June 25, 2020
California Winegrape Growers Expected to Suffer $437 Million in Lost Sales This Fall Due to COVID-19: California winegrape growers could suffer at least $437 million in lost sales from this year’s grape...
June 14, 2019
Calistoga Winery, City Spar Over What Constitutes an 'Event': The Calistoga Planning Commission on Wednesday took up the debate of what does or does not constitute an "event" at a winery. They decided...
June 8, 2018
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High-End Growth Drives Domestic Sparkling Wine
As the total domestic sparkling wine category edges closer to the 11-million-case mark in the U.S.,...
October 17, 2017
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Insurance Payouts May Not Cover All Wildfire Damage for California Wineries
Wineries damaged by wildfires tearing through Northern California are...
September 18, 2017
Cabernet Underpins Double-Digit Sales Growth
August data show spike in domestic wine overall and continued expansion of direct shipments...
August 22, 2017
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Napa Wine Merchant Accused of Fraud in Client’s Lawsuit
Bond investor Jeffrey Gundlach has filed suit against Soutirage for $1 million, accusing...
December 13, 2016
UV Light Box Offers Hope for Vegan Wine Lovers, Says Winemaker: A Swiss company claims to be offering winemakers a new weapon against harsh tannins and underripe wines. Some winemakers also believe that...
September 22, 2016
How the Wente Chardonnay Clone Became America's Choice: The Wente wine story began in 1883, with German immigrant C.H. Wente. He learned his craft studying winemaking under Charles Krug in Napa Valley...
September 14, 2016
Running Winery Associations from the East Coast to the West Coast: Meet Morgen McLaughlin: Running a wine association takes a tireless multi-tasker. The job is a combination of strategy, business development,...
May 24, 2016
Sea Change Coming to California Winegrape Landscape: If you asked typical American wine consumers where most winegrapes in the U.S. are grown, they would almost certainly say California, as the state produces...