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Napa County Wine Grape Production Up 60% in 2021: Agricultural Commissioner Tracy Cleveland has released the 2021 Napa County Agricultural Crop Report...

Petition Filed to Establish Pocket Peak AVA in Sonoma County: A collective group of Sonoma County winegrowers have filed a petition with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to establish a new Pocket Peak American Viticultural Area (AVA)...

What are biogenic amines and why can they be a problem? By Deborah Parker Wong Most informed wine consumers have accepted the fact that sulfur isn’t...

Colorado Rising: Behind the World’s First High Desert Hybrid Wine Region: Colorado has been producing locally grown and bottled wine since 1890, but it’s just now reaching that adolescent stage of development, in which it establishes who, precisely, it is — and how it relates to the rest of the world...

No Charges in Crash That Killed Former Chez Panisse Wine Director: The motorist in the fatal crash involving bicyclist Jonathan Waters, prominent former wine director at Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, will not be charged, Oakland police said...

Wine Country Fires Vindicate Climate Fears: As fires again threaten California's wine country, Eric Schwartzman says it's time to act, rather than just debate climate change...

France vs Italy: Wine's Clash of the Titans: France and Italy are the big dogs of wine, but which would come out on top if they squared off against each other?...

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 01 TRENDING STORY   Sebastopol Vintner Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison in DUI Crash That Killed 1, Maimed Another Eric McDonell balanced on his right...

Wine's Supply Crisis: Opportunity in Disguise: As supply-chain issues bite, wineries are looking at innovative ways to cut costs – and help the environment...

Armed Group Occupies Oldest Mexican Winery Over Water Shortage: People wielding machetes invaded the vineyard in the northern state of Coahuila this week, the company’s manager told Mexican media...

‘We Hope It Sends a Message’: Bay Area Wine Executive Faces $3.75M Fine for Allegedly Ripping Up Trees and Other Unpermitted Activities: As the megadrought bakes California, leaving parched lake beds and aggressive water restrictions in its wake, the state's creeks and wetlands are more fragile, and vital, than ever. Punishments handed down to landowners who damage that delicate environment are now matching that seriousness...

What the Wine Industry Gets Wrong About Marketing to Younger Generations: Wine has been looking for ways to reach newly of-age consumers since the 1990s. What will it take to get it right in today's market?...

NAPA, CA (May 25, 2022) – After a 4-year hiatus, on Thursday, June 30, 2022, the Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) Organic Winegrowing Conference returns. With...

Multi-Purpose Facility Opens to American Canyon Residents 5/25/2022 - On Tuesday, May 24, residents in south Napa County welcomed the opening of a new Family Resource Center (FRC)...

Wine, Stagflation, and the Strong Dollar Syndrome: The U.S. dollar has surged in value on foreign exchange markets in the last year and especially the last few weeks, as this graph of the dollar versus the euro makes clear. It once took about $1.30 to purchase a euro, but some analysts believe that USD-EUR parity — a dollar per euro — is on the cards for later this year...