August 30, 2024
Legislation Signed to Extend Pierce’s Disease Control Program: This week, Governor Newsom signed AB 1861 to extend a vital program within the California Department of Food and Agriculture that protects...
March 8, 2017
California's Trailblazing Women Winemakers: The First 20 Years (1965 to 1984): Women and men alike have long been involved in the production of wine in California, but historically few women were known...
December 7, 2016
Denver Wine Collector Loses $1.7 Million to Crooked Vendor, Sues Insurer: A Denver wine collector who once ran the nation's fourth largest HMO has sued an insurance company for failing to cover his losses...
November 16, 2016
In Pursuit of Balance Wine Group Calls It Quits with Last Tasting: To a passerby, the scene would have looked unremarkable: another wine tasting at another fancy San Francisco restaurant...
November 14, 2016
Lawsuit over Paso Robles Vineyard Wells Reveals Growing Water Fight: A lawsuit in California's Paso Robles wine region could impact how vintners in an increasingly thirsty region get their water...
November 11, 2015
California's Wine Industry Heading for a Fall? The decline in Bordeaux prices means many Californian wines are now at a premium, but how much longer can that last?
September 14, 2015
Valley Fire Incinerates Lake County’s Shed Horn Cellars: The Valley Fire, which reached 61,000 acres in Napa and Lake counties on Monday morning, has reportedly destroyed Shed Horn Cellars, a winery in...
May 26, 2015
Scientists Now Predicting Near 100% Chance Of Strong El Nino, But Rainfall Isn't Always Guaranteed: Climate experts say El Nino is growing stronger and could bring drought-busting wet weather to California...
June 9, 2014
Drought Causes California Water Rights to be Curtailed:
With California's extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-rights holders, the State Water Resources Control Board (State...
April 29, 2014
Naked Wines turns to London Stock Exchange to help its next phase of growth:
Naked Wines is preparing for the next stage in its rapid growth by joining a London Stock Exchange business support progr...
April 3, 2014
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Truett-Hurst inks $750,000 gift-basket deal
Truett-Hurst Inc. (Nasdaq: THST), wrapped up a wine-supply agreement with a Fullerton company that has sold...
February 19, 2014
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Robert Parker: ‘Natural’ Wine Will Be Exposed As ‘Fraud’
US wine critic Robert Parker has released his predictions for 2014 including natural wines being exposed “as a fraud”...
January 31, 2014
Trending Story:
Treasury Wine Estates’ profits plunge
There was more disappointment and pain for the long-suffering shareholders of Australias biggest wine producer, Treasury Wine Estates,...
November 19, 2013
Trending Story:
Treasury, Accolade Sign Packaging And Production Accord For Accolade’s U.S. Wines
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has agreed to provide Accolade Wines with production and packaging services...







