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2022 presents significant opportunities for US-based wine brands

Sparkling wine gains share against table wine

December 13, 2021

Pent-up demand following pandemic lockdowns has served to increase sparkling wine’s growth, data shows. Meanwhile consumers are showing preference for U.S.-sourced wine varietals.

Sokol Blosser adds 2 new box wines to Evolution line

New wines also feature brands latest packaging update

September 10, 2021

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Sokol Blosser Winery, Dundee Hills, Ore., is adding to its line box wines with two new 1.5-liter boxes of Evolution Chardonnay and Evolution Big Time Red.

Cataclysm Wines

August 27, 2021

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Ackley Beverage Group announced that they are adding to their portfolio of wine brands with the launch of Cataclysm, a new collection of wines from Washington state.

Sokol Blosser Winery celebrates 50th Anniversary

Year-long celebration features new labeling design for Pinot Noir, anniversary flights

February 1, 2021

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Founded in 1971 by Bill and Susan Sokol Blosser, Sokol Blosser Winery is celebrating 50 years of growing grapes and making signature Willamette Valley wines.

Niner Wine Estates recently released Cuvée Brut Nature, a premium sparkling wine with no added sugar.

Growth-driving trends impacting wine category

Sparkling wines, packaging, digital ordering impacts sales

Sarah Graybill

February 4, 2020

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Continuous shifts are changing the way wine is made and marketed.

Willamette Valley Vineyards releases quarterly revenue report

Wine company experiencing declines

September 23, 2019

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The company produced revenues of $5.7 million and $5.8 million in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018, respectively, a decrease of $30,455 or 0.5 percent.

Wilson Daniels Wholesale acquires Galaxy Wine

Oregon wine company will operate independently following transaction

May 29, 2018

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The Underwood family's Wilson Daniels Wholesale, New York, has agreed to acquire Portland, Ore.-based Galaxy Wine Co. from its founders, Matt Elsen and Bob Liner.

Vintage Wine Estates buys Firesteed Cellars

Purchase comes on the heels of acquisition streak by VWE

July 14, 2017

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Vintage Wine Estates (VWE), Santa Rosa, Calif., announced the purchase of its first fine wine brand from Oregon: Firesteed Cellars of the Willamette Valley.

Sparkling wines, red wine blends fastest-growing segments

Millennials drive category growth

Barbara Harfmann

February 10, 2017

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Capping several years of steady, modest growth for both domestic and import wines, the wine market in the United States continues to grow, experts note. Fueled by consumers’ interest in fine wine and increased product launches, the market has grown “at mid-single-digit rates on dollars [and] smaller single-digit rates on volume as consumers continue to trade up to more expensive wines,” says Danny Brager, senior vice president of beverage alcohol for New York-based Nielsen. “Sparkling wines in particular continue to grow dynamically at double-digit rates.”