By Laura Ness Wisconsin-born Heidi Bridenhagen’s already distinguished wine career had its genesis in a happy confluence of circumstance. While growing up, her parents, avid gardeners, owned a landscaping...
As has become a January tradition, Wine Industry Advisor has again chosen 10 individuals from within the wine industry who showcase leadership, innovation, determination and inspiration — both within the...
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 kind...
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 shifts...
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 printed...
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 concerns...
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....
