Kathleen Willcox

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US seasonal outlook mixed as industry holds breath on tariffs

US seasonal outlook mixed as industry holds breath on tariffs

Will he or won’t he? As a mer­cu­r­ial leader ascends in the U.S., wine pros ral­ly…

Areas of strength amid wine consumption shrinkage in the US

Areas of strength amid wine consumption shrinkage in the US

Over­all fig­ures are down, but Kath­leen Will­cox has uncov­ered some glim­mers of…

How vineyards closer to the sun are evading climate change

How vineyards closer to the sun are evading climate change

High-alti­tude grape farm­ing has moved from fringe inter­est hot top­ic. Kath­leen…

Is Wine Facing Prohibition 2.0?

Is Wine Facing Prohibition 2.0?

Near­ly a cen­tu­ry on from the last alco­hol ban in the USA, younger gen­er­a­tions…

How Wine Reps Can Land New Restaurant and Retail Accounts

How Wine Reps Can Land New Restaurant and Retail Accounts

Tips and tricks from wine sales reps on con­nect­ing with new buy­ers, from lever­ag­ing…

How the Maréchal Foch Gained Cult-Classic Status

How the Maréchal Foch Gained Cult-Classic Status

“Maréchal Foch is resis­tant to about half of the fun­gi and dis­eases we wor­ry about in…

Why Expanding Beyond Wine Is Making These Brands More Sustainable

Why Expanding Beyond Wine Is Making These Brands More Sustainable

For cen­turies, wine­mak­ers have made wine. For the most part, they left it at…

The changing tide of Napa grapes

The changing tide of Napa grapes

Ries­ling and Caber­net Franc gar­ner high­est prices in Napa. What does that…

Why Santa Julia’s Investment in Natural Wine Is a Game-Changer

In every indus­try, there are lead­ers who qui­et­ly shape the con­ver­sa­tion. They may…

American sparkling wine is graduating

American sparkling wine is graduating

For decades, great sparkling wine made in the Méth­ode Cham­p­enoise in Cal­i­for­nia,…

Two Crus in the Southern Rhône Bravely Face a Hotter, Drier, But Hopefully Fresher Future

Bonus: The result­ing wines are a (rel­a­tive) bar­gain. The South­ern Rhône is known for…

Why You Need More Pecorino in Your Life

Why You Need More Pecorino in Your Life

And we don’t mean the cheese. In our hyper-frag­ment­ed world, it would be dif­fi­cult to…

Peeling Back the Curtain on Wine Dinners

How pro­duc­ers are max­i­miz­ing ROI on this tried and true tast­ing for­mat There is…

The Anatomy of a Successful Wine Launch in a Brutal Market

The Anatomy of a Successful Wine Launch in a Brutal Market

Spoil­er alert: It’s not easy, but it’s prob­a­bly worth it. Launch­ing a wine brand…



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