John Corcoran
@ogwinebizcmo.bsky.social
recovering wine marketer | amateur photographer | wine business ombudsman | dog walker
“Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.” ~ Francis Bacon
“Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.” ~ Francis Bacon
The Wyckoff Family, a third-generation family owner of agribusiness companies based in the Yakima Valley of Eastern Washington, announced today they have acquired Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
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The Wyckoff Family Announces the Acquisition of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Press Release
www.winebusiness.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Wyckoff Family, a third-generation family owner of agribusiness companies based in the Yakima Valley of Eastern Washington, announced today they have acquired Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
www.winebusiness.com/news/article...
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“Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.” ~ John Muir
December 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
“Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.” ~ John Muir
What was once seen as hard labor is now the latest must-have getaway for wealthy wine lovers
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www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
What was once seen as hard labor is now the latest must-have getaway for wealthy wine lovers
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
From pitch to publication, sommeliers and wine professionals share what it takes to translate years of experience into a book ~ by Lauren Johnson-Wünscher
daily.sevenfifty.com/so-you-want-...
daily.sevenfifty.com/so-you-want-...
daily.sevenfifty.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:57 AM
From pitch to publication, sommeliers and wine professionals share what it takes to translate years of experience into a book ~ by Lauren Johnson-Wünscher
daily.sevenfifty.com/so-you-want-...
daily.sevenfifty.com/so-you-want-...
A great vintage, better yields and healthier vines – so why is Champagne still struggling in the marketplace? ~ by Caroline Henry
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/12/cl...
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/12/cl...
Classic Vintage Can't Hide Champagne Slide | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
A great vintage, better yields and healthier vines – so why is Champagne still struggling in the marketplace? Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
www.wine-searcher.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
A great vintage, better yields and healthier vines – so why is Champagne still struggling in the marketplace? ~ by Caroline Henry
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/12/cl...
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/12/cl...
The U.S. ambassador to Italy founded this Sonoma Valley winery in the 1950s as his dream estate. It still has that Old-World magic ~ by @winebroad
www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/26/h...
Hanzell Vineyards shows what classic California Chardonnay should taste like
Hanzell Vineyards shows what classic California Chardonnay should taste like in a gorgeous setting.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The U.S. ambassador to Italy founded this Sonoma Valley winery in the 1950s as his dream estate. It still has that Old-World magic ~ by @winebroad
www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/26/h...
Premium wine producers are reporting double-digit growth across Latin America. As traditional markets flatten, wineries are increasingly pivoting to regions where young, affluent consumers are driving a new wave of interest ~ by Kathleen Willcox
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/fine...
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/fine...
Premium wine demand surges in key Latin American markets
Premium wine producers are reporting double-digit growth across Latin America. As traditional markets flatten, wineries are increasingly pivoting to regions where young, affluent consumers are driving...
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Premium wine producers are reporting double-digit growth across Latin America. As traditional markets flatten, wineries are increasingly pivoting to regions where young, affluent consumers are driving a new wave of interest ~ by Kathleen Willcox
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/fine...
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/fine...
“There are things known and things unknown and in between are The Doors.” ~ Jim Morrison
December 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“There are things known and things unknown and in between are The Doors.” ~ Jim Morrison
December 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
For wine brands, communicating luxury begins with look and feel. But how big a part does packaging play in influencing consumer choice? Eloise Feilden finds out
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/the-...
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/the-...
The packaging debate: should we judge a wine by its cover?
For wine brands, communicating luxury begins with look and feel. But how big a part does packaging play in influencing consumer choice?
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December 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
For wine brands, communicating luxury begins with look and feel. But how big a part does packaging play in influencing consumer choice? Eloise Feilden finds out
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/the-...
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/the-...
Winemaking can be a lonely and expensive business, so many producers are opting for a more collegial approach - by Vicki Denig
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/12/th...
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The Pros and Cons of Communal Winemaking | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
Winemaking can be a lonely and expensive business, so many producers are opting for a more collegial approach. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
www.wine-searcher.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Winemaking can be a lonely and expensive business, so many producers are opting for a more collegial approach - by Vicki Denig
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/12/th...
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/12/th...
Winemaking can be a lonely and expensive business, so many producers are opting for a more collegial approach - by Vicki Denig
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/12/th...
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/12/th...
The Pros and Cons of Communal Winemaking | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
Winemaking can be a lonely and expensive business, so many producers are opting for a more collegial approach. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
www.wine-searcher.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Winemaking can be a lonely and expensive business, so many producers are opting for a more collegial approach - by Vicki Denig
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/12/th...
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/12/th...
Declining wine demand had growers across the state leaving high-quality grapes to rot on the vines - by Tina Caputo
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It's another tough year for California wine grape growers
Declining wine demand had growers across the state leaving high-quality grapes to rot on the vines.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Declining wine demand had growers across the state leaving high-quality grapes to rot on the vines - by Tina Caputo
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
The tire and restaurant-guide company announced on Tuesday its plans to begin evaluating wineries in a new guide called Michelin Grapes ~ by Esther Mobley
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The Michelin Guide is coming for wine. Here’s what it means
The tire and restaurant-guide company has announced its plans to begin evaluating wineries in a new guide called Michelin Grapes. Could this mean the end of “Parkerization”?
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December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The tire and restaurant-guide company announced on Tuesday its plans to begin evaluating wineries in a new guide called Michelin Grapes ~ by Esther Mobley
www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar...
www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar...
Glühwein trinken auf dem Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt um 1981 … #Studentenzeit #Auswandererleben
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Glühwein trinken auf dem Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt um 1981 … #Studentenzeit #Auswandererleben
Reposted by John Corcoran
A scathing take on the wine industry that reminds us to keep asking questions – about wine, and about everything else.
https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/wine-snobbery-book-review
#jancisrobinson #winewriting #bookreviews #bookreview #wine #wineindustry
https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/wine-snobbery-book-review
#jancisrobinson #winewriting #bookreviews #bookreview #wine #wineindustry
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A scathing take on the wine industry that reminds us to keep asking questions – about wine, and about everything else.
https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/wine-snobbery-book-review
#jancisrobinson #winewriting #bookreviews #bookreview #wine #wineindustry
https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/wine-snobbery-book-review
#jancisrobinson #winewriting #bookreviews #bookreview #wine #wineindustry
Ren Harris didn’t set out to reshape Napa Valley. He just wanted better grape prices
www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/12/01/t...
www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/12/01/t...
The meeting that changed Napa Valley: How a handful of farmers reshaped American wine
Fifty years after a small group of Napa Valley farmers formed Napa Valley Grapegrowers, their influence on wine labeling, pricing, labor and land preservation continues to shape California’s modern…
www.pressdemocrat.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Ren Harris didn’t set out to reshape Napa Valley. He just wanted better grape prices
www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/12/01/t...
www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/12/01/t...
How to Drink Better: A recent Gallup poll found that 54% of Americans did not drink any wine in 2025
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www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2...
Why are Americans drinking less wine and will the same thing happen here?
How to Drink Better: A recent Gallup poll found that 54% of Americans did not drink any wine in 2025
www.irishtimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
How to Drink Better: A recent Gallup poll found that 54% of Americans did not drink any wine in 2025
www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2...
www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2...
How to Drink Better: A recent Gallup poll found that 54% of Americans did not drink any wine in 2025
www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2...
www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2...
Why are Americans drinking less wine and will the same thing happen here?
How to Drink Better: A recent Gallup poll found that 54% of Americans did not drink any wine in 2025
www.irishtimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
How to Drink Better: A recent Gallup poll found that 54% of Americans did not drink any wine in 2025
www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2...
www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2...
“I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.” ~ Albert Einstein … #libraryvineyard #heriagevines #sthelena #napavalley
December 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.” ~ Albert Einstein … #libraryvineyard #heriagevines #sthelena #napavalley
December 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The word terroir is everywhere: on tasting sheets, in marketing copy and articles. Far from being a unique property of certain distinguished vineyards, it seems as though everyone is focused on expressing their terroir, sometimes to the tune of millions of bottles
www.decanter.com/wine/jason-m...
www.decanter.com/wine/jason-m...
Jason Millar: The idea of terroir is sacred, but is it helping us to communicate what truly matters? - Decanter
Far from being a unique property of certain distinguished vineyards, it seems as though everyone is focused on expressing their terroir
www.decanter.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The word terroir is everywhere: on tasting sheets, in marketing copy and articles. Far from being a unique property of certain distinguished vineyards, it seems as though everyone is focused on expressing their terroir, sometimes to the tune of millions of bottles
www.decanter.com/wine/jason-m...
www.decanter.com/wine/jason-m...
In an exclusive new series for the drinks business, Sarah Neish explores the biggest wine crimes of 2025, from fakery and heists to targeted cyber attacks
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/the-...
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The db wine crime files 2025: Part I
In an exclusive new series for the drinks business, Sarah Neish explores the biggest wine crimes of 2025, from fakery and heists to targeted cyber attacks.
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
In an exclusive new series for the drinks business, Sarah Neish explores the biggest wine crimes of 2025, from fakery and heists to targeted cyber attacks
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/the-...
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/the-...
Australia’s largest wine producer has slashed the value of its US business amid weakening demand. The move deepens investor concerns after a year of heavy share price losses
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/trea...
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/trea...
Treasury Wine Estates hit by major US write-down
Australia’s largest wine producer has slashed the value of its US business amid weakening demand. The move deepens investor concerns after a year of heavy share price losses.
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Australia’s largest wine producer has slashed the value of its US business amid weakening demand. The move deepens investor concerns after a year of heavy share price losses
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/trea...
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/trea...
A global survey of the wine trade doesn't show much of optimism going forward, but there are rays of hope
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/11/to...
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Tough Times for Fine Wine and Spirits | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
A global survey of the wine trade doesn't show much of optimism going forward, but there are rays of hope. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
www.wine-searcher.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A global survey of the wine trade doesn't show much of optimism going forward, but there are rays of hope
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/11/to...
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/11/to...