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October 13, 2026
Supreme Court Hands Wine a Pyrrhic Victory:
The Supreme Court has declined to hear an Ohio court case that would have helped free up interstate wine shipping...
October 12, 2026
Rosemount Returns to Oatley Family After 25 Years in Latest Treasury Wine Estates Sale: Treasury Wine Estates has sold the Rosemount, Ingoldby and Secret Stone brands to A.G. Oatley Wines. The sale marks...
October 9, 2026
Small Harvest a Blessing for California Wine: Another small harvest is just the shot in the arm an ailing wine industry needs...
October 8, 2026
People Still Want Wine at Their Gatherings—but Gathering Is the Challenge
According to a new survey, people still want wine on the table. It’s just a matter of finding the time (and budget) to gather....
October 7, 2026
How Are Wineries Attracting Today's Consumers?: Consumer habits are changing. Wineries are rethinking how they build loyalty, where they connect with customers, and how they make limited marketing dollars...
October 5, 2026
Napa Valley Vintners-Sponsored Legislation Modernizes Social Media Rules for Wineries: Wineries doing business in California will soon have another tool to connect with consumers following the passage...
October 2, 2026
Three Preliminary-Injunction Motions Filed in Federal Lawsuit Challenging Napa County Winery Restrictions: Summit Lake and Smith-Madrone seek to keep doing what they’ve already been doing for decades —...
October 1, 2026
California 2026 Vintage Preview: An Early Harvest Shows Promise Across the State:
California vintners greeted the early 2026 harvest with enthusiasm for the wines taking shape in their cellars, with vineyards...
September 30, 2026
Worker Accused of Starting the Pickett Fire Pleads Not Guilty: Juan Luis Gutierrez Marfil, 45, of Napa, pleaded not guilty on Sept. 9 in Napa County Superior Court...
September 29, 2026
White House Ban on Canadian Alcoholic Beverages Takes Effect
A U.S. ban on bottled Canadian spirits and wine imports takes effect today, Sept. 29, further ratcheting up trade tensions between the two...
September 28, 2026
Why One of California’s Most Prestigious Wineries Is Fighting a State Water Conservation Plan: Following nearly a decade of investment in the agrarian Suisun Valley, Caymus Vineyards is fighting a state...
September 25, 2026
Wine Country Woes: Crisis or Opportunity?: California's recent winery upheavals aren't necessarily the bad news wine story that the media keep pushing...
September 24, 2026
What to Expect from 7 Potential New AVAs
From Minnesota to New Jersey, seven proposed AVAs aim to distinguish emerging regions by climate, soils, and grape varieties...
September 23, 2026
Gundlach Bundschu, California’s Oldest Family-Run Winery, Files for Bankruptcy: Sonoma Valley’s Gundlach Bundschu, California’s oldest continuously owned family winery, is poised to soon lose that designation...
September 22, 2026
California Wines’ Eureka! Event Brings Climate-Smart Winegrowing to New York:
The program featured 185 wines from 10 regions across California and welcomed trade guests from Canada, Mexico, Latin America...
September 21, 2026
Napa Valley Vintners Faces Questions over Pay: Some winemakers have been grumbling that Napa Valley Vintners doesn't offer good value, so what does it offer?...












