France Set to Retake Global Wine Crown: France is set to take back the top spot as the worlds largest wine producer following a poor harvest in Italy but the industry is still struggling with the fall...
Winemaker Loses Right Hand in Harvest Accident: To veteran winemaker Bruno D'Alfonso, the screams exploding from the neighboring winery were eerily familiar, reminiscent of a sailing trip many years ago...
Former Napa Wine Executive Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion Scheme: Martin Christopher Edwards of the Wine Tasting Network was sentenced Tuesday to 33 months in prison for his involvement in an embezzlement...
Winemakers Use Art to Attract an Audience for Wine: Art and wine have always had a natural affinity. Art openings are characterized by lavish wine receptions and hors d oeuvres. Tasting rooms are filled...
Deadly Winemaking Snakes Escape in China:
Chaos erupted when deadly cobras used to make wine escaped into the city of Foshan in Chinas South-Eastern Guangdong province...
Napa Valley May Cut Back on New Wineries:
With more than 500 wineries in Napa Valley, some leaders are asking if it's time to consider a moratorium on new ones...
California has given away rights to far more water than it has: California has allocated five times more surface water than the state actually has, making it hard for regulators to tell whose supplies...
District Attorney files environmental lawsuit against Sebastopol winery owner Paul Hobbs: A series of environmental and regulatory blunders that brought unfavorable attention to Sebastopol winery owner...
Research finds hormone-disrupting chemicals in 59% of wines: New research has found that 59% of tested French wines contain at least one form of phthalate, most likely as a result of plastics used in...
Grape sales slow in face of prospects for another big crop: With California's wine grape vineyards on a fast track to producing what looks to be the third large crop in as many years, finding a home for...
