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...
November 19, 2021
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,...
February 13, 2019
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...
September 27, 2018
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Oxygen Transfer Rates: Small Amounts Can Mean Big Differences to Wine Sensory Profiles
Gone are the days when screw caps and synthetic cork wine...
June 26, 2017
Are Napa, Sonoma Vineyards Getting too Pricey?
At a wine industry event about 10 years ago, there was a lot of discussion about top Napa Valley vineyards setting new records, with some selling for as...
September 24, 2014
When Cigarettes Cost More, People Drink Less. Except for Wine:
For those who count Don Draper among their TV loves (or love-to-hates), it comes as no surprise that drinking and smoking go hand in ha...
August 27, 2014
Federal Aid May be Extended to California Winemakers:
The nation's premier wine-producing region is assessing damage from the strongest earthquake to strike northern California in 25 years and may receive...
November 25, 2013
By Elizabeth Hans McCrone
When talks resume in January on the president’s 2014 budget proposal, there are some in the industry who fear that an excise tax increase on wine could be included as a means...








