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Learn From the Best: Tap into the Minds Shaping the Future of Wine
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October 28, 2025
Sweat the Details: How to Tackle Efficiency, Compliance and Sustainability in the Vineyard: Labor shortages, water scarcity, and energy costs are squeezing California vineyards, but ag tech is advancing...
October 28, 2025
Since 2010, DH Wine Compliance has been helping wineries across the U.S. navigate the complexities of federal and state compliance. Founded by CEO and compliance consultant Drea Helfer, the firm has grown...
February 20, 2025
Loss of Winegrape Smoke Exposure Researchers Criticised: UC Davis researchers have been working on ways to mitigate the effects of climate change in viticulture. Now some of that research is at risk of...
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 4, 2024
WIN Expo Exhibitor Guide 2024: The WIN Expo is the largest trade show and conference focused on Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and is the 2nd largest wine industry show in North America with...
August 5, 2024
Next-Gen Viticulture - The Future of Intelligent Farming in the Wine Industry: Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries across the globe, and the wine sector is no exception. Amid the growing...
November 15, 2023
Total Wine Asks US Court to Spurn ‘Alarming’ FTC Subpoena: National wine and spirits retailer Total Wine & More has asked a U.S. judge to deny a request for corporate records from the Federal Trade...
November 14, 2023
DH Wine Compliance, founded by President and compliance consultant Drea Helfer in 2010, is valued by its clients for two key characteristics: expertly managing compliance for alcohol clients and a culture...
November 30, 2022
California Wines Pour Jobs and Dollars into Economy: The California wine and winegrape sector and allied businesses deliver a total economic contribution of $73 billion annually to the state’s economy...
November 28, 2022
Wine Industry Icon Margaret Duckhorn Dies at Eighty-Three: Margaret L. Duckhorn, the cofounder of The Duckhorn Portfolio, and a leader in the Napa Valley community, died Saturday...
November 23, 2022
Drea Helfer
For a woman who was initially focused on restaurant work and horseback riding, becoming an expert in the wine regulatory environment might seem unlikely, but the first time Drea Helfer attended...
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The winemaking process is an art — there is a romance about the experience, from growing grapes to making and marketing wine. But there is also the far less romantic side of compliance — filling out forms,...
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What Makes This Year’s ProWein So Special? It’s the Silver Anniversary - In advance of March's ProWein, the annual trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany, Wine Enthusiast's Contributing Editor Anne Krebiehl...
February 1, 2019
Malibu Winery Sues Electricity Company After Fire: Cielo Farms winery, along with multiple homeowners, filed a suit at the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday (29 January), blaming Southern California...
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