Growing Forward will bring together experts in weather, vine physiology and vineyard management to look back at what drove the 2026 season – and, more importantly, what growers can take from it as they prepare for the next one…

Sonoma County’s Historically Early Harvest Sets the Stage for an Exceptional 2026 Vintage: Across Sonoma County’s diverse growing regions, winegrowers and winemakers are sharing their perspectives on an unforgettable harvest and the promising wines of 2026…

2026 California Winegrape Mapping Project Released: The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG), in partnership with industry grower and vintner associations, has released the results of the 2026 California Winegrape Mapping Project, providing a detailed statewide view of winegrape acreage…

As Wine Sales Soften, What Will Happen to the World’s Coopers?
Cooperage, the art of transforming a tree into a barrel, is a trade in peril. Here’s how artisan operations are weathering the storm…

Want to Sell Wine to Gen Z? Use Gen Z: If wineries really want to capture the upcoming generation, they must do on their terms…

Supreme Court Hands Wine a Pyrrhic Victory:
The Supreme Court has declined to hear an Ohio court case that would have helped free up interstate wine shipping…

Rosemount Returns to Oatley Family After 25 Years in Latest Treasury Wine Estates Sale: Treasury Wine Estates has sold the Rosemount, Ingoldby and Secret Stone brands to A.G. Oatley Wines. The sale marks another step in TWE’s move towards a more focused portfolio of 30 global and regional priority brands, following the sales of Seppelt, Tollana Wines, and Rouge Homme to local owners…

Small Harvest a Blessing for California Wine: Another small harvest is just the shot in the arm an ailing wine industry needs…

People Still Want Wine at Their Gatherings—but Gathering Is the Challenge
According to a new survey, people still want wine on the table. It’s just a matter of finding the time (and budget) to gather…

How Are Wineries Attracting Today’s Consumers?: Consumer habits are changing. Wineries are rethinking how they build loyalty, where they connect with customers, and how they make limited marketing dollars work harder…

Napa Valley Vintners-Sponsored Legislation Modernizes Social Media Rules for Wineries: Wineries doing business in California will soon have another tool to connect with consumers following the passage and signing of legislation sponsored by Napa Valley Vintners (NVV)…

Three Preliminary-Injunction Motions Filed in Federal Lawsuit Challenging Napa County Winery Restrictions: Summit Lake and Smith-Madrone seek to keep doing what they’ve already been doing for decades — hosting visitors, holding events, and pouring wine — while their lawsuit against Napa County moves forward…

California 2026 Vintage Preview: An Early Harvest Shows Promise Across the State:
California vintners greeted the early 2026 harvest with enthusiasm for the wines taking shape in their cellars, with vineyards up and down the state reporting running several weeks ahead of schedule…

Worker Accused of Starting the Pickett Fire Pleads Not Guilty: Juan Luis Gutierrez Marfil, 45, of Napa, pleaded not guilty on Sept. 9 in Napa County Superior Court…

White House Ban on Canadian Alcoholic Beverages Takes Effect
A U.S. ban on bottled Canadian spirits and wine imports takes effect today, Sept. 29, further ratcheting up trade tensions between the two countries…

Why One of California’s Most Prestigious Wineries Is Fighting a State Water Conservation Plan: Following nearly a decade of investment in the agrarian Suisun Valley, Caymus Vineyards is fighting a state water conservation policy that it sees as a threat to the burgeoning wine region…

Wine Country Woes: Crisis or Opportunity?: California’s recent winery upheavals aren’t necessarily the bad news wine story that the media keep pushing…

What to Expect from 7 Potential New AVAs
From Minnesota to New Jersey, seven proposed AVAs aim to distinguish emerging regions by climate, soils, and grape varieties…

Gundlach Bundschu, California’s Oldest Family-Run Winery, Files for Bankruptcy: Sonoma Valley’s Gundlach Bundschu, California’s oldest continuously owned family winery, is poised to soon lose that designation under a bankruptcy restructuring that advanced this week…

California Wines’ Eureka! Event Brings Climate-Smart Winegrowing to New York:
The program featured 185 wines from 10 regions across California and welcomed trade guests from Canada, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean region…

Napa Valley Vintners Faces Questions over Pay: Some winemakers have been grumbling that Napa Valley Vintners doesn’t offer good value, so what does it offer?…

‘HyperBird’ Spots Grape Diseases Before They’re Visible: Cutting-edge technology could save vineyard owners billions…