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Can wine premiumization succeed at the bottom of the market? (Yes.)

As we see in the graph above (courtesy of Silicon Valley Bank’s Rob McMillan) there can be premiumization opportunities even at the bottom of wine’s pricing segments. In this case, Constellation took the  opportunity to premiumize the low end with its Black Box wines as did Delicato with Bota Box.   However, without the granularity […]

April 11, 2017 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Premiumization Part 1: How to take an up-close look before you leap into the race

The race for the top end of the wine business is all the rage and presented as something kin to the next gold rush for wine. There are, indeed, opportunities, but also some barriers including market sizes, demographics and more.   Good data is vital for making sound business decisions and getting a grasp on […]

April 7, 2017 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

WX Brands Issues Incomprehensible PR About Acquisition of Some (Or All?) of Jamieson Ranch Vineyards and Bread & Butter Wines

Last night, WX Brands posted a factually incomplete and structurally flawed news release — “New Acquisitions Propel WX Brands into Wine Industry Top 20.”   The release is jam-packed with incomplete statements and assertions without any sort of data or verification. The absence of actual, relevant facts puts this solidly in the ranks of “fake […]

April 5, 2017 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Wine Financier Charles Banks Pleads Guilty to Fraud

According to the Wine Spectator, “Charles Banks, the financial advisor and founder of Terroir Life, which owns or manages nearly a dozen wineries in California, New Zealand and South Africa, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in a federal courthouse in San Antonio today…. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years […]

April 3, 2017 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Calif could be headed for needless woes in cannabis trademark legislation

The California Secretary of State’s (SOS’s) office is shortchanging legal cannabis businesses and their consumers by failing to register trademarks for the newly legalized industry, according to a long-time wine industry attorney, Jay Behmke, of Healdsburg.   Including the word “cannabis” or “marijuana” in the state trademark application has, so far, been the kiss of […]

April 3, 2017 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Trinchero Family Estates fined $44,575 in accidental death of cellar worker

On August 31, 2016, cellar worker Jose Alberto Avino died when a stack of barrel racks he was unloading with a for from a container at the Joel Gott winery (owner by Sutter Home Winery, lnc. dba: Trinchero Family Estates) located at 2055 Hoffman Lane   Cal/OSHA has finished their investigation of that deadly accident […]

March 31, 2017 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Federal judge denies Duarte request for reconsideration and appeal

A federal judge on Friday denied a request by Duarte Nursery and its President John Duarte to reconsider the court’s June 10, 2016 decision in favor of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.   Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California also denied an “interlocutory appeal” which […]

March 27, 2017 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Wine & Trump budget: Trouble for industry. Will Crush Report be defunded?

UPDATED ARTICLE: This article was originally published by Wine Industry Insight on March 17, 2017. It has been updated to include a reference to the May 24, 2017 Vineyard Economics Seminar in Napa during which speakers confirmed our original article.   A link to the full budget released on May 16 is here: “A New […]

March 17, 2017 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Trump WOTUS Rule Rollback: Temporary relief, but no solution for growers, ag & private property owners

Despite optimism and a spate of giddy articles declaring an end to federal over-reach on Waters Of The United States (WOTUS) issues, President Donald Trump’s rollback of the Clean Water Rule offers temporary relief, but no permanent solution.   This is because the President’s action rolls back a proposed set of executive action regulations that […]

March 17, 2017 | Filed under Featured Articles | 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