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Drought Causes California Water Rights to be Curtailed
With California’s extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-rights holders, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) announced June 6 that junior water-rights holders in the San Joaquin River watershed are receiving curtailment notices…
Bill to allow wine tastings at farmers’ markets meets opposition from Marin health advocates
A California bill introduced by Assemblyman Marc Levine would make it possible for wineries and hard cider makers to provide tastings at local farmers markets…
Auction Napa Valley Raises $18.7 Million
The Nation’s highest-earning charity wine auction raises a record-breaking sum for a second straight year…
GE Capital Provides $300 Million Cross-Border Credit Facility for Accolade Wines
GE Capital today announced it has provided Accolade Wines, the world’s fifth largest wine producer, with a $300 million cross-border credit facility. The financing will enable the continued global growth of the business…
Man Finds Nasty Surprise in Wine Bottle
Women Smashing Wine’s Glass Ceiling
Cult Winemaker Todd Alexander, Leaves Napa for Washington
A little wine might be good for your kidneys, study suggests
CRN Announces 2014 Food & Wine Awards Nominees
UK hotel workers find wine cellar full of vintage booze worth over $33K
Artists make spoof wine labels and swap them for real versions in supermarkets
Indian spirits firms face skill shortage in marketing and sales
Rose wines earning new respect
Campaign begins to get wine in grocery stores on the ballot in Tennessee
Not exactly water into wine! Scientists turn sewage into clean water for crop irrigation
Pollution, Pornography and “Natural Wine”
“A touch of sulfur” – Sulfites (or not) in Natural Winemaking
“Visual Links” between Beer, Wine and Spirits Labels and Retailers Ruled Unlawful in California
The most wonderful things about wine
Would you drink Brad Pitt wine?
7 Predictions for the Future of Customer Experience in the Wine Industry
Really? 3 Surprising Things About Pinot Noir
Wines from actor Sam Neill’s New Zealand vineyard are deservedly earning top accolades
How millennials upended America’s wine scene, one taqueria at a time
Does Costco-sized winery belong atop Soda Canyon Road
How should wineries display shipping information?
Need an excuse to head to the California wine country? These two events will do
Wine marketing needs fortifying
