soar!

October 5, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Trader Joe’s and Sprouts shoppers defect after Whole Foods drops prices. Other grocers hit as well.

Source: Thasos via Business Insider

October 4, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Premium winery profits struggled to keep pace with inflation in 2016 (and failed!)

Sources: Chart: SVB on Wine, How Much Did Wineries Really Make in 2016? CPI/Inflation for 2016 (2.2%): U.S. Dept of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

October 3, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More