My return to Pennsylvania wine sales and education
I thoroughly enjoyed my seven-year tenure at the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB), most of it as Chairman of a then-$1.7 billion dollar operation with over 600 stores and thousands of employees. When I...
Summer Sparklers Heating Up
As sparkling wine’s year-round popularity continues to increase, producers are taking notice and promoting their bubblies for the summer months.
Special bottles. Recipes for summer cocktails featuring their products. Partnerships with summer events. All reinforcing...
Sarah Jessica Parker’s Wine Will Hit Shelves in September
Actor and designer Sarah Jessica Parker announced today via Instagram that her new sauvignon blanc wine, in partnership with the New Zealand-based Invivo & Co, will hit stores this fall on Sept. 18, 2019.
Made with grapes from...
What Does Tennessee v. Blair Mean For the Future of Alcohol Retail?
Total Wine and direct-to-consumer wine shippers scored a win in Junein the U.S. Supreme Court with the results of Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Russell F. Thomas(previously known as Tennessee v. Blair).
In...
Wine Ratings: The Best Cabernet Sauvignon of 2019
For the latest round of our National Retailer Wine Panel reviews, we asked panelists — beverage alcohol retail owners and managers —to rate Cabernet Sauvignon, any style from anywhere in the world.
As always, these...
Forecasting Napa and Sonoma’s 2019 Vintages
Recently there has been an amazing bull-market run for wines from Napa and Sonoma valleys. Can that continue with the 2019 vintage?
I have just returned from winery visits to California’s north coast, and there...
J. Lohr Vineyard Series Debuts New Packaging
J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines has unveiled new packaging for its J. Lohr Vineyard Series tier.
This new look reflects the importance of these wines in the J. Lohr portfolio, the company says, while also differentiating...
Organic Vs. BioDynamic Wine: What’s The Difference?
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, all farming was organic by today’s standards. Nowadays, the norm in commercial agriculture is to boost crop productivity with chemicals, hormones and genetically modified organisms.
In conventional grape growing for...
How a Mother-Daughter Partnership Formed Vintage Longbottom Wines
Kim Longbottom was pregnant with her daughter Margo in 1998 when Kim co-founded Australia’s Henry’s Drive Vignerons with her husband Mark.
Twenty-one years later, that daughter joins the company as her mother’s new business partner....
40 Alcohol Gift Ideas for Holiday Season 2019
Holiday season is right around the corner. Soon, consumers will head out in search of gifts for friends, family and co-workers. High-end spirits, beer and wine remain a staple of gift giving — especially...
