26 Brix

12/07/2018

Dena Davidson, look what we found!

Back in 1985 when Italian wine expert Nicolas Belfrage wrote his classic book Life Beyond Lambrusco: Understanding Italian Fine Wine, Valpol...

12/07/2018

Love to see companies investing in women entrepreneurs. It's the right move, and long overdue.

Focus on Female Founders Program Provides Resources to Help Women Entrepreneurs Address Untapped Growth Opportunities in the Beverage Alcohol Space and Adjacent CategoriesVICTOR, N.Y., Dec. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), a leading beverage alcoho...

09/27/2018

Next time you're at Yankee Stadium (ha!) be sure to stop by City Winery and ask for a glass of 2017 Lake County Sauvignon Blanc (from Windrem Vineyards).

Oh, and you can take in a ball game while you're there.

Lake County Winery Association Lake County Winegrape Commission

Yankees home-game attendees will have noticed something new pop up this baseball season at Yankee Stadium: a wine bar from City Winery, the Wine Spectator Restaurant Award–winning restaurant, urban winery and entertainment venue chain. Unfiltered and Turning Tables made the trek to the Bronx to ch...

02/03/2018

How will artificial intelligence affect wineries and winemaking? An interesting read for my friends in the wine biz.

Technology has already changed how we make wine, so what effect will it have on how we drink it? Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

07/10/2017

New full-page ad for 26 Brix client Lake County Winegrape Commission, published in Wine Enthusiast.

Graphic design by Molly Cooper. Photography by Nathan DeHart.

06/16/2017

Our client, the Lake County Winegrape Commission, is in Aspen for the Food & Wine Classic.

Getting ready to pour Lake County wine at 2017 Aspen Food and Wine Classic.

05/15/2017

"Tougher rules around immigrant labor could see a hike in wine prices in California's wine heartland."

http://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2017/05/napas-worker-squeeze-tightens

Tougher rules around immigrant labor could see a hike in wine prices in California's wine heartland. Read wine news & features.

05/15/2017

This problem is, of course, only exacerbated by anti-immigration policies.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/business/6950707-181/labor-shortage-hits-hard-in

A shortage of workers is becoming a crisis for some industries in Sonoma County. A low jobless rate, a tight housing market and a growing economy has made it harder than ever to fill some openings.

05/12/2017

How will this play out for wine grape growers at harvest time?

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Growers-farm-workers-say-immigration-raids-11133535.php

WASHINGTON — Growers and farmworker unions said Tuesday that a federal immigration crackdown in rural towns is scaring away workers and forcing cutbacks in production of hand-harvested produce. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris to revive Feinstein’s 2013 “blue-card” visa proposal that would provide...

03/03/2017

Lettie Teague breaks it down.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-women-drink-more-white-wine-1488469200

Women seem to have a thing for white wine, with many drinking it almost exclusively. What’s at the root of this love connection? Wall Street Journal wine columnist Lettie Teague explores.

02/22/2017

A Note from Commission President Last February, 95 percent of California was experiencing drought. Fast forward one year and, as of last week, that has dropped to 24 percent, with much of Northern California now experiencing significant ground saturation, snowpack, mudslides, and road closures. We a...