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Joel Whitaker

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Is Bronco’s business model a blueprint for the times? As California’s Wente Family Estates partners with Bronco Wine Company for its sales and distribution, Sarah Neish finds out why Bronco is increasingly supplementing its own wine production with becoming a ‘sales broker’ for other estates. (The Drinks Business)

Highland Park Whisky Partners with Laila Gohar for Limited Edition 17 YO

Highland Park is expanding its Between You and I series with Between You and I by Laila Gohar (SRP $160), a limited edition 17 Year Old Single Malt created in collaboration with New York-based artist and creative director Laila Gohar, launching today. Led by Master Whisky Maker Marc Watson

Calif. Gov't Stalls on When Winery Can Resume, So After 40 Years It's Closing

The tasting room for Rosenthal – The Malibu Estate was destroyed in the 2025 Palisades wildfire. It was the winery's primary way of distributing its wines. Now its closing. The site was leased from California State Government and is being used as a staging and storage area for clean-

Calif. Win Right to Do Sensory Research to Learn Consumer Perceptions

Alcohol beverage producers are now able to conduct sensory to evaluate consumer perceptions of characteristics such as aroma, flavor, balance, mouthfeel, and overall appeal after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1991. Wine Institute sponsored the bill. For wineries, responding to changes in consumer preferences is rarely as simple as adjusting

A Businessman's Only Certainty: Change; More Bankruptcies, Receiverships Coming

In Thursday's Daily, I noted that the cause of the Gundlach Bundschu bankruptcy was a result of two things: borrowing more than current sales can support and rising interest rates. It's easy to wag a moralistic finger at the Bundschus and Signorellos, whose winery is in

Oldest Brewpub in America Closing

Triple Rock Brewery & Alehouse in Berkley, Calif.. plans to close by the end of the year, after more than 40 years in business. Brothers John and Reid Martin, who started the brewpub are ready to retire. “After 40 years, we are ready to spend less time navigating the day-

Lettie Teague Joins New York Sun

Lettie Teague, the longtime wine columnist of The Wall Street Journal, has joined The New York Sun in the same role. Teague held the position at the Journal for sixteen years where she drew readers for her plainspoken intelligence about what is worth drinking and why. She will now write