Wine Business Editorial

Most of us want to forget the bitter heartbreak of harvest 2020. In fact, several winemakers approached to participate in this survey, declined, citing PTSD and the wish to move on...

You've seen the headlines by now. Online share of the $120 billion US alcohol sales market will grow from 5% to 20% within 5 years...

Last Thursday’s virtual forum organized by Sonoma County’s Permit Sonoma to ostensibly open up conversation about event permitting for wineries in Sonoma County, had over 200 stakeholders taking time out to participate, but many vintners felt it was a charade.

What Is Terroir? As a wine-grape grower, winemaker and Humboldt born native, I have a more than passing interest in the idea of terroir. For...

We all dream of turning our hobby into the career, of following our talents and passion toward a successful and fulfilling venture. This is the story of two men doing just that...

By Stacy Briscoe Enoforum, the European wine industry's largest technical-scientific conference is coming to the US for the first time this May. The event, scheduled for May...

Rosé wine shouldn’t just be the “extra” bottle you pull out when you and your friends decide to keep going...

Every year new and innovative products are introduced at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium...

Elizabeth Schneider is author of “Wine for Normal People: A Guide for Real People who Like Wine but not the Snobbery that Goes with It (Chronicle 2019),” which was acclaimed by Oprah Magazine, Fortune, Forbes, the New York Post and more...

In September 2020, Sangiacomo Family Wines’ 2018 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay became only the second white wine to ever take top honors at the prestigious Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge (in 2015, Roche Winery & Vineyards’ 2013 Reserve Chardonnay from Carneros won the title)...

As obvious as it is that Tom Brady is in the Super Bowl again; it is also obvious to this pundit that one of...

by Fiona Fang & Liz Thach, MW Chinese New Year is a joyous time of the year, and is also referred to as Lunar New...

by Jim Morris A typical day at Charles Krug is not for the faint of heart. There can be Wine Club members in our Membership...

While fourth quarter numbers are still being crunched and the gains and losses of 2020 have yet to be fully tabulated, one thing is crystal clear: online sales of wine and other alcoholic beverages made a huge difference in a year wreaked by the havoc of Covid and a wildly unpredictable economy...

A Napa native, Lindsay Hoopes spent her childhood walking the vineyards with her family, and in so doing, developed an unparalleled love for farming and her surrounding community...