
Afternoon Brief: Sam Sebastiani, Sonoma Wine Scion and Founder of Viansa Winery, Dies at 84
Samuel "Sam" Sebastiani, a prominent member of one of California's most storied wine families, died Thursday after a nearly 10-year battle with Parkinson's Disease at his home in Sonoma. He was 84...





Afternoon Brief: Supreme Court Hands Wine Trade a Small Victory, but Trump Plots New Levies
The highest court in the US has ruled that sweeping import tariffs exceeded presidential authority, offering a brief reprieve for the global wine trade. The relief may be short-lived, however, as Donald Trump moves swiftly to impose fresh levies under a seldom-used 1974 trade law...

Afternoon Brief: Wine Market Council Tackles Domestic Wine Industry's Current Setbacks
This past April 2 at the 2025 Wine Market Council (WMC) Annual Research Conference and Members Meeting, held in the City of Napa, there were some illuminating discussions on the overall state of the American wine industry...

Afternoon Brief: Alecia Moore, Winemaker and Two Wolves Wine Founder, Announced as Keynote Speaker for 2025 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium
The Unified Wine and Grape Symposium is proud to welcome Alecia Moore, winemaker and founder of Two Wolves Wine, as the keynote luncheon speaker to kick off the 2025 show on Tuesday, January 28...

Afternoon Brief, February 20th
Grape Growers Being Paid 1970s Rates Say They Are at Breaking Point in Australia’s Largest Wine Region: Farmers in Australia's biggest wine grape growing region are preparing for crisis talks as prices plummet to early 1970s rates...

