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Charles Krug Winery Honors its Wine Industry Icon, Peter Mondavi
Charles Krug Winery and the Peter Mondavi Sr. family announced today the centennial birthday of winery patriarch Peter Mondavi, Sr. is on Saturday, November 8th, making him the oldest working winemaker in the Napa Valley…
Oregon’s 2014 vintage delivers exceptional quality grapes at higher than normal yields
The 2014 vintage in Oregon may be remembered as the vintage of a lifetime. From bud break through harvest, growers and winemakers throughout the state experienced an almost ideal growing season that delivered a record amount of exceptional, balanced fruit…
A new meta-analysis on the relation of alcohol consumption to the risk of ischemic heart disease
Alcohol consumption is a major global risk factor for mortality and morbidity. Much discussion has revolved around the diverse findings on the complex relationship between alcohol consumption and the leading cause of death and disability…
Wines on Tap Showcased at 2014 North Coast Wine Industry Expo
This years North Coast Wine Industry Expo, held at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds on December 4th, will include a wine tasting that features keg wines on tap. This tasting will serve as an extension of one of the days six conference sessions, Non-Traditional Packaging: The Evolution of Wine on Tap…
California’s winemakers gear up for worsening drought in 2015
Tennessee lawmakers suggest moving up date for wine in grocery stores
Annual Certified Private Applicator Workshop to be held December 4, 2014 in Santa Rosa
Wine Symposium Growing with North Carolina Wine Industry
Top 10 Wines in the U.S. Press
Virginia producing ‘seriously astonishing wines,’ says Food & Wine editor
Bordeaux Bounce-Back in the U.S.
Discontent Bubbles Over in Champagne Protest
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer to Israel: Reduce Tariff on Grape Juice Imports From New York
Winery helps Oregon military veterans
Columbia Gorge dynamic and growing wine region
Crew Wine Company Opens Only Tasting Room in Unique California AVA
Time will tell on Davies winery approval
Franscioni Wines buys landmark neighbor and River Road pillar Pessagno Winery.
Navigate the Varied Flavors of Thanksgiving with Rose Wine from Provence
Brooklyn Winery’s Harvest is in Full Swing: Get a First-Hand Look at Urban Winemaking
Ceja Vineyards opens salon in Sonoma
New Red Wine Joins Symphony in Obsession Line
A New California-Aussie Wine Collaboration
Quintessential in Elite Territory with Four Brands Cited as “Hot Prospects”
Former King of Spain opens new tasting rooms at Marques de Murrieta
Three Sticks Wines opens in historic Sonoma Adobe
Casey Flat Ranch Winery Appoints Epic Wines & Spirits as California Distributor