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August 13, 2018
Will the Mendocino Complex Fires Put a Chokehold on Grapes This Harvest?
The Mendocino Complex fires in Lake County created a dense plume of smoke over the Beckstoffer vineyard for several days in early...
August 10, 2018
Napa Keeps a Wary Eye on Monster Fire: Growers keep their fingers crossed as fire devastates vast tracts of northern California ...
August 9, 2018
New York's Best Wine, Winery and Hard Cider: An aromatic Gewurtztraminer from Keuka Spring Vineyards near Penn Yan has won the 2018 Governor's Cup as New York state's best wine in the 33rd annual New York...
August 8, 2018
Sexism Sparks Token Wine Gestures: Trump openly boasts about sexual molestation, Harvey Weinstein has been charged with rape and Rolf Harris was found guilty of indecent assault...
August 7, 2018
Petition Calls on Sonoma County to Stop New Winery Permits Until Events Ordinance Is Passed: More than 1,000 people are calling on Sonoma County to stop permitting new or expanded wineries until ...
August 6, 2018
French Wine Scientists Create 'Supergrapes' That Do Not Require Pesticides
French wine scientists have come up with four revolutionary supergrape varieties they say are impervious to rot and thus require...
August 3, 2018
California Wine Country Bracing for Fire Season
As Mendocino Complex fires spread to Lake County, vintners are on high alert...
August 2, 2018
US Distributors Eye the High Road
The country's largest liquor wholesalers signal their support for national marijuana sales...
August 1, 2018
Chardonnay Voted America’s Favourite Wine
Having once been associated with Bridget Jones mid meltdown, Chardonnay has risen phoenix-like from the ashes to become the most popular wine in America...
July 31, 2018
Retailers Spar with Total Wine over Coupons
An amendment to Massachusetts law that would allow discounts is being resisted by independent store owners...