October 30, 2017
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Constellation Brands to Acquire 9.9% Stake in Marijuana Company Canopy Growth for $245M
Alcohol giant Constellation Brands Inc. is making a foray...
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...
October 3, 2017
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Wine Enthusiast’s 2017 Wine Star Award Winners
Eighteen years ago, the editors of Wine Enthusiast conceived an annual-award program to honor...
September 26, 2017
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Opus One Winery Fined for Accidental Grape Waste Discharge
Opus One Winery has agreed to pay nearly $12,000 for accidentally dumping an unknown...
September 12, 2017
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Vinexpo to Go to Sonoma in 2018
The news was revealed this morning to press at the Orangerie in Vienna’s Schloss Schönbrunn, the location...
September 8, 2017
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Industry Accused of Spreading Lies About Alcohol and Health
A report by UK academics has accused the drinks industry of, “actively disseminating...
September 6, 2017
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North Coast Grape Growers Confront Muggy Weather, Worry About Fruit Rot After Heat Spike
Having ramped up hard to get through a triple-digit heat...
August 30, 2017
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Digging Deeper in Pay-for-Play Scandal
In going through the 2014 Pennsylvania Ethics Commission report that sparked a federal investigation, I got...
August 9, 2017
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Investigation Continues into Large Mount Veeder Winery Wastewater Spill
State investigators are still looking for the cause of a Mount Veeder winery...
August 1, 2017
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Consumers Short-Changed Again on Shipping
Bad news for wine lovers, and Wine-Searcher users, in most of the United States: your ability to order...
July 19, 2017
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Beckstoffer Vineyards Buys 121-Acre Vineyard in Carneros from Treasury Wine Estates
Beckstoffer Vineyards has purchased a 121-acre vineyard in Carneros...
July 12, 2017
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Most of California’s Wine Grapes Should Find a Home by Harvest
A mid-June review by Turrentine Brokerage of the number and sizes of clusters...
June 29, 2017
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Wine Executive Charles Banks Sentenced to Four Years for Fraud
Wine executive Charles Banks was sentenced to four years in federal prison yesterday...
June 14, 2017
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Restaurant Tables May Have Turned for Small Family Run Wineries
According to Nation’s Restaurant News, for chain restaurants May 2017 was...
June 1, 2017
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California Association of Winegrape Growers Foundation Awards $30,000 in Student Scholarships
The California Association of Winegrape Growers Foundation...
May 10, 2017
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China Is Building a Disney World for Wine
At Chateau Changyu Reina, honey-colored brick towers enclose wide cobbled courtyards, and vast, wood-beamed...















