Unfair Competition in the Wine Industry: California counties are increasingly using California's Unfair Competition Law to bring government enforcement actions against local businesses for myriad reas...
Parducci Maker Mendocino Wine Co. Buys Offbeat Brands Portfolio: Mendocino Wine Company, maker of the Parducci brand, has purchased the wine portfolio of Offbeat Brands...
Jean Arnold Sessions Named Executive Director of Sonoma County Vintners: Sonoma County Vintners announces that Jean Arnold Sessions has been officially appointed the organization's Executive Director....
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...
Microbes in Pressed Grapes Before Fermentation May Predict Flavor Metabolites in the Finished Wine: The microbial mix found in grape juice during the winemaking process may help shape the terroir of a...
Sizzling Generosity Results in $14.3 Million Raised During Auction Napa Valley Weekend: The Napa Valley Vintners trade association announced that this year's Auction Napa Valley has raised $14.3 million...
North Coast Marijuana Growers Fear a Takeover by 'Big Alcohol': For the Humboldt farmers, Sonoma County's subterranean tasting rooms and Tuscan affectations offered a glimpse into a rarefied realm of legal...
Eataly Fined by Italian Authorities Over Wine Label Fraud: Uh oh: Eataly has reportedly been slapped with a fine by Italian authorities after mislabeling bottles of wine it sold in the country...
Here Comes La Niña, Meteorologists Say: In the midst of a major El Nino, federal meteorologists say it's flip side, La Nina, is around the corner...
Enhanced El Niño Storm Track Has Finally Emerged; Active Pattern Likely Throughout California Next 2-3 Months: Over the past two weeks, a series of strong and moist storm systems have brought wet and occasionally...
