Many years ago, I judged at Bill Moffett’s Grand Harvest Awards in Sonoma, a unique competition essentially based on “terroir”, and open to any wines in the country. When we finally got to the Sweepstakes round, it was a contest among the best sparkling, white, rose, red, and dessert wines for overall “Best of Show”. … Read more

DtC Compliance: Last Call! WineAmerica’s Zoom listening session on Direct-to-Consumer shipping compliance takes place next Wednesday, July 19 at 3 pm for WineAmerica members, who may register here. Non Members may join here and learn from it as well. FAS Visits FLX This week we were pleased to welcome some 25 representatives of USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service to Fox … Read more

When: Wednesday, June 21st at 3pm EST. 60 min. Where: Zoom – Register Here Who: WineAmerica members only.  This December, the European Union will implement new nutritional labeling requirements on all beverage alcohol imported into the trading bloc. Join WineAmerica to learn how to ready your business for this important change. Join Ignacio Sánchez Recarte is Secretary General … Read more

Maryland has a long and fascinating wine history, including some true pioneers who catalyzed winegrowing well beyond that state’s border. The first recorded winemaking was in 1648, and in 1662 Governor Charles Calvert planted European grapes. The modern era began in 1933 when Baltimore Sun journalist Philip Wagner published the book, “American Wines and How … Read more

On Wednesday, WineAmerica held its second Zoom listening session on Nutritional Information and Ingredient labeling, with superb presentations from Bennett Caplan of FIVS and Dale Stratton of the Wine Market Council. There were more than 80 virtual registrants, and more than 100 others who tried to register but were refused because they are not members … Read more