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Friday, April 10
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Winners Announced for the Annual California Green Medal Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards
St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery, Clif Family Winery & Farm, Ironstone Vineyards and Hobo Wine Company Named 2026 Awardees…
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Slow Down in Fine Dining Presents New Opportunities for Wine in On-Premise
Formal dining has long been the natural setting for on-premise wine consumption, but if fine dining is fading from American cuisine, what does that mean for the wine industry?…
Sebastopol Winemaker Akiko Freeman Honored with Game Changer Award
Akiko Freeman, winemaker and co-founder of Freeman Winery in Sebastopol, will receive the Game Changer Award from the Asia Society of Northern California on April 23 in San Francisco…
Constellation Confident on Improving Wine-and-Spirits EBIT Margins
Some of the challenges the division has been facing include “ongoing category pressures”, CFO Garth Hankinson said…
American Fare – Made in Lodi Debuts May 2, 2026, at Appellation Lodi
Small but Mighty Wineries Will Pour at Upcoming Sonoma Festival
Iron Horse Vineyards Takes Land Stewardship Beyond the Row
California Wine Festival 2026 Is Pouring Coastal Glam into Dana Point
Tolaini Named Winner of Wine.com’s 2026 Bracket Challenge
Pacific Rim Winemakers Files for Bankruptcy with $100K Debt to Oregon Grape Growers
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Watson and Duc to Lead Grape Growers of Ontario
Crémants de Bourgogne Reveal New Brand Platform to Enhance Value
Benchmark Drinks Launches Brand to Reset Wine Category
Saffirio at Vinitaly 2026 Unveils the New Face of Its Sparkling Wines, Rooted in Langa Identity and Sustainability
Hong Boyong: Selling Wine in Restaurants Requires Unlearning What Works in the West
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Akiko Freeman, Alison Crowe, Benchmark Drinks, California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, Clif Family Vineyard & Farm, Freeman Winery, Grape Growers of Ontario, Hobo Wine Company, Iron Horse Vineyards, Ironstone Vineyards, Pacific Rim Winemakers, Plata Wine Partners, St. Supéry Estate Vineyards and Winery

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