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Governor Newsom Calls for Discontinuation of Winery Tastings & Events: The closure recommendation applies only to winery tasting activities and events. The purchase and pick up of wine and winery business and production operations are not impacted...

In the beginning of March when the seriousness of the Coronavirus outbreak began to dawn on US Consumers, WineDirect noticed an immediate 22% volume decrease in weekend tasting room sales compared to the previous month across the 900 US and Canada wineries that use their point-of-sale system ...

Pandemic a Double-Edged Sword for Wine: There's good news and bad news about the impact on the wine industry of the corona virus, and Donald Trump's sudden European travel ban...

Wine Tasting Room Sales Drop 22% in February, says Napa Valley-Based Transaction Software Provider: Jitters over the new coronavirus may be cutting into wine tasting room revenues, according to a Napa Valley company that handles point-of-sale systems for several hundred North American wineries...

Global Wine Experts Describe Impact of Turbulence Ahead: Wine Intelligence’s global expert network on the impact of Coronavirus: ‘Christmas trading’ in Italian supermarkets amid a gloomy outlook, calm in Brazil and South Africa, fewer Chinese tourists in Australia, silver linings in South Korea, growing concern in the UK and US...

Experts Encourage Washington Vineyard Acreage Removal to Address Grape Surplus: Washington state wine industry leaders are encouraging growers and wineries to correct an imbalance in supply and demand by removing more vineyard acreage from production this year. Their message to grape growers is clear: many grapes could go without a buyer this year...

Coronavirus Trip Cancellations Hit Wine Country Hospitality Businesses: The regions hospitality industry is beginning to show signs of distress with the new coronavirus outbreak. The Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country hotel in Santa Rosa is reporting more than $500,000 in lost revenue for March and people are still on the fence for the beginning of April, said Nanci Figueroa, director of sales and marketing...

New York, NY, March 9, 2020 – Just a year after the highly successful U.S. debut of Virgen Organic Red Blend 2018, Domaine Bousquet’s first-ever...

Napa, California, March 4, 2020 – Gary’s Wine and Marketplace, an established industry leader in the fine wine and spirits business is proud to announce...

Nearly every restaurant in town offers outdoor seasonal dining March 9, 2020, Yountville, CA -- Yountville, the culinary heart of the Napa Valley, boasts the most...

DAVIS, Calif., March 9, 2020 - The American Society for Enology and Viticulture’s (ASEV) Board of Directors has selected the winners of the 2020...

Prestigious award recognizes extraordinary leadership in addressing climate crisis Santa Rosa, CALIF (March 6, 2020) – Jackson Family Wines, a family-owned and led wine company with...

Napa Growers and Vintners for Responsible Agriculture request title and summary for ballot measure to be placed in the 2020 November General Election.   Napa ---...

Most Selective Competition in the United States Sets the Gold Standard Dallas, Texas (March 6, 2020) –– TEXSOM Co-founders and Master Sommeliers Drew Hendricks and...

For the first time ever, the 2020 Slow Wine event series featured educational seminars as well as participation from East Coast wineries, in its...