April 6, 2026
New Study Finds Napa Wine Grape Growers Face Up to $1,700 Per Acre in Regulatory Costs: For the first time, wine grape growers in Napa County can put a financial number to the burdensome regulations they...
October 14, 2025
Calmére Estate Winery Sold in Landmark Napa Valley Transaction Led by The Vinery and AVA Properties: AVA Properties and The Vinery proudly announce the successful sale of Calmére Estate Winery, a nearly...
September 2, 2025
Pickett Fire May Have Ignited During Set-Up of Unauthorized Wedding at Napa Winery: Cal Fire is investigating whether the 6,800-acre Pickett Fire was caused by an outdoor fireplace at Hundred Acre Wines...
June 25, 2025
Napa County Halts Compliance Deal with Castle Winery After Discovering Major Groundwater Discrepancy: Officials say the project raises concerns about transparency, trust and the limits of the county's...
April 21, 2025
How American Alcohol Importers Are Adapting to the Tariff Rollercoaster: The second Trump term has established a new normal of stop-and-start tariffs and economic uncertainty, leaving wine and spirits...
January 13, 2025
Announcing Wine’s Most Inspiring People 2025: Wine Industry Advisor has again chosen 10 individuals from within the wine industry who showcase leadership, innovation, determination and inspiration — both...
December 18, 2024
NASEM Report Affirms Benefits of Moderate Drinking: The first of the two alcohol studies that will inform American drinking guidelines has been released...
November 7, 2024
California's Wine Crisis - Too Many Grapes: The California wine industry is in the doldrums as it faces three challenges at once: consumer spending on wine is declining, inventory is backed up in the sales...
October 9, 2024
California Grapegrowers Race to Beat the Heat: Trucks full of wine grapes clogged roads all over northern California wine country this week as wineries raced to get their precious cargo into tanks before...
August 14, 2024
How TikTok Could Transform the Wine Industry: Within hours of TikTok announcing that it would allow alcohol advertising in North America, alcohol companies began running recruitment ads for TikTok specialists....
August 8, 2024
The Cost of Premiumisation: The wine trade has always wanted people to drink less but better, and now they are. But US industry watchers tell Felicity Carter that this strategy carries risks...
August 1, 2024
Uncorking the Truth - New Book Relies on Science to Dispel Alcohol Myths: Though we’re well into the 2020s, there are forces hell-bent on reviving the gravest mistake of the 1920s: Prohibition. This time,...
July 16, 2024
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Sonoma’s Carlisle Winery Calls it Quits
The owners of Carlisle, California’s leading producer of quality Zinfandels, will call it quits after the 2024...
July 3, 2024
Martin Ray Winery Acquires Foppiano Winery and Vineyards:
CMB Wines ("CMB") announced today that it has acquired Foppiano Winery and Vineyards ("Foppiano")...
June 5, 2024
Feds Grill Ex-Workers from Iconic NYC Wine Shop Sherry-Lehmann as Fraud Probe Heats Up: The feds may be close to putting a cork in their year-long probe of iconic wine shop Sherry-Lehmann — and potentially...
May 8, 2024
In a Major Pinot Noir Purchase, Constellation Buys Sta. Rita Hills Icon Sea Smoke: The Santa Barbara County winery was a key player in the region’s Pinot Noir and Chardonnay renaissance...












