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What the Limited 2010 Grape Harvest Means For Oklahoma Winery Labels

There are currently wineries in all 50 US states. Oklahoma’s total count is at 60. The 2010 grape harvest in Oklahoma was estimated to be 250 tons total, however some 50 tons of that will be left on the vines. To make up for the shortfall in tonnage many of their wineries will be purchasing wine from out of state off the bulk wine market and blending that in with their own wines. This has specific compliance consequences when it comes time to design their labels at bottling. Read more

The Seasons of a Winery: Fall = Harvest.

From a winemaking perspective harvest is probably the most anticipated time of year. The common question in winery circles goes, “So, are you ready for harvest?”. This is in relation to not only all of the preparations necessary to coordinate for equipment, staff, and scheduling but also the overall mindset that those directly affected by the harvest must psyche themselves up for. Harvest is a high energy, often chaotic event so those who have spent many years managing it know to prep themselves ahead of time to keep that chaos to a minimum. Read more

Why You Won’t Find the Clinton Wedding Wine in California.

One of the biggest social events of the decade is taking place today, Chelsea Clinton’s wedding. The wine that the wedding guests will find waiting for them in their hotel and inn rooms is one not often seen by California shoppers. It is a varietal called Seyval Blanc.

The details of this major media event have unsurprisingly been kept mostly under lock and key. However one of the details that the press have been made privvy to is the wine guests will be receiving. Read more

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Get your grapes in a row.

When it comes to licensing, record-keeping, reporting and distribution of your wine, compliance can be a real tangletown of forms, agencies, rules, and deadlines.

Wine Compliance Alliance helps wineries, wine makers, custom crushers, wine professionals and other lovers of the grape understand the maze of compliance requirements so that you can get it right. Because the sooner your compliance is taken care of, the sooner you can get back to making wine.