2026 Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Challenge Announces Winners

Papapietro Perry Winery and Four Roses Bourbon Take Top Honors(March 6, 2026) — Winners have been announced in the fifth annual Los Angeles Invitational Wine & Spirits Challenge. A pinot noir fr read more

Are Your Vineyard Trials Leaving Tax Dollars on the Table?

Fruitful Innovation Can Lead to Tax BenefitsNapa has never had the luxury of standing still. This valley adapts. When the weather shifts, growers adjust. When consumer preferences change, winemakers e read more

The Role of Thiamine in Winemaking

Thiamine, also known as vitamin B1, is an essential micronutrient for yeast metabolism. The thiamine content typically found in grapes ranges from 80 µg/L to 1.2 mg/L. Although most yeasts, incl read more

Modern Wine Stabilization Without Chilling

Tartrate stabilization helps keep wines bright, clear, and free of the “wine diamonds” that consumers often perceive as a flaw. While traditional cold stabilization works, it can be time- read more

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Packaging Speaks First

Research shows that consumers form product impressions in just a few seconds. Most of that impression happens before the first sip, pour, or taste:• The weight of the glass• The shape o read more

The Wine Industry Slump Is Real. The Opportunity Is, Too

Traditional demand for wine has softened, buyers are pickier, and “default growth” is basically gone. Meanwhile, the consumer mindset has changed dramatically—wellness, moderation, a read more

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WIN Marketplace – February Roundup

2026 Alexander Valley Bordeaux GrapesNow live on the WIN Marketplace: 2026 Alexander Valley / Pine read more

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What Is a Brand, Really? (And Why Yours Might Need a Little Therapy)

The word “brand” is notoriously difficult to define in marketing. If we were talking about a ranch brand—the kind seared onto livestock to signify ownership—that’s easy t read more

BACTISCANPLUS™: Immediate Bacteria & Biofilm Detection for Food and Beverage Facilities

Ensuring hygienic surfaces before starting production is a daily challenge for food and beverage manufacturers. Traditional inspection methods often fail to detect bacterial contamination and biofilms read more

Drinking our own champagne: Azmera running odoo

Over the Christmas/New Year break, we took our own advice to heart and migrated to odoo for our own consulting business.Over the last few months as we've been building out our read more

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