January 4, 2019
Constellation’s $3 Billion Wine Sale: What’s on the Block: Last fall, multiple reports surfaced that Constellation Brands is exploring a selloff of several wine labels among them Clos du Bois, Cooks, Arbor...
December 27, 2018
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Was Tricked into Investing in an Israeli Winery, Lawsuit Alleges: The U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman was presented with allegedly fraudulent documents when he agreed...
November 6, 2018
Jim Bernau Responds to Copper Cane's Joe Wagner: The article regarding Oregon Vintners Pushing Back on Copper Cane's Labels generated a lot of interest, as did last week's Joe Wagner Responds: Copper Cane...
July 5, 2018
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Canada’s Wine Sector to Benefit from Over $9M in Investment
The Canadian Grapevine Certification Network will receive investment of CAD 12.1 million...
June 7, 2018
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Compounds Called Corklins Found in Cork-Stoppered Wines
The interaction of wine and phenolics from cork stoppers produces compounds that positively...
March 30, 2018
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Napa, Sonoma Wines Caught in U.S.-China Trade Tiff, but Opportunity Rises
As trade talks progress between Washington and Beijing over U.S. tariffs...
March 7, 2018
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Regulators Investigate Napa, Sonoma Wineries and Distributors for Illegal Trade Practices
Federal and state agents visited more than 30 wine-related...
January 18, 2018
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Wine’s Most Inspiring People 2018: Growing Grapes, Family, and Community in Sonoma County
John and Terri Balletto planted their first vineyard in...
July 14, 2017
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Vineyard Robot Prototype to Debut at FutureFarm Expo in Oregon
Seeking to solve the chronic labor shortage problem facing the US premium wine industry,...
June 20, 2017
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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...