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# What We're Reading --
- URL: https://bevnews.net/what-were-reading-50/
- Published: 2023-03-15T19:13:09.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-16T03:33:20.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker

### [Silicon Valley Bank made itself perfect for wineries. Then their accounts froze.](https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/silicon-valley-bank-miura-wine-17837472.php?utm%5Fsource=newsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcontent=briefing&utm%5Fcampaign=sfc%5Fbaybriefing%5Fam&sid=62705d296256250260011980)

Like many Bay Area vintners, Emmanuel Kemiji woke up on Friday morning to discover he was locked out of his account at [Silicon Valley Bank](https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/silicon-valley-bank-wine-california-17831927.php?ref=bevnews.net). First, he was confused. Then he looked at the news. “We realized the gravity of the situation,” he said. (San Francisco Chronicle)

**Comment:** If I was Emmanuel Kemjiji, I wouldn't move my accounts until I knew what the SVB Wine Division was doing. The best case scenario is that it and all its staff stay in place. That's what a smart buyer of the bank would do. 

### [ChatGPT just passed three of the Master Sommelier theory exams](https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2023/03/chatgpt-just-passed-three-of-the-master-sommelier-theory-exams/?utm%5Fsource=AfternoonBrief&utm%5Fmedium=newsletter)

OpenAI’s ChatGPT continues to confound with its seemingly endless scope – including passing three levels of the infamously tricky Master Sommelier exam. (Drinks Business).

### [Nervous Sonoma County vintners on collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: ‘We’re not out of the woods yet’](Nervous Sonoma County vintners on collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: ‘We’re not out of the woods yet’ “We’re not 100% through this,” said Matt Licklider, of Lioco, a boutique winery with a tasting room on the Healdsburg Square. “Until I can access the reserves in our money market account I won’t feel 100% secure. We’re not out of the woods yet.”)

“We’re not 100% through this,” said Matt Licklider, of Lioco, a boutique winery with a tasting room on the Healdsburg Square. “Until I can access the reserves in our money market account I won’t feel 100% secure. We’re not out of the woods yet.” (Santa Rosa Press-Democrat)

### [Former head of Silicon Valley Bank’s Napa wine division hopes to keep his work going](https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/industrynews/former-head-of-silicon-valley-banks-napa-wine-division-hopes-to-keep-his-w/?ref=related)

Rob McMillan, founder of Silicon Valley Bank’s Premium Wine Division, says the Santa Clara bank was solid but done in by venture capitalists triggering a “run” of people withdrawing their deposits. (Santa Rosa Press-Democrat)