Category Archives: Winery

BND SCOOP: DTC Shipments, Value Up 15% YTD Through April

And April was a real winner, with direct-to-consumer shipments up 20% in terms of shipments and value, Larry Cormier, general manager, beverage-alcohol at ShipCompliant by Sovos, told Kane’s Beverage News Daily.

That follows last year, when ShipCompliant found DTC shipments and value were up a solid 15%.

Sonoma and Oregon had the strongest percentage growth, Continue reading

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Michigan Winery Launches State’s First Canned Wine

Fenn Valley Vineyards, Fennville, Mich., launched the first canned wine ever produced by a Michigan winery, Vino Blanco.

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Fred Furth, Founded Chalk Hill Winery, Dies at 84

He was a nationally prominent antitrust lawyer when he moved to Sonoma County following his 1972 purchase of 242 acres of land off Chalk Hill Road east of Windsor, Calif.   He expanded it to more

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Brooklyn Winery Accused of Producing Illegal Moonshine

The allegedly illegal operation at Red Hook Winery posed a “serious fire and explosive hazard,” New York State Liquor Authority officials said.

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Willamette Valley Vineyards 1st Quarter Net Plunges 59%

Willamette Valley Vineyards reports net income in the first quarter was $75,561, or 2 cents a share, down 58.8% from a year

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Gallo Acquires Rancho Real Vineyard

& J. Gallo Winery said it purchased Rancho Real Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley appellation of Santa Barbara County. Terms weren’t disclosed.

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