Legislation Introduced to Strengthen “American” Wine Labeling: Today, Assemblymembers Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael) and Central Valley Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom introduced legislation to require that...
U.S. Wine Retailers Statement on Dietary Guidelines: The National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) applauds the recently released “Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030” for its adherence to...
Napa, CA (January 6, 2026) – Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty (DP&F) is pleased to announce that attorney Tracy Genesen, former Vice President and General Counsel for Wine Institute, has joined...
Napa, CA (December 2, 2025) – Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty (DP&F) is pleased to announce the election of Melissa Granillo, a member of DP&F’s Litigation group, to the firm’s partnership.
Melissa...
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...
Buyer at Major California Grocery Chain Took Bribes to Carry Certain Wines, Prosecutors Claim: A former wine buyer for a powerful California grocery chain accepted "lavish vacations," luxury watches and...
Sonoma County Vintners Names Emilie Eliason as Interim Executive Director: She will guide the organization through the transition as Michael Haney departs from the role...
Owen Dallmeyer, photo by Emma K Creative
Napa, CA (March 3, 2025) – Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty (DP&F) is pleased to announce the election of Owen Dallmeyer in DP&F’s Business Law group to...
Wine Comes Roaring Back: Is all the panic about wine's decline much ado about nothing?...
Healdsburg, CA, March 20, 2024— Registration is now open for Wine Industry Network’s (WIN) second session of the 2024 Bold Predictions: Wine Industry Leadership Conference Series. These virtual sessions...
January Deep Freeze Causes Near-Total Loss in Okanagan Vineyards: The Okanagan’s grape crop has been decimated by a mid-January freeze with losses expected to approach 100 percent this year...
Why Sokol Blosser Is Adding an Ingredients List to Its Wine Labels: Generally speaking, the wine industry has long resisted putting an ingredients list on wine labels...
The #1 Reason Why U.S. Consumers Are Buying Less Wine: The downturn in U.S. wine sales is real and substantial, confirmed by multiple data sources and extends all the way to actual consumption. Pandemic...
DP&F Law (Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty PC) is a full-service law firm established in 1964, with offices in Napa and Santa Rosa. DP&F is an industry leader in wine law and offers legal services...
Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley Vintner and Investor Brion Wise Acquires Mark Herold Wines: Wise, proprietor of BRION and B. Wise Vineyards, today announces the acquisition of Mark Herold Wines...
Founded in Napa in 1964, Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty PC (DP&F) provides legal representation to clients from all over the world in the alcohol beverage and hospitality industries. DP&F is...
