By Laura Ness
Terry Wheatley, Vintage Wine Estates
You have to admire the gumption of a newly married, fresh out of college woman, who tells her rodeo cowboy husband as he’s leaving on yet another...
Napa Wine M&A Market Remains 'Robust' Despite Rising Vineyard, Grape Prices: Vineyard values and grape prices continue to hit new highs in Napa County, but the ongoing thirst for prime wines from the...
Relief as Napa Fire Risk Recedes: Napa Valley can breathe easier this weekend. The huge fire raging just outside the valley appears to be coming under containment, with no damage to wineries or vineya...
E. & J. Gallo Buys Star Winemaker Dave Phinney’s Locations Wine Brand
Two years after acquiring Orin Swift Cellars, E. & J. Gallo announced today that it has purchased another of star winemaker...
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Big Alcohol Behind Major Health Study
A decade-long study into the health effects of drinking is expected to produce favorable results…
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Massive Gallo Winery Could Mean ‘Free-for-All’ in Lodi Wine Country
Phil Abba has a working relationship with E&J Gallo. His family...
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Wine Community Rallies to Provide Aid and Resources to Fire Victims
Wine industry leaders have formed a support network to provide immediate assistance...
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SVB on Wine: Premium Wine Sales Decelerating
It’s easy to tell people what they want to hear. It’s harder to tell them what they don’t...
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No Simple Solutions for Sonoma’s Glut of Downtown Wine-Tasting Rooms
As summer heats up and more tourists come to Sonoma for wine-tasting, among...
Total Wine Shipments to the US Expanded 3% to 399 Million Cases in 2016: For 12-months ending December 2016, Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates reports that total wine shipments into the US market expanded...
10 Timeless Lessons About Business from the Founders of the Biggest Wine Brand in America: Last month I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, the founders of the world's...
Wine Harvest Report 2016: A Record-Breaking Haul Has Washington Vintners in Good Spirits: Washington vintners are calling 2016 the longest harvest they can remember.The extended season allowed their grapes...
Next Generation Santa Cruz Mountains: Carrying On Paul Draper’s Legacy: Draper recently announced his retirement after 46 vintages, turning over the keys of the kingdom to a new group of winemakers in...
E. & J. Gallo Purchases Wine Brand Orin Swift Cellars: Winemaker Dave Phinney has a knack for making delicious, stylish wines with memorable labels and attractive price points but also for understanding...
Gallo, Constellation Claim Nearly Half of Domestic Wine’s “Hot Brands”: It's no secret that E.&J. Gallo Winery and Constellation Brands are powerhouses in the U.S. wine market. Indeed, the two companies...
California Wine Exports Set Record in 2015: U.S. wine exports, 90% from California, reached $1.61 billion in winery revenues in 2015, an all-time record and a 7.6% increase from 2014. Volume was up 4.1%...
