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Winery Margins Are Tanking From Low Visitation And Sales: It’s A Recipe For Discounts Liquidating Unsold Wine Could your business or workplace withstand 25%* decline in sales? How about another … Continue Reading California Wineries Are Selling Out or Closing Up: Will Your Favorite Remain Open in 2027?
Exploring $5 Wines from Grocery Outlet: Worth the Taste? You’ve been waiting for that glut of 25 million gallons of unsold California wine to land in new bottles, new labels … Continue Reading California’s Wine Grape Glut Continues As Value Price Wines Begin Landing In Discount Stores
Exploring Old Vine Wine At Mettler Family Vineyards California produces much of our country’s Old Vine Grape. They can be tasty, and there’s certainly a good story line when grape … Continue Reading Lodi ‘s Legacy of Old Vine California Wine Grape
The town of Murphy , CA, population 2,213 , hosts 24 California wine tasting rooms on its downtown. That’s one for every 92 residents. Some might call this a small … Continue Reading Exploring Murphy, Ca: Gold Country’s Home To Great Wine & 24 Tasting Rooms
Eberle Winery’s Approach: Free Tastings = Happy Customers & Good Business The Godfather of Paso Robles wine has spoken: There shall be no fees for sampling my wine. But everybody … Continue Reading The Joy And Economics of Complimentary Wine Tasting In Paso Robles
Besides being known for their California wine, Saluti Cellars is also known for its menagerie of animals ranging from barn cats, chickens, a Clydesdale horse (and others horses) and their … Continue Reading Wine, Weddings, Unique Animals & Beautiful Sierra Views At Gold Country’s Saluti Cellars
The Rise of Rhône and Fall of Cabernet ‘Psssst, hey you wanna buy some great wine on the cheap, Napa Cabernet to be specific. Yeah, I got 30,000 gallons and … Continue Reading Glut Of California Cabernet Sauvignon Means Discounts For The King of Bordeaux Wines
It’s easy to miss the small store front of Polynesian Girl Winery when you’re cruising to your next grand estate tasting of California wine. Who would think you would find … Continue Reading Polynesian Girl Winery Blooms In California’s Gold Country
The Wine Debate: Moderation vs. Risks So wine is bad for you because of the alcohol content. But so is sunshine (melanoma), red meat (cholesterol), sugar (diabetes & heart disease) … Continue Reading The Social Benefits of Wine: Enjoying Life Responsibly Amid The Rush To Prohibition 2.0
Zinfandel, Barbera and Syrah are some of the great California wines produced in the Shenandoah Valley in Gold Country. The oak dotted golden hills are perched 1,600 feet above the … Continue Reading Art and Wine: Unveiling Karmere Vineyards’ Unique Tasting Experience
With declining California winery visits and sales, the dilemma for tasting rooms from Lake County to Sonoma to Paso Robles to Temecula: Does it make sense for tasting rooms to … Continue Reading California Wine Tasting: Navigating Weekday Closures
Edna Valley sits in the shadow of Point Arguello sheltered from the harsh coastal storms sweeping this part of California’s coast. Locals tell us it has the longest growing season … Continue Reading This Quiet Central Coast Winery’s AVA Feels Like California Wine Country 20 Years Ago
For California wineries, 2024 was the year sale declines became obvious to wine makers. The state lost 222 commercial wineries last year, declining to 41% of American wineries. Let’s put … Continue Reading CBW 2024 Top Stories: Bankruptcies, Discounts & California Winery Closures Impact on Wine Prices
With California wine sales declining, could the instigator be high prices? Is it just too expensive to go estate wine tasting and buy good estate wine? A lot of theories … Continue Reading One California Wine Region Bucks Declining Visits & Sales:There’s A Reason It’s Growing While Others Shrink
Visitors to California wine country practice what we locals call ‘Power Tasting.’ They’re here for a weekend and want to make the most of it. Sometimes that means visiting four … Continue Reading Power Tasting, Sobriety & Keeping Your Palate Operational & Clear
An Old Ghost sits on our table. Created by Klinker Brick Winery this California wine is an example why Lodi is the heart and soul of Zinfandels in the U.S. … Continue Reading Lodi’s California Wine is The Epicenter of the State’s Zinfandel & Barbera World