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August 8, 2025
AI Is Coming to Ag: It's Not If, but When: AI-enabled technology is used to estimate fruit yields, detect pest and pathogens in vineyards, monitor grape maturity and quality as well as water stress and...
August 7, 2025
San Francisco Giants Announce Giants Wine Club, Presented by Sonoma County Winegrowers: First-ever MLB wine club features a diverse selection of wines, further solidifying the Giants' connection to wine...
August 6, 2025
Lyle Wineries Assess Damage from Burdoin Fire, Start to Reopen: Just over two and a half weeks after the Burdoin fire burned through the Lyle/Bingen area of the Columbia River Gorge, local wineries are...
August 5, 2025
Reservoir Farms, the First on-Farm Robotics Incubator for Specialty Crops, Hosts Exclusive Preview Event: The Reservoir brings together growers, entrepreneurs, and institutions on working farmland to fast-track...
August 4, 2025
Bourbon and Wine About to Get Cheaper: The fine wine and spirit sectors might be slowing, but the bulk end of the market is doing just fine...
August 1, 2025
Court Could Save Wine from Tariffs: The uncertainty over wine tariffs continues as a court case offers a ray of hope to importers...
July 31, 2025
15% Tariffs on European Wine and Spirits Start August 1—But Industry Continues to Fight for Exemptions: The long-awaited news of what tariffs would hit European wine and spirits finally arrived. Starting...
July 30, 2025
August Marks Family Winemakers Month: 35 Years of Advocating for Family-Owned Wineries: Statewide campaign urges support for independent wineries amid shifting consumer trends and economic headwinds.....
July 29, 2025
How the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Impacts the Drinks Industry: The drinks industry is both celebrating and bemoaning H.R.1, the sweeping set of measures signed into law by President Donald Trump on July...
July 28, 2025
US Wine Trade Alliance Urges Final Wine Exemption as US-EU Tariff Agreement Advances: Following this weekend's announcements, The U.S. Wine Trade Alliance (USWTA) is urging U.S. trade officials to ensure...
July 25, 2025
DTC Shipment Volume Down 13% in June: Total winery direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipment value dropped by less than 1% to $149 million in June, according to WineBusiness Analytics/Sovos ShipCompliant.
July 24, 2025
'Come Together — A Community for Wine' Announces Second Annual 'Come Over October' Campaign: Come Together — A Community for Wine today announced that planning is underway for its highly anticipated second...
July 23, 2025
Green Medal Awards Promote Wine Industry Sustainability: To identify and promote what vintners and growers were doing, Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers got together in...
July 22, 2025
Michael Haney to Step Down as Executive Director of Sonoma County Vintners: "Michael has always led with commitment and heart," remarked SCV Board President Prema Kerollis. "His passion, relationships,...
July 21, 2025
Sonoma County Growers and Vintners Join Forces to Explore Bold New Model to Revive and Energize Wine Industry: With the U.S. wine industry under pressure from declining sales, shifting consumer trends,...
July 18, 2025
Calling Grape Growers & Industry Members: Join the Effort to Combat Spotted Lanternfly: Researchers at the USDA-ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station—working in partnership with Virginia Tech, Penn...











