Welcome to the August Briggs Blog
Welcome to the August Briggs Blog
January 15, 2009
For the third straight year, Americans are showing a distinct preference for red wine over white...
December 19, 2008
I just saw a blog post from wine writer Steve Heimoff on "Cult Cabs" that raised my eyebrows a bit...
December 5, 2008
Today, December 5, marks the 75th anniversary of Repeal, the passing of the 21st Amendment in 1933...
December 2, 2008
Earlier this year Restaurant Wine (a terrific wine trade publication) published its annual report on the biggest selling wines in all types of restaurants in the U.S. in 2007...
November 26, 2008
Hey, even I will admit to buying something I’ve never seen before just because I like the package (and it at least looks like it could be a good wine). A recent study was done on wine consumer buying habits in both stores and restaurants...
November 18, 2008
As reported in my harvest blogs from this year, we had a very short crop of grapes in 2008 for many varietals. This seemed to hit the north coast more than some other areas in California, but some experts are still predicting a shortage in California wine grapes in a few years...
October 27, 2008
JOE THE WINEMAKER Unveils “Joe’s Six Pack”:
A Timely, "Buy-Artisan" Stimulus Package.
Winemaker Joe Briggs of Napa Valley’s August Briggs Winery Invites
Americans of All Parties (Thanksgiving, Holiday, New Year’s) To Take Advantage of Special Post-Election Pricing on Limited Production Napa and Sonoma Wines...
July 28, 2008
As we all know, use of the 100-point scoring system is very popular among wine reviewers – after all, it’s very easy to understand – each point is equal to one percent, leading up to the perfect wine. Or is it that simple?...
July 3, 2008
Happy Independence Day to everyone across this great land of ours!
I was thinking while on vacation last week (a feat in itself)...
June 13, 2008
I read an article this week in USA Today (6/12 edition) where the Nielsen company estimated that 30% of consumer packaged goods were downsized over the past year...
