Canned wine sales were $39 million in 2017, up close to 70% from the prior year. Boxed wine sales were $1.28 billion in 2017. All of this data is from Nielsen Sales Data. There was even a piece on CNBC recently about canned wine: Wine in new bottles from CNBC. So canned wine is increasing... Continue Reading →
Tasting: Louis Martini Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Louis M. Martini is at the heart of the history of the Napa Valley. Louis Martini came to San Francisco from Genoa, Italy at age 13 in 1900. Martini survived prohibition by making medicinal, church wine and kits for home wine production, which was allowed under prohibition. As prohibition came to an end, Martini... Continue Reading →