Just getting through the year was an accomplishment for many in the U.S. winery, as 2019 has proven to be one of the toughest our industry has seen in a while. It was a pivotal year: There were bright spots, but people in the industry started to acknowledge a slowdown after three years of decelerating sales growth. Spirits, hard seltzer and alternative beverages took share. Consumer expectations and demographics shifted. Growth in direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales wasn’t as robust. Bumper ...