Are you part of the wine industry and in search of local data to enrich your website or provide valuable insights for your wine tasting and tours? Perhaps you are a wine writer or an industry professional seeking specific information about a particular wine region. Look no further than AVA Read more…
Are you a wine or tourist organization interested in creating or updating your regional wine map? A detailed map featuring wineries and vineyards within a particular region is an indispensable communication and marketing tool. This holds especially true for organizations that promote and endorse wine regions across the United States recognized Read more…
For wine associations supporting American Viticultural Areas (AVAs), the value of a precise and user-friendly map cannot be understated. This article outlines a comprehensive approach to creating custom AVA maps that display the vineyards and wineries using Google Maps. The Petaluma Gap Wine Growers Alliance (PGWA) was working with an Read more…
Is your winery preparing for a significant event? Is your regional wine association gearing up for its annual summer gathering? Is your organization hosting a wine education conference or a trade show? If any of these scenarios apply to you, you must be eager to gauge the event’s success and Read more…
The Chardonnay grape originated in the prestigious wine region of Burgundy and found its way into vineyards across the United States, earning in 2010 its dedicated celebration known as Chardonnay Day. The annual celebration is on the Thursday before Memorial Day, also considered International Chardonnay Day. It is the primary Read more…
How do we succeed in a stagnant market? How do we reach new consumers? Who are our competitors? How do we become more focused and creative? These were some of the questions discussed at last week’s Wine Industry Sales Symposium (WISS) in Santa Rosa, presented by the Wine Industry Network Read more…
International Sauvignon Blanc Day is a celebration of the Sauvignon Blanc grape variety, one of the world’s most popular white wine grape varieties. This annual event was established in 2010 and is held on the first Friday in May. It intends to recognize and promote Sauvignon Blanc wines’ diversity, complexity, Read more…
Why are there so few sociological articles on wine? Why is there no scholarly discipline called the Sociology of Wine? Why have Sociologists been silent on the topic of wine? Those were some of my first questions when I began studying the wine industry a decade ago. I have an Read more…
The world celebrates International Malbec Day, or World Malbec Day, on April 17th. The Malbec grape is believed to have originated in southwestern France. It has been cultivated in the region for centuries and was one of the six grapes originally permitted for use in Bordeaux wine. However, Malbec fell Read more…
The Winkler Index, also known as the Winkler Scale, is a measure for classifying wine regions based on the heat summation or growing degree days over a season. The index was developed by professors Albert Winkler and Maynard Amerine at UC Davis in the 1940s after prohibition. The purpose of Read more…