June 26, 2014
Breakthrough Napa Valley Conference Debuts in November:
ROOTSTOCK, a revolutionary conference designed for top quality grapegrowers, vineyard and winery owners, and winemakers worldwide, debuts November...
June 23, 2014
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,...
June 17, 2014
Environmental groups' lawsuit could upend Sonoma County vineyard policies:
Three environmental groups are challenging Sonoma County's approval of a 54-acre Annapolis vineyard in a case that reflects...
June 13, 2014
More water in Russian River, less in Lake Mendocino:
Since the releases from Coyote Valley Dam were increased this month, Lake Mendocino has lost about 200 acre-feet of water a day, according to daily...
June 3, 2014
Coravin Wine Device Suspends Sales After Reported Problems:
The makers of Coravin the device that allows users to extract wine from a bottle without removing the corkhave halted sales and issued a safety...
May 29, 2014
Viniflora NoVa Removes the Need for Sulfites in Winemaking:
Chr. Hansen claims its new wine culture is a fantastic launch that will greatly increase the speed and predictability of malolactic fermentation...
May 12, 2014
Fire damages Oregon's Carlton winery but does not hurt wine:
A 2-alarm fire at Scott Paul Wines in Carlton Sunday night, May 12, 2014, caused an estimated $300,000 to $400,000 damage to the building...
April 25, 2014
U.S. Wine Sales Rise for 20th Consecutive Year:
Party on, Americans. At a time when wine sales are slow in Europe, the U.S. wine market grew for the 20th year in a row in 2013…
April 24, 2014
Pernod Ricard to buy California winery Kenwood:
Jacob's Creek owner Pernod Ricard has signed a deal to acquire Kenwood Vineyards in California as it looks to premium wine to help it achieve 'critical...