This government trade policy is a double-edged sword
By Jeff Siegel
Stuart Spencer, a winemaker and the executive director of the Lodi Winegrape Commission, is hardly an investigative journalist, the...
Preserving the hidden ecosystem that defines wine’s unique character
By Aria Hahn, Ph.D.
Climate change is rewriting the rules of winemaking, bringing challenges that extend beyond the visible...
Both hosts and attendees should be prepared for a media visit.
By Carl Giavanti
I recall once picking up a media guest at the Portland, Ore., airport. After greetings and hugs, they pulled a crisp...
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....
By Laurie Wachter
Wildfires have been escalating in frequency and intensity for decades. North America’s West Coast experienced dramatic increases in fires in the 2020s, leading to growing winery...
Winegrowers are drilling down to create optimal soil and circumstances.
By Kathleen Willcox
Winemaking has always been a marriage — or, at times, a compromise — between art and science. In recent...
Is it any surprise that not enough people in the wine business noticed the anti-drinking efforts and tried to do something about them? Probably not.
Over the last couple of years, the wine business has...
Could the no and low movement save the wine industry?
By Kathleen Willcox
The resistance among hardcore oenophiles to the rise of low and no alcohol wines was completely understandable … at first....
There are so many costs that go into a bottle of wine. In addition to the expenses associated with growing grapes, making and packaging the wine, vintners face the cost of ...
Whole-bunch vinification is a practice that can change the sensory properties of wine. Experimental wines resulting from the addition of stems in varying ...
