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New Decade Brings New Challenges
While the job market remains robust, consumer confidence is high, and the average value of wines sold continues to increase, slower growth feels like slower times to many. The big question for the wine industry entering 2020 — as it has been for the past couple of years — is what’s next and, just as […]
Wine Industry Faces Full Employment
Winejobs.com’s Winery Job Index fell 3% to 146 in December versus a year earlier and was down 2% for 2019 versus 2018. The moderating trend is part of a general plateauing of wine industry hiring activity that’s taken place since 2016. While the index has grown overall, the number of job postings has leveled off […]
Wine Industry Metrics: Sales up 4% in December
U.S. wine sales increased nearly 4% to $47.9 billion in the 12 months ended December, according to market research firm bw166. However, Nielsen off-premise data reported that domestic, off-premise wine sales declined 1% in the four weeks ended Dec. 28 to $1.2 billion. On-premise sales in the 52 weeks ended Nov. 2 rose 1% to […]
O’Neill Expands National Brands and Brandy
Jeff O’Neill founded O’Neill Vintners & Distillers (O’Neill) in 2004, after completing the sale of Golden State Vintners, where he was president and CEO, to The Wine Group. O’Neill is privately held by Jeff O’Neill, who is based in Marin County, Calif., while the company’s main winery is in Parlier, Calif., southeast of Fresno. Recent […]
Upcoming Events
Jan. 27, 2020: Wine Star Awards Awards ceremony for the winners of Wine Enthusiast magazine’s Wine Star awards honoring individuals and companies that made outstanding achievements over the past year in the wine and alcoholic beverage world. Taking place at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. winemag.com Jan. 28, 2020: Wine Data 2020 […]