Category: Viticulture

Why Williamson Act vineyards need to make sure the county has the right information After my recent article, “Vineyard Values Have Fallen. Has Your Property Tax Assessment?”, I heard from a number...

Cover crops attract beneficial insects, increasing biodiversity of a vineyard The climate is increasingly unstable. Historically warm winters are punctuated by ice storms and dangerously cold temperatures....

Anyone involved in California’s wine industry knows how dramatically the vineyard market has changed. Grape demand remains soft, contracts are harder to secure, farming costs continue to climb, and...

Here are proactive steps you can take to successfully work through the local permit process. By Brian Millar, AICP If you are considering establishing or expanding your winery and tasting room operations...

The pathway is clear. Wine has to change what no longer works. By Damien Wilson I recently had the pleasure of being invited to attend Santa Rosa Junior College‘s inaugural Sonoma County Agriculture...

The 2025 Wine Industry Expo delivers experts who can speak to industry concerns and innovative solutions.  By Kathleen Willcox   Wine sales are down amid shifting consumption patterns....

By Laurie Wachter During harvest, wineries make crucial decisions about when to pick, where to send equipment and workers, and when tank space is needed. Those who want to make an informed decision —...

Vineyards and wineries face new, growing and shifting challenges each year, whether from the continued pressure to stay ahead of the competition or the need to adapt to new environmental or market conditions....

Analyzing potential ROI before investing in a technology is essential, but it can be hard to know what to focus on when there are so many available options.  By Kathleen Willcox   California...

Every vineyard has a story to tell: site history, soil makeup, rootstock and clonal choices, harvest after harvest after harvest.

This fall, celebrate old vine wines with like-minded growers and producers By Alexandra Russell In 2021, in the midst of the COVID-19 lockdown, London-based wine marketer Sarah Abbott, MW, was casting...

By Markus Rienth, Cécile Laurent, Thibaut Scholasch WIA thanks International Viticulture and Enology Society (IVES) for permission to reprint this article. Assessing vine water status is crucial...

The expansion of wine grape cultivation in Arizona and Colorado represents both economic opportunity and resource management challenge.  By Gabe Racz and Mike Laszlo The rapid expansion of winegrape...

WIA thanks International Viticulture and Enology Society (IVES) for permission to reprint this article. In the past decade, what is now known as “biochar” has been widely endorsed for a...

WIA thanks International Viticulture and Enology Society (IVES) for permission to reprint this article. The aim of this article is to observe the impact of the timing of the first trimming...

“Product diversification” and a short crop are helping balance continuing oversupply. By Jeff Siegel Want to buy Cabernet Sauvignon from California’s Central and North coasts? Take your pick, vintage...