Affordable Marketing Tool For Winery Associations That All Generations Will Love

Is your AVA Association, Winery Association, or group of winery partners looking for an affordable way to refer customers to one another? HipMaps offers a solution that engages visitors of all generat read more

AVA map winery map wineries map wineries marketing AVA marketing map hip map

Cork vs. Screw Cap: What’s Best for Your Brand?

Choosing between cork and screw cap closures can significantly impact your wine’s marketability. The best choice aligns with the type of wine, your brand identity and message and your primary pa read more

screw cap cork closure

Will Marijuana Be the Next Great Wine Industry Disruptor?

by Dawn Dolan The biggest disruption to the American wine industry was Prohibition, which shut down some eighty percent of existing wineries in the period 1920-33. After the repeal, it took over 60 ye read more

2010 Crop of Winegrapes Down 3%

The Preliminary California Grape Crush Report released today shows the total crop of winegrapes harvested in 2010 was 3.58 million tons, down only 3% from 2009, making 2010 the third largest crop in h read more