Wine's Big Move Towards the Middle: With hardly a day passing without reports of declining alcohol consumption – and new legislation accelerating rather than slowing the trend – the lower-alcohol category...
European Wine May Be Left Out of Trade Deal with US: European wines may not benefit from preferential treatment in any trade agreement between the EU and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump,...
The number of new, imported wines available on the US market continues to grow while the distributor tier proceeds to shrink thanks to acquisitions and smaller wholesalers going out of business...
Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge Continues to Identify the Best of the Best
In 2012, when organizers were planning the first North Coast Wine Challenge (NCWC), they could not have known...
November 21st – SAN FRANCISCO — California vintners are celebrating the 2023 vintage as exceptional, following a late start to harvest. Plentiful winter rains revitalized the soils and encouraged...
Remembering Al Scheid, Founder of Scheid Family Wines: It is with great sadness that Scheid Family Wines shares the news of the passing of Al Scheid, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Scheid Family...
2022: In Memoriam: Remembering the pioneers, legends, friends and family of the wine industry who died this year...
Bob Benziger, Former Partner and Hospitality Director at Benziger Family Winery, Remembered as Kind, Genuine: Robert “Bob” Benziger, former partner and hospitality director at Benziger Family Winery in...
Live Event at MacMurray Estate Vineyards May 6, 2022
SANTA ROSA, CA (February 9, 2022) – Sonoma County Vintners in collaboration with presenting sponsor American AgCredit will honor four Sonoma County...
May 20th – SAN FRANCISCO – With summer just around the corner, there’s no better time to get outside—and no better place to do it than California wine country. The summer season in the Golden State’s...
Smoke Taint Looms Large for California Wine: I don't know how many of California's wine grapes right now are affected by smoke taint. Nobody does. But I know some are everybody does, and that's the pr...
TRIBUTE Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc On Shelves Now, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Slated for Early 2021
Glen Ellen, Calif. – Aug. 26, 2020 – Chris Benziger announced today the retail expansion of...
Unusual Cool Growing Season Extends Bloom Period for Napa Valley Wine Grapes: Napa Valley’s unusually cool start to the wine grape growing season has extended the stages of flowering and fruit-set for...
A surprising market for North Coast wine grapes: The current market for California's North Coast wine grapes is like nothing Brian Clements, vice president of Turrentine Brokerage, Novato, Calif. has seen...
Who Are Fine Wine Buyers Listening To?: Fine wine traders Wine Owners have looked into who fine wine buyers listen to and how they gather opinion before splashing out – or not – on fine wine purchases...
