How Much AI Can the Wine Industry Handle? When it comes to adopting digital tools, the wine industry remains pragmatic and down-to-earth. This was revealed by ProWein in collaboration with Geisenheim University...
As most seasoned winemakers know, each harvest season can bring new and unusual challenges. Issues with color, clarity, or aroma and perfecting the ideal flavor profile can come with challenges. These...
Quick conversations from the trade show floor
The 2023 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium concluded January 26 and, judging by the comments we received on the trade show floor, it’s back, baby!
Though...
California's winegrowers may have reached a ceiling the 2019 grape crush was 9.1 percent smaller than the record 2018 crush, and is the smallest overall since 2011, according to the California Department...
Wineries Sue Insurers for $20 Million in Smoke Taint Losses - Kunde and Vintage Wine Estates (VWE) have filed suit against their insurers at Sonoma County Superior Court collectively seeking approximately...
New Collective Brings Applied Research, Collaboration to Winemaking Community: Winemakers have been long been among the original experimenters; that is, those willing to employ trial and error methodologies...
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John Fetzer Sells Mendocino’s Saracina Vineyards to the Taub Family’s Heritance Vintners
The Taub family, owners of Palm Bay International, one...
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Napa’s Bremer Case May Have Larger Winery Visitation Implications
Napa Countys court case against Bremer Family Winery east of St. Helena...
French Wine Capitalizing on U.S. Drinking Trends: Major trends in the U.S. wine market including premiumization, sparkling wine, and rosé play to the strengths of French wine leading to a 14.2% value growth,...
Napa, Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon Winegrape Pricing Pushes North Coast to New Record: While North Coast winegrape tonnage last year came in slightly below average, the value of the regions 2016 crop hit...
