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January 21, 2025
Could a Pink Powder Sabotage California Wine's Organic Goals? Firefighters battling the Los Angeles blaze are dropping a pink, powdered flame-retardant from planes in a bid to contain the disaster. But...
January 20, 2025
Wine Sales Drying Up as Americans Turn Elsewhere: U.S. wine sales continued a multiyear decline in 2024, which experts attribute to shifting demographics, health concerns, new competition and economic...
January 17, 2025
US Government Proposes Alcohol Labeling Rules to Advance Transparency, Health, and Safety: Today, the Treasury Department's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau published two proposed rules to provide...
January 16, 2025
Commerce7 Acquires WineDirect's SaaS Division: Commerce7, the leading provider of direct-to-consumer solutions for wineries, today announced that its parent company Fullsteam has signed an agreement to...
January 15, 2025
New US Alcohol Report Tainted by Bias, Conflicts: Broad Group of National Agriculture, Beverage and Hospitality Associations Urges Secretaries of USDA and HHS to Reject Findings...
January 14, 2025
Anita Oberholster's Obituary: It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Anita Oberholster, Professor of Cooperative Extension in Enology in the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and...
January 13, 2025
Announcing Wine’s Most Inspiring People 2025: Wine Industry Advisor has again chosen 10 individuals from within the wine industry who showcase leadership, innovation, determination and inspiration — both...
January 10, 2025
Seizing the Opportunity of Crisis: For decades, the wine industry’s growth was strangled by antiquated laws that prohibited direct shipment to consumers across state lines.
January 9, 2025
A Running List of Los Angeles Restaurants Impacted by the 2025 Palisades and Eaton Wildfires: On January 7, amid life-threatening, high-speed winds across Los Angeles, multiple wildfires broke out, including...
January 8, 2025
Alecia Moore, Winemaker and Two Wolves Wine Founder, Announced as Keynote Speaker for 2025 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium: The Unified Wine and Grape Symposium is proud to welcome Alecia Moore, winemaker...