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2025 Grape Crush Report - California's Smallest Winegrape Crush Since 1999: The California Department of Food & Agriculture’s Preliminary Grape Crush Report for 2025 was released today, March 13th....
One Year in: British Columbia's U.S. Alcohol Ban Hurts Wine Festival, Import Agents:
The prohibition has rankled U.S. officials, reduced consumer choice and caused havoc for some in local alcohol-related...
Could the U.S. Supreme Court Hear a New Wine Case?: Opponents of Arizona's ban on sales by out-of-state wine retailers are petitioning justices to intervene and clarify a confusing legal tangle...
Shoppers Willing to Pay Nearly 10% More for Sustainable Products:
A global survey from PwC shows shoppers remain committed to sustainability, even as rising bills and inflation reshape spending habits...
Wine Struggles to Recruit New Consumers: Wine sales volume declines continue to outpace those of sale value, which to some might indicate continued consumer interest in premiumization, but the greater...
January Depletions Signal a Transitional Moment for Wine and Spirits: According to SipSource®, January depletions came in soft, with little change to the 12-month volume trend for either Wine or Spirits....
California Grocery Store Wine Scheme: Executives at Top Distributor Charged with Bribery:
Executives at the nation's largest alcohol distributor, Southern Glazer's, engineered a sprawling multiyear bribery...
One Year Later, Canadian Bans on U.S. Wine Cost American Industry $357 Million in 2025: Full-year data confirms steepest single-year export disruption in modern U.S. wine trade; Wine Institute calls for...
Mount Veeder Vineyard Hit with Foreclosure Notice:
A Mount Veeder vineyard belonging to Alpha Omega Winery may be on the market again, a move triggered after a foreclosure notice recently sent to the...
Wine Diplomacy Paves the Way: Wine producers in the US look to maintain goodwill during these challenging times...
Why Layoffs Are Spreading in California Wine Country: Experts are still debating the reasons for a fall in wine profits. But in the wine industry reset, workers pay the price with their jobs...
Thursday, February 26
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California Winery Challenges Illegal Government MandateA California winery says the government is forcing it to fund speech it opposes, and now it’s fighting...
Today We Mourn the Loss of “Mr. Merlot,” Dan Duckhorn: Daniel J. Duckhorn, the visionary co-founder of The Duckhorn Portfolio, a leader in the Napa Valley wine community, and the iconic pioneer of luxury...
US Census Report Shows Wine and Beer Exports Collapsed by $472 Million in 2025: US wine and beer exports plummeted by $472 million in 2025, a 26 percent drop from 2024 figures, a new report from the U.S....
Supreme Court Hands Wine Trade a Small Victory, but Trump Plots New Levies: The highest court in the US has ruled that sweeping import tariffs exceeded presidential authority, offering a brief reprieve...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs on Imported Wine: The decision means that wine importers no longer face high duties when bringing in foreign wines and that domestic wineries will be spared tariffs...
