The Wine Market Council (WMC) gave its 10th annual presentation of U.S. wine consumer trends in Yountville, California earlier this month. Wine Opinions CEO John Gillespie serves as president of the Council, and he kicked off the presentation with a summary of the WMC’s yearlong research on wine consumer trends.
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This year, the annual Wine Bloggers Conference (WBC) will be held in the Finger Lakes town of Corning, New York, which is the cultural heart of the Finger Lakes wine region.