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The Wine Mavericks That Heralded a New Generation at U.C. Davis
Recently, I had dinner with my partners uncle, Dan Baron, and he opened a bottle from his new label, Complant. Vinified in Napa, California, from fruit cultivated in the Santa Lucia Highlands of Monterey County, that Pinot Noir was one of the brightest, most lithe California wines I’ve tried …
Grace Family Vineyards Sold
Grace Family Vineyards, a Napa Valley winery known for producing some of Napa Valleys first cult wines, has been sold. Ann and Dick Grace, founders of Grace Family Vineyards and well-known philanthropists, have sold their St. Helena-area property after 40 vintages …
Organic Wine Forecasted to Reach 87.5M Cases Globally by 2022
Though organic wines represent a small subset of the total global still wine industry, new research from IWSR Drinks Market Analysis shows a rapid increase in the coming years as consumer sentiment for sustainability and organic products grows …
US Threatens $11BN Tariffs on EU Goods Including Wine and Cheese
The USTR has released a list of products including wine, cheese, aircraft, motorbikes and olive oil which will be affected by the proposed tariffs. It cites evidence put forward by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) which found that EU subsidies to Airbus have caused adverse effects to the United States …
Wine Game Changes on Red Mountain
Petaluma Gap’s Battle of the Sexes Takes to the Airwaves
Washington Boasts Second Largest Wine Grape Haul
Phylloxera Outbreak Simulation Drives Biosecurity Best Practice
Oregon Wineries Quarrel Over ‘Purity’
Proposed Federal Alcohol Labeling Revisions Retain Constitutionally Suspect Review Standards
Paso Robles Master Class to Be Led by Joe Spellman, MS
How Wally’s in Los Angeles Transformed from Retailer to Luxury Hybrid
Sangiovese Throws a Strange Quercetin Deposit
Anatomy of the Rising Import Threat to U.S. Wine
On Wine Marketing – Be the Winery That Champions Your AVA
Millennials Are Sick of Drinking
A Sweet Wine Revelation That May Prove Bitter
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Laffort USA Names Cayla Dee Porter as Nobile Business Development Manager
Fraudsters Involved in £1M Wine Scam Jailed for 17 Years
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Symington Family Estates Announce First Consecutive Vintage Port Declaration in Family History
Naylor Winery, Vineyard Purchased by York County Neighbor Allegro
Larkmead Winery of Napa Valley Balances Brawn with Complexity
The Latest Chapter in the Napa Valley’s Franciscan Wine Saga: Sale to E. & J. Gallo