March 2, 2022
Two Brits Charged in New York Over Massive Wine Fraud: Two British men have been charged by federal prosecutors in New York over claims of a massive wine fraud. It is alleged that the two men defrauded...
November 2, 2021
Winemakers, Distributors Experiment with Supply Chain & Carbon-Shrinking Shortcuts: Whether shipping wine across the globe in giant bladders, or biking a bottle down the street, there’s likely a way...
July 20, 2021
Vintage Wine Estate President, Terry Wheatley, Keynote Speaker for Wine & Weed Symposium 2021: In her keynote address, Wheatley promises, “There will definitely be some 100% not politically correct...
June 17, 2021
Doug Moorhead, Whose Winery Was the Second to Open in Pennsylvania, Dies at 87: Doug Moorhead, one of the founders of the Pennsylvania wine industry, died June 10. He was 87...
June 17, 2021
State Senate Committee Hears Call for Reform
TRENTON (June 16, 2021) — Beer, wine, or liquor — people have their top choices. New Jersey residents are no exception. In the Garden State, wine tops...
May 18, 2021
Experts Weigh in on the Biggest Obstacles and Opportunities to Sell More Wine: Next week the virtual Wine Industry Sales Symposium we bring over twenty wine industry experts together across six conference...
May 13, 2021
Constellation Invests in Donae Burston’s La Fête du Rosé: The North American drinks giant deal for a piece of the growing Provence rosé brand is Constellation's first in a new commitment to invest $100...
May 13, 2021
May 14, 2021, Napa, CA – A bill favorable to wine lovers desperately needs consumer support if true winery-to-consumer direct shipping is to be realized in Louisiana, according to Free the Grapes! ...
April 7, 2021
The Bollinger Family to Acquire Ponzi Vineyards: The Bollinger family, owners of iconic Champagne Bollinger in addition to four other historic estates in France, announce the upcoming acquisition of their...
April 7, 2021
TRENTON (April 7, 2021) — Passage of bills A 1943 and S 2683, which would allow US wineries that produce more than 106,000 cases of wine per year to ship directly to New Jersey consumers, would be...
February 25, 2021
Covid's Impact on Wine Tasting: Covid has had a huge impact on how we buy wine, but also on how we enjoy it...
February 25, 2021
Free the Grapes! Urges Volunteer State Wine Lovers to Make Voices Heard
February 25, 2021, Napa, CA – Free the Grapes!, a national coalition of wineries and wine lovers, is calling on consumers in...
December 10, 2019
Within Five Years Entire Brands Will Be Created Through Pre-Production Personalization: "Within five years you will see entire brands created through pre-production personalization by flavor and shopper...
August 20, 2019
August 20, 2019—Free the Grapes! is pleased to announce the appointment of Tablas Creek Vineyard Partner and General Manager Jason Haas to its Board of Directors.
The Free the Grapes! board, which sets...
August 5, 2019
Why Women in the Wine Industry Stay Silent About Abuse: An industry veteran examines the structures that she says are keeping victims quiet-and provides a framework for moving forward...
April 30, 2019
Napa, CA, April 30, 2019 – The popular Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium, the industry’s national summit on wine direct marketing and sales, will take place January 22-23, 2020, at the Hilton Concord Hotel....












