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No Surprises in Final 2016 California Crush Report: Just over 4 million Tons of Wine Grapes

California Grape Crush Final Report 2016 (Full Document: PDF) NEWS RELEASE   United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Pacific Region Grape Crush   SACRAMENTO – The 2016 crush totaled 4,227,110 tons, up 9.3 percent from the 2015 crush of 3,868,459 tons. Wine grapes accounted for 4,031, 147 tons of that. The total […]

March 14, 2017 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Wine premiumization may not be all it’s cracked up to be

Wine premiumization may not be all it’s cracked up to be The full article and analysis is available to premium Wine Executive News Subscribers at this link. Among the data analysis details in the premium piece: Lower price tiers still dominate. Middle tier still trumps expensive wines. Top-selling varietals also shy away from top price […]

March 14, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data,Featured Articles | Read More

This is Treasury Wine’s plan for global conquest

March 13, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

[UPDATE 3/13/17] COLAs Back Online After System Backup Killed TTB Computers

UPDATE: TTB COLA search fully functional when Wine Industry Insight accessed the system at 5:33 a.m. (PST) Monday, March 13. The TTB system outage this week that thwarted access to permits Online and to Certificates of Label Approval is the result of a backup gone bad.   Wineries WII spoke with Friday afternoon said they […]

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

Charles Banks Wire Fraud Trial: New Date Set For May 30

Jury selection in the Charles Banks wire fraud trial has been set for May 30 according to court documents filed with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (San Antonio). The court previously rejected Banks’s request for a venue change and delayed the deadline for a plea deal until March 20. Previous […]

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

U.S. Spirits 2016 Revenues up 4.5% on 2.4% volume rise

Source: DISCUS via Brindiamo 2017 industry observer

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

Hispanic Purchasing Power Surges! Ignore At Your Own Peril

Source: Nielsen

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

Wine advertising inches up, spirits slips, both totally eclipsed by beer

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

Wine with meal delivery kits: Get on board if you want more Millennials & GenX

Source: eMarketer

March 7, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Top Calif Exports: Wine, Almonds … Poverty?

Source: U.S. Census Bureau via Sacramento Bee

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