RandyCaparoso.wineauthorIn another time: 1975 Borra family Zinfandel harvest; Beverly Borra, south side of Mokelumne River-Lodi region (snapshot courtesy of Borra family).
#lodiwinecountry #lodiwine #zinfandel #CaliforniaWines #grapeharvest
The heat is on: When it’s hot it’s hot. Yet that has never diminished the lust for wine of any wine lovers that I’ve ever known; at least not in California wine country.
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LilMikeSF1,700 #California workers, including 500+ #Teamsters, left in lurch to be laid off as major CA alcoholic #beverages distributor for 2,500 beverage brands, quickly winds down operations and ditches state to consolidate operations in home state of #Texas.
Many #CaliforniaWines stuck in middle have been reaching out to former competitor #supplychains to keep footholds in state with many millions of potential customers.
While #RNDC tries to paint picture that Democrat run #WestCoast state's more complex #taxation and regulatory framework was responsible, the main factor is bad biz failures at #Republic National Distributing Company, who lost many key #exclusive deals with big brands like #TX made Tito's #vodka, #Herradura #Tequila, #HighNoon and #JackDaniels whiskey etc. #RNDC has been known for poor worker relations, #unionbusting antics and had mismanaged much market share after awkward acquisition of CA's once prominent Young's Market #YMCO Distro arm.
https://vinepair.com/booze-news/rndc-leaving-california/
https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/rndc-layoffs-20421592.php #Business #Booze
RNDC to 'Withdraw' from California By End of Summer (Developing)
Not even halfway into 2025, Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) has hemorrhaged key supplier accounts in markets across the country, and especially in California. Now, VinePair has learned, the country’s second-largest wine-and-spirits distributor will be departing the Golden State entirely at the beginning of September. Over the weekend, social media was abuzz with versions of this rumor.
MyWinePal@VanWineFest 2025: #Video #Interview With Billy Grant from California's @mcpricemyerswines
#CaliforniaWines #winewriter
Wokebloke for Democracy"We’ve been told that potentially 400,000 tons of grapes were left on the vine last harvest. Growers have been told they need to remove thousands of vineyard acres to balance supply with demand. But no one is mentioning that California’s largest grape buyers also imported the equivalent of 400,000 tons of grapes in 2022."
https://lodigrowers.com/imported-foreign-bulk-wine-the-dirty-secret-no-one-in-california-wine-is-talking-about/
#Caspitalism #Corporate #CaliforniaWines
https://lodigrowers.com/imported-foreign-bulk-wine-the-dirty-secret-no-one-in-california-wine-is-talking-about/
#Caspitalism #Corporate #CaliforniaWines
This morning's Old Vine Master Class for two dozen educators from around the world, as part of California Wine Institute's Capstone program and organized by Evan Goldstein MS's Full Circle Wine Solutions. #oldvines #californiawines #capstonecalifornia #WineInstitute #fullcirclewinesolutions
In today's lodiwine.com/blog, wine trends anticipated in 2023 by the wine industry and consumers alike... https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/Wine-industry-changes-in-the-wind-expected-in-2023 #LodiWine #lodiwinecountry #californiawines #wineindustry
Wine industry changes in the wind expected in 2023
Visiting wine influencers in Lodi this past fall. What should wine lovers as well as wine industry professionals expect in 2023? A headline in the December 7 beverage industry website just-drinks.com reads: 2023 outlook – economic clouds to linger as wine industry seeks right blend. The global wine industry, it reads, is no different than any segment of the global economy, currently beset by market turbulence, inflation and possible recession, unpredictable supply and demand, and general consumer anxiety about outward issues such as climate change and rampant disease. You know, the usual stuff...