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Water wars in California’s coastal wine country
By most measures, California’s Central Coast wine industry is thriving.Between 1990 and 2014, harvested wine grape acreage in the growing region around Paso Robles nearly quintupled to 37,408 acres, as vintners discovered that the area’s rolling hills, rocky soil and mild climate were perfect for coaxing rich, sultry flavors from red wine grapes…
California’s Wine Industry the Big Winner in PD/GWSS Referendum
California’s winegrape growers voted overwhelming to continue the assessment on winegrapes to fund research on Pierce’s disease and other pests and diseases that threaten California’s winegrapes…
U.S. Champagne Market Returns To Growth, Led By Moët Hennessy Duo
After a decline in 2012, the U.S. market’s Champagne segment has resumed an upward course over the past two years, reaching 1.3 million cases on a 4.5% advance in 2014…
Guys are no longer ashamed to down a bottle of rosé with their bros
“I like to say that real men drink pink,” says Thomas Pastuszak, wine director of the swanky NoMad Hotel in Manhattan…
Biodynamics Makes You ‘More Human’
What’s blamed for California’s drought? Basically everything
Peek Inside Charles Smith’s Urban Winery-In-Progress, Set to Be the Largest in North America
Markham Vineyards win wine production increase
WineSpirit Seminar explores grape-growing methods
Vinexpo 2015 was Vinexpo Renewed
English wine is ‘like New Zealand in the 1980s’ – Gerard Basset
Chilean Fine Wine Embarks On New Phase
Hong Kong’s Wine Market ‘No Longer About Bordeaux’
Wine industry welcomes China trade deal
For the 7th straight year, the best beer in America is…
Line & Banquet Cook
Precept Wine (Walla Walla, WA, United States)
Member Relations Manager
Napa Valley Grapegrowers (Napa, CA, United States)
Harvest Intern (Paid)
Baer Winery (Woodinville, WA, United States)
Unusual Cool Growing Season Extends Bloom Period for Napa Valley Wine Grapes
Napa relaxes grape-content rule for industrial wineries in city limits
New Bill Would Change the Excise Tax Structure for Wineries
Antonini: ‘We Don’t Need Barrels’
Fine Wine Market Grows 234% In 10 Years
Wilson Winery events under scrutiny
Dunne on Wine: White zinfandel revival grows in Lodi
US ‘phenomenally thirsty’ for wine: experts
Biodynamic Wine Dives into the Mainstream
Illegal Liquor Deliveries Across State Borders Costing Illinois Millions
California drought: Odds of an El Niño rising
Korbel Takes Top Award and Strikes Gold at the California State Fair Wine Competition
Online wine sales make up 5% of the market – but are on the rise
You’ve Actually Been Pronouncing These Wine Names Wrong This Whole Time