Wine Industry Advisor

1 week ago | wineindustryadvisor.com | Carl Giavanti

Tina Caputo is a California-based journalist who has spent the last 20+ years covering wine, along with food, beer and travel. Formerly the editor-in-chief of Vineyard & Winery Management magazine, she now contributes to multiple publications, including the Press Democrat, Sonoma Magazine, SevenFifty Daily and Visit California. See her work at www.tinacaputo.com. @winebroadHow did you come to wine, and to wine writing?

3 weeks ago | wineindustryadvisor.com | Carl Giavanti

Carmelo Giardana is a former journalism graduate and now marketing and PR professional working with major clients that include Red Bull, Miller-Coors, Bacardi, Southern Comfort and others. He began writing about wine as a freelance writer for a luxury lifestyle publication within the Greater Toronto Area in 2017. Since then, a variety of publications spread across Canada have featured his writing on wine and spirits.

3 weeks ago | wineindustryadvisor.com | Jeff Siegel

Retailers should take advantage of cheap bulk wine to create private label entries. By Jeff SiegelTrader Joe’s private label wine Charles Shaw, the legendary Two-buck Chuck, helped rescue the wine business from its mid-1990s grape glut with its $1.99 price tag. Can a similarly themed, inexpensive private label (perhaps one now working its way through the supply chain) do the same thing with the current bulk wine and grape oversupply?

1 month ago | wineindustryadvisor.com | Kathleen Willcox

For 2025, Wine Industry Advisor is expanding the Wine’s Most Inspiring People (MIP) articles into a monthly series. We will be profiling individuals from within our industry who showcase leadership, innovation, determination and inspiration — both within the industry and in society at-large. If you would like to nominate someone for MIP consideration, fill out the form here.

1 month ago | wineindustryadvisor.com | Olivia Christie

Thursday, April 10Trending StoryFacing a Fiery Future, California Winemakers Are Getting ScrappyWhen disaster strikes, most of us hope we’d be able to recoup some of our financial losses through insurance.