The Daily Meal Uncorks the 101 Best Wineries in America in 2015: The Daily Meal, the world’s largest food and drink lifestyle site, just unveiled its annual list of the 101 Best Wineries in America
Unusual Cool Growing Season Extends Bloom Period for Napa Valley Wine Grapes: Napa Valley’s unusually cool start to the wine grape growing season has extended the stages of flowering and fruit-set for...
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Congress Moves to Protect U.S. Wines from Canadian Tariffs
Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, has introduced bipartisan...
El Niño will be substantial, warn Australian scientists: Australian scientists on Tuesday forecast a "substantial" El Niño weather phenomenon for 2015, potentially spelling deadly and costly climate extremes,...
Millions In USDA Export Funds Now Available To Ag/Wine Trade Associations: In Fiscal Year 2015 the USDA's Market Access Program awarded more than $173 million to 62 American agricultural trade associations...
Napa Winemakers Argue Over the Valley's Visual Image:
If you've never heard the term "viewshed" - like "watershed" - welcome to Napa Valley. The essence is that Napa's bucolic look is an asset that can't...
California drought puts water thievery on rise:
As California's drought has grown more extreme this year, so have efforts to obtain water some now veering toward the criminal...
How bad is the California drought?:
Across California, from the manicured lawns of Beverly Hills to sun-baked farmers' fields, they are praying for rain this winter. But "El Nino," the weather phenomenon...
Wally’s Wine Auction Tests Demand for Cult California:
A Wallys wine auction in New York this Friday could be a bellwether for the popularity of cult Californians...
Even normal rain won’t end California drought, expert says:
California will likely remain in a drought this winter even if most areas receive normal rainfall, according to an expert from the federal...
