August 26, 2024
Smoke Taint Revolution - Carbon Fabric to Become Vineyard-Wide Netting: As wildfires become more frequent and intense due to climate change, the need for smoke taint prevention has never been more critical....
July 12, 2024
$1.2 Million Spent on Controversial Wine Subsidy Program from January to March: After months of silence, the Nova Scotia government finally revealed the total figure spent on a wine subsidy program that...
February 23, 2024
How a Napa Farming Nonprofit Became a Political Power Broker—And Got Caught Up in a Federal Investigation: A mysterious federal investigation unfolding in Napa Valley has ensnared one of the wine industry’s...
February 16, 2024
Hoopes Winery Civil Trial in Napa County Wraps After 11 Days, Ruling Could Take Months: Whether Napa Valley vintner Lindsay Hoopes has been using company structures as a shield against liability was the...
February 9, 2024
Preliminary 2023 Winegrape Crush Report at 3.67 Million Tons: The California Department of Food and Agriculture Preliminary Grape Crush Report, containing tons crushed and prices of wine grapes sold during...
February 8, 2024
Napa County Puts Hoopes Winery Leader in Witness Stand: Napa County's attorneys put Lindsay Hoopes of Hoopes Family Vineyard in the witness stand to question her about alleged winery rule violations.....
January 30, 2024
Trial Between Napa County, Hoopes Winery Begins: A trial between Napa County and the Hoopes Vineyard winery is underway, with the county's winery regulations being the focus...