Crimson Wine Group, Napa, Calif., announced its commitment to further reduce the glass bottle weight of its largest production wines. By reducing the weight of its bottles, Crimson aims to lower its environmental impact and contribute toward a more sustainable future, it says.
Premium Washington wine brand Browne Family Vineyards, Seattle, has partnered with environmental nonprofit One Tree Planted to create the Browne Forest Project. For each bottle of Browne Forest Project wine sold, a tree is proudly planted to help restore forests in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Wine company adds luxury Rhône and Bordeaux varietal wines to portfolio
November 11, 2022
E. & J. Gallo Winery (Gallo), Modesto, Calif., announced that it has purchased Denner Vineyards, producer of critically acclaimed wines from California’s Central Coast. Located in the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles, the Denner Vineyards Estate, which was completed in 2005, includes a tasting room and a gravity-flow winery designed to fit into the rolling hillside of the surrounding vineyards.
Consumers receive glam package, professional photographer for photos
August 30, 2022
To meet consumers’ social media needs, St. Francis Winery & Vineyards is making guests picture-perfect with the newly launched Instagram Approved Package.
Foundation also reveals HBCU Initiative, scholarship program
March 8, 2022
The McBride Sisters SHE CAN Fund announced its support of women in the food and wine industries as the prime focus of its Professional Development Fund in 2022. The SHE CAN Fund also reveals the results of its Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Initiative and Academic Scholarship Program in partnership with Southern University, which awarded $50,000 to Southern University's Agricultural Research and Extension Center and College of Agricultural Family and Consumer Sciences (SU Ag).
As we enter 2022, it looks as though more business operations, including the beverage market, are “trying something new” with entries into the non-fungible token (NFT) market.
With the pandemic hampering the tourism market, craft beverage alcohol purveyors had to get creative to engage with consumers. Harvest Hosts is aiming to connect American RVers with hosts among its 868 winery, distillery and brewery partners.
Winery declares climate emergency, signs letter recognizing need for definitive action
October 21, 2020
Fetzer Vineyards, Mendocino County, Calif., announced it has signed a climate emergency declaration letter that recognizes the need to take definitive climate action now "to avoid irreversible changes to the planet and its inhabitants arising from the climate crisis."
Israeli Wine Producers Association (IWPA) and kosherwine.com partnered May-July to offer free live wine tasting events and tours. Viewers could order wine in advance to sample at home during the virtual tastings and learn about the wines and Israeli culture.