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U.S. Wine Tops $10-A-Bottle Average for First Time, Expert Says
Consumer thirst for higher-quality wine has pushed the average bottle price in the...
The Sparkling Winemakers’ Choice for a New Year’s Toast: We asked a few sparkling winemakers to share their wine recommendations for celebrating the new year, one of their own wines, and one from another...
How Millennials Are Breaking Down Class Barriers Post Brexit and Trump: Food - and wine in particular - are the next industries to see similar disruption because, according to John Gillespie of the Wine...
Barolo Burglars Steal Thousands of Bottles of Wines: Two of Barolo's wineries have been robbed of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of wine in less than three weeks, and the evidence suggests the...
Owner Speaks Out on Controversial Barolo Sale: Earlier this week, Italian newspaper and American wine publications broke the news that the Vietti winery of Castiglione Falletto, in the heart of the Barolo...
National Storage Tank CEO Envisions Wine Industry “Hub of Suppliers” for Sonoma County: When most people enthuse about a passion for wine, images of sparkling beverages in a glass or acres of vineyards...
El Niño or La Niña: California Unprepared for Both: With El Niño we were told California's drought would be washed away. That didn't happen...
Treasury Wine Estates to Offload 12 US Wine Brands: The group said on Monday that it would sell 12 US wine brands that were part of its "non-core" portfolio at "approximately book value"...
Duckhorn Quashes Rumors of Sale to Constellation: Napa Valley's Duckhorn Wine Company has sought to tamp down talk that it's on the selling block...
Wine & Spirits Magazine Announces Top 100 Wineries of 2015: Wine & Spirits Magazine has announced the Top 100 Wineries of 2015, producers from around the world that earned the magazines highest...
E. & J. Gallo Announces Purchase of Talbott Vineyards: E. & J. Gallo Winery announced today that it has agreed to purchase Talbott Vineyards, one of Californias largest and most esteemed producers...
Lake County fire grows to 15,000 acres: A wildfire in Lake County ballooned Friday to 18,000 acres and spread into neighboring Yolo County, as firefighters struggled to gain the upper hand from the ground...
The Daily Meal Uncorks the 101 Best Wineries in America in 2015: The Daily Meal, the world’s largest food and drink lifestyle site, just unveiled its annual list of the 101 Best Wineries in America
Gallo to buy Asti winery, Souverain brand: E&J Gallo is once again expanding its holdings in Sonoma County, striking a deal to buy the historic Asti winery — one of the largest production facilities...
Innovations in grape growing technology apply across the industry: Peter Hackworth, Executive Officer of the Wine Grape Council of South Australia, says today's farmers are no different - and they deserve...
Former Winemaker Pleads No Contest in California Court: Jeffry James Hill, a former Napa Valley winemaker and vineyard manager who was accused of stealing grapes and misrepresenting the origin of wines...
