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Picking Wine Grapes by Machine Means Better Efficiency with No Loss in Quality
The truth of the matter is that Washingtons agricultural industry...
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Michael David Winery Acquires Historic Geyserville Winery, Tasting Room, and Vineyards
Michael David Winery announced today the purchase of a historic...
People Spend as Much on Legal Weed as They Do on Alcohol: Consumers are reaching for cannabis nearly as often as they are for a can of beer, a new report has found...
California Winemakers Press for Stricter Label Rules: California winemakers have now enlisted lawmakers and federal regulators in their latest effort to stop the dilution of some vintage names...
Wine Brand Battles with Its Former Self: It's a cage match between wine heavyweights! In this corner, owned by the world's second-largest wine company, weighing in with tons of ripe fruit, The Prisone...
Eataly Fined by Italian Authorities Over Wine Label Fraud: Uh oh: Eataly has reportedly been slapped with a fine by Italian authorities after mislabeling bottles of wine it sold in the country...
Napa Valley Vintners Partners with Christie’s to Feature Premiere Napa Valley Wines at Hong Kong Auction: The Napa Valley Vintners announced today it is partnering with renowned auction house Christie's...
North Coast Wineries See Opportunities, Challenges Ahead in 2016: The North Coast wine industry remains in a relatively strong position going into 2016 despite a much lighter grape harvest this year and...
How Millennials Are Changing The Wine Industry: While the precise dates governing the birth years for the biggest generation in history known as millennials vary, (somewhere between 1976 and 2004), there...
Bordeaux Wine-Crime Ring Found Guilty: “Get me a unit of Cheval, a good chunk of Cheval,” said the voice on the recording, a taped telephone conversation between the accused mastermind of an eight-month...
WineAmerica Member to Testify Before Congress: Thursday, June 25th, the Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on the Country of Origin Labeling dispute...
‘Great Napa Valley wines will rival Bordeaux First Growths’: Moet-Hennessy Estates & Wine CEO:
Jean-Guillaume Prats, Moet-Hennessy Estates and Wine CEO, says he believes great wine produced in Californias...
Google chief, social media gives wine the chance to shine:
Social media platforms like YouTube give the wine industry the chance to connect directly with consumers in a way traditional media channels...
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...
Europeans testing sulphite-free preservation of wine:
Europeans, well-known for their love of wine, are testing a novel preservation method aimed at significantly reducing or even eliminating sulphites,...
Economics driving California wineries to Pacific NorthWest:
Speculation creeps into the conversation every time a large California winery snaps up a smaller operation and sets up shop in Oregon or Washington:...
