There is, for good reason, a lot of reporting right now on climate change and how it's affecting the grape harvest. Everywhere you look, wine regions are experiencing harsher-than-normal conditions. It would be easy to write a post about how hot it is and stop there. But, I want to pick out something else: this is a story of climate volatility, not just heat. A Cold Night in Bigfork, Montana This hit home for me in 2022, when I was asked to evaluate a future winery, and existing vineyard in the Bigfork area of Montana. Two years earlier, in 2020, the growing season had been warm, and the owners felt good about what climate change might mean for grape growing that far north. But, climate change isn't just hotter weather. It's climate volatility. In that same warm year, Montana got a sudden, early, catastrophic cold event. The weather through September and into early October 2020 stayed mild, highs in the mid-50s, with only two nights that dipped to freezing. Because of that, most of the

World-Renowned Viticulturist and Educator, Dr. Greg Jones, Becomes CEO at Abacela, His Family Winery in Oregon

Roseburg, Oregon (July 26, 2021) — Founders Earl and Hilda Jones and Abacela’s Board of Directors announce the appointment of Dr. Greg Jones as CEO of Abacela in Oregon’s Umpqua Valley. Dr Greg Jones is the son of Earl and Hilda Jones, and the new role allows the 26-year-old family-owned winery to make the generational […]

Abacela Winery Announces a New Partnership with Authentic Wine Selections

Roseburg, Oregon, May 26, 2021 – Abacela Vineyards & Winery, a Roseburg-based winery, announces a new wholesale distribution partnership with Authentic Wine Selections, an Oakland, CA based fine wine distributor. Over the last twenty-five years, Abacela has produced an array of world-class wines from estate vineyards using sustainable viticultural practices and minimal intervention winemaking. Abacela will join Authentic […]

‘Be the Change’ Partners with Thurgood Marshall College Fund for Second Virtual Job Fair: San Francisco, Calif. March 3, 2021 – Be the Change Job Fair, an initiative led by Cara Bertone, Philana Bouvier, Lia Jones, and Rania Zayyat, in partnership with Diversity in Food & Beverage and Lift Collective announced today that registration for beverage alcohol employers is now open for the second virtual job fair on April 22, 2021... The post Afternoon Brief, March 3rd appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/03/03/afternoon-brief-1813?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1813 Published Date:Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:48:54 +0000 

Roseburg, Oregon, March 3, 2021 – Abacela Vineyards & Winery, a Roseburg-based winery, announces a new wholesale distribution partnership with Cru Selections, a Woodinville, WA based fine wine distributor. Over the last twenty-five years, Abacela has produced an array of world-class wines from estate vineyards using sustainable viticultural practices and minimal intervention winemaking. Abacela will join Cru Selection’s […] The post Abacela Winery Announces a New Partnership with Cru Selections appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/03/03/abacela-winery-partnership-with-cru-selections?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abacela-winery-partnership-with-cru-selections Published Date:Wed, 03 Mar 2021 19:45:30 +0000