This week I attended the annual meeting of the National Grape Research Alliance (NGRA), a great organization which WineAmerica supports, in Sacramento. Last week I judged hundreds of wines in Cloverdale, CA at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the nation’s largest with over 5,500 entries. In December, I delivered an opening keynote address titled, … Read more
Arkansas wine? Yes indeed. Wine is produced and consumed in all 50 states, and we will highlight the economic impact in each one over the course of this year. Remember: The total impact in each state combines the Direct, Supplier, and Induced levels reaching from vineyards to local communities, so even a small wine-producing state … Read more
SACRAMENTO, CA, January 26, 2023–The seventh annual Rich Smith Award of Excellence for outstanding contributions to the American grape and wine industry was presented yesterday to Marty Clubb, co-owner of L’Ecole No. 41, a premium winery in Walla Walla, Washington, and a major contributor to the Washington and American wine industry. “We are pleased to … Read more
Welcome Back, Congress! We’re now officially into a new Congressional year, and with a new balance of power. The Senate returned to Washington to be sworn in on January 3, then immediately recessed until next Monday the 23rd. The House actually spent two weeks in DC, mostly consumed with electing a Speaker (Kevin McCarthy, R-CA), … Read more
Arizona wines? You bet. Wine is produced and consumed in all 50 states. The total impact in each state combines the Direct, Supplier, and Induced levels reaching from vineyards to local communities, so even a small wine-producing state can benefit greatly from our industry’s presence. Arizona Profile Arizona is both old and new—one of the … Read more