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[BND] Kane's Beverage News Daily

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday. It's October 6, 2026.

3 Vineyard Experts Think Calif.'s Winegrape Supply Could Quickly Come Up Short

There an interesting story in Monday's San Francisco Chronicle. Three vineyard experts think California's winegrape supply could quickly turn into a shortage – perhaps as early as 2017. The first is Peter Ekman, who has led Spring Mountain Vineyard (the site of the 1980's CBS-TV drama "Falcon Crest") since it was bought out of bankruptcy by a New York investment firm, argues growers have already removed enough vineyards to meet the lowered demand for wine. He estimates the amount of productive

Alcohol Trends Continue to Cool Through the End of September

During the four weeks ending Sept. 26, Total Alcohol continued to trail year-ago performance, NIQ reports. Dollar sales reached $8.4 billion, down 0.5% vs YA, while case volume totaled 164.5M, declining -2.5% from a year earlier. On a weekly basis, dollar sales totaled $2 billion, down 1.2% from the week ending Sept, 19. As summer-driven occasions give way to Autumn routines, alcohol sales continue to reflect a more measured pace of consumer demand. Prepared Cocktails pull further ahead as cat

Signorello Auction Delayed 2 Weeks

The foreclosure auction of financially trouble Signorello Estate. the 49 year old winery, was delayed until two weeks at the request of American Ag Credit, a borrower-owned cooperative that finances agriculture businesses, to which Signorello Estate owes $37 million. Signorello was the first winery confirmed to have burned down in the 2017 Atlas Fire. Rebuilding took seven years owing to permitting delays, the pandemic, tariffs and the wine crisis. Those delays doubled the cost of rebuilding to

Honig Winery 1st in Napa (But Not U.S.) to Use Ingredient Labels

Honig Vineyard & Winery, Rutherford, Calif., has become the first in Napa Valley to adopt ingredient labeling, starting with its 2025 Honig Sauvignon Blanc. It may be first in Napa Valley, but it's not the first in the U.S. Among the other wineries disclosing their ingredients are Ridge Vineyards, Cupertino, Calif.; Troon Vineyard, Grants Pass, Ore.; Frey Vineyards, Redwood Valley, Calif.; and Foursight Wines, Boonville, Calif. Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau does not require ingredient l

Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, California wineries will be able to use video on social media to promote winemaker dinners and tasting events held at retailer premises thanks to passage and signing of California Senate Bill 1273. The successful signing is a result of nearly a decade of work by Napa Valley Vintners to identify legal restrictions that made it difficult for members to promote events at restaurants and other retailers. In 2018, many of the hindrances were addressed in an Assembly bill tha

Services Sector Continues to Expand: ISM

Economic activity in the services sector continued to expand in September, the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest ISM Services PMI Report. The Services PMI registered 54.9%, the 27th consecutive month in expansion territory. The business activity index for September was 58.6%, clearly in expansion territory, but a decrease of 0.5 percentage point compared to August’s figure of 55.4%. Supplier Deliveries Index registered 53.2%, 1.9 percentage points higher than the 51.3% re

What I'm Reading --

Decades after the Mondavis lost their California wine empire, their comeback winery is ready for its big debut “I’ve discovered that a bag of money doesn’t make up for a broken heart, but it does (lead to) a new love,” said Tim Mondavi, 75, the youngest son of legendary winemaker Robert Mondavi and co-founder of Continuum Estate. “Continuum is our new love.” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Thanks for reading. I'll be back tomorrow. – Joel

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