It’s already been an election season for the books, and no one knows what might happen next.
By Michael Kaiser
While wineries are picking grapes and making next year’s vintage, the rest of the...
Napa Valley Vintner John R. Shafer Dies at Age 94: The Shafer family is deeply saddened to announce the death of their father, longtime vintner, philanthropist and winery founder, John Shafer on March...
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Battle for Napa Valley’s Future: Proposed Curb on Vineyards Divides County
Fifty years ago Monday, Napa County passed an ordinance that has defined...
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SVB on Wine: Premium Wine Sales Decelerating
It’s easy to tell people what they want to hear. It’s harder to tell them what they don’t...
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Richard Mendelson’s Appellation Napa Valley: Building and Protecting an American Treasure Wins International Prizes
Richard Mendelson’s...
Wine Market Council and Nielsen Explore Industry Trends: A members-only meeting held Friday by the Wine Market Council and Nielsen at Napa's Culinary Institute of America at Copia provoked a lively discussion...
Powerful Friday Storm in Southern California; Warm & Wet Atmospheric River to Affect Oroville Dam Watershed Monday: California is currently experiencing one of its wettest winters on record. Precipitation...
Californians Holding Breath as More Storms Loom: California water officials are frantically releasing water today from the Oroville Dam, located about 75 miles north of Sacramento, as concerns remain about...
California Wine Exports Reach Record $1.62 Billion in 2016: U.S. wine exports, 90% from California, reached $1.62 billion in winery revenues in 2016, a new record. Despite challenges from a strong dollar,...
TCA Cork Tainted Wines Remain Low, but Screwcaps Stay Strong: Now that we've finished our annual look back at cork performance in Wine Spectator's Napa office blind tastings from the past year, it appears...
