Tag: Drought
Uncovered: The Harsh Reality of California Winery Insurance in 2023
Golden State growers and producers are facing
an almost unprecedented insurance crisis.
By Jeff Siegel
When his agency’s winery and vineyard clients renewed their insurance policies...
WIN Expo 2022: Vineyard and Growers Seminar Track Highlights
Regardless of how glamorous the end product may seem, wine starts in the vineyard and grape growing is an agricultural activity.
By Barbara Barrielle
What will...
Dowsers: Vintners Embrace the Ancient Art for Finding Water
Once deemed witchcraft, dowsing locates underground water sources via a guiding instrument, such as a willow branch, metal rods or pendulum.
By L.M. Archer
As climate...
California’s Megadrought to Hit the Wine Industry Hard: New 2021 End-of-Season...
Agrology unveils their ‘2021 Drought Irrigation End of Season Report’ and data shows the impact of the drought on Napa and Sonoma vineyards. Report...
Are California’s Cannabis Growers Stealing Water During a Drought?
UC Berkeley study shows limited risk from permitted cannabis farms, questions illegal growths
Legal cannabis grow farms represent just about 20 to 25 percent of...
Afternoon Brief, April 12
A Woman's Death Sorting Grapes Exposes Italy's "Slavery"
Her husband can still recall how Paola Clemente used to set two alarms to make sure she woke in the middle of the night - 1:50 a.m. - to catch the private bus that would take her and dozens of other women to the vineyards...
Afternoon Brief, March 20
Beyond the Barrel: Unique Ways to Ferment Wine: From amphorae to eggs and even glass, winemakers are experimenting with techniques and materials, some ancient, to push the boundaries of fermentation...
Meetings Slated to Update Sonoma County Well Owners on New Groundwater...
Santa Rosa, CA - A series of community meetings are scheduled to update well owners and others on the creation of three new agencies...
Afternoon Brief, February 23
Gina Gallo and Jean-Charles Boisset Honored with The Robert Mondavi Wine & Food Award by The Collins College of Hospitality Management: Gina Gallo, Senior Director of Winemaking of the Ernest and Julio Gallo Winery, and her husband Jean-Charles Boisset, Proprietor of the Boisset Collection, will be awarded the Robert Mondavi Wine & Food award by The Collins College of Hospitality Management for their contributions to the wine world and hospitality industry...
Afternoon Brief, January 24
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Marijuana and Labor Shortages Are Giving the Wine Industry a Headache
The U.S. wine industry is poised for...
Afternoon Brief, January 13
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Sonoma County Winegrowers Double Down on Sustainability Goal
The Sonoma County Winegrowers trade group will be getting some...
Afternoon Brief, December 12
Crimson Wine Group Buys 66 Acres of Walla Walla Valley Vines: Less than a year after snapping up Washington’s Seven Hills Winery for $5.75 million, Crimson Wine Group has purchased a significant part of the Walla Walla Valley vineyard that Seven Hills founder Casey McClellan planted…
Afternoon Brief, November 30
Vivino Announces Year’s Best Consumer Rated Wines: Vivino, the worlds most downloaded wine app and largest community of wine drinkers, today announced Vivinos 2017 Wine Style Award winners...
Afternoon Brief May 27
North Coast Marijuana Growers Fear a Takeover by 'Big Alcohol': For the Humboldt farmers, Sonoma County's subterranean tasting rooms and Tuscan affectations offered a glimpse into a rarefied realm of legal intoxicants...
Afternoon Brief, April 11
Vision and Robots Team Up for Wine Production: Robots and robotic-based vision systems are slowly replacing the tedious, time-consuming tasks involved in wine production...