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The 2014 drought and California wine
It is still too early to tell how the drought will impact California’s wine business. We’ve had a wet stretch of days, but with drought at historic levels, it would take rain of Biblical proportions —...
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What makes a winery bankable?
As the number of wineries has grown in recent years, it’s become harder than ever to be successful in the business. With many wineries out there already and more getting started all the time, there’s...
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Post-quake tips to help wineries, other businesses get back on track
Everyone in the Napa wine business is working as quickly as possible to get back to normal after the August 24 earthquake, and Bank of the West’s Premium Wine Group is no exception. Since the quake, we...
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What the 2014 Crush Report says about the wine industry
While the 2014 California Crush Report shows a 12% decline in production from 2013’s peak, we continue to see very high levels of production across the state. Given California’s incredible yields each...
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Innovative approach to curb vineyard threat wins award
As in other Ag sectors, companies in the wine industry are increasingly looking to innovation to help address challenges – whether for familiar problems like pest management or for weather-specific...
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On the 2015 Crush Report and wine consumption trends
After high production levels for several years running, the USDA’s 2015 California Grape Crush Report showed that grape production decreased last year. In a disappointing turn for the premium wine...
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The 2014 drought and California wine
It is still too early to tell how the drought will impact California’s wine business. We’ve had a wet stretch of days, but with drought at historic levels, it would take rain of Biblical proportions —...
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What makes a winery bankable?
As the number of wineries has grown in recent years, it’s become harder than ever to be successful in the business. With many wineries out there already and more getting started all the time, there’s...
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Post-quake tips to help wineries, other businesses get back on track
Everyone in the Napa wine business is working as quickly as possible to get back to normal after the August 24 earthquake, and Bank of the West’s Premium Wine Group is no exception. Since the quake, we...
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What the 2014 Crush Report says about the wine industry
While the 2014 California Crush Report shows a 12% decline in production from 2013’s peak, we continue to see very high levels of production across the state. Given California’s incredible yields each...
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Innovative approach to curb vineyard threat wins award
As in other Ag sectors, companies in the wine industry are increasingly looking to innovation to help address challenges – whether for familiar problems like pest management or for weather-specific...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On the 2015 Crush Report and wine consumption trends
After high production levels for several years running, the USDA’s 2015 California Grape Crush Report showed that grape production decreased last year. In a disappointing turn for the premium wine...
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An American wine banker in Europe
I recently spent a week in France and Europe with colleagues from our parent company BNP Paribas (BNPP) meeting with some of their wine clients and sharing perspectives about the U.S. market. My trip...
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U.S. remains top opportunity for global wine industry, says new report
Did you know that one in four bottles of wine is consumed outside the country where it’s made? That’s just one of the surprising insights in a new report from Agrifrance, a special division of BNP...
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U.S. remains top opportunity for global wine industry, says new report
Did you know that one in four bottles of wine is consumed outside the country where it’s made? That’s just one of the surprising insights in a new report from Agrifrance, a special division of BNP...
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U.S. remains top opportunity for global wine industry, says new report
Did you know that one in four bottles of wine is consumed outside the country where it’s made? That’s just one of the surprising insights in a new report from Agrifrance, a special division of BNP...
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