September 10, 2019
Some of California's Most Famous Wines Came from a Science Experiment - Starting out as a research specialist at the University of California at Santa Barbara in the late 1960s, botanist Michael Benedict...
May 2, 2019
Jackson Family Wines CEO Calls for Protections Against Imports: Saying he believes foreign wine imports could exceed the number of U.S. brands sold in America by 2050, Jackson Family Wines CEO Rick Tigner...
April 29, 2019
Publishing October, 2019
Mitchell Beazley (an imprint of the Octopus Publishing Group) is delighted to announce the publication of the eagerly awaited eighth edition of the World Atlas of Wine, a major...
December 20, 2018
Trade-Enforcement Agencies Are Ramping Up Their Wine-Sales Investigations: Wholesalers and retailers of wine and spirits had better be aware of the new retail norms. The Washington D.C.-based Alcohol and...
October 1, 2018
Michigan’s Protectionist Wine Shipping Ban Ruled Unconstitutional by Federal Court: On Friday the United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan ruled Michigan's discriminatory ban on wine shipments...
June 21, 2018
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Is Originality Overpriced When It Comes to Wine?
Replica Wine, a Colorado company, is reverse-engineering famous wines to produce less expensive...
December 11, 2017
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Beverage Companies Challenge Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s Ban of Health Claims on Labels
Two alcohol companies are seeking a...
July 20, 2017
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How an Important Central Coast Vineyard Fought Off the Alamo Fire
Two of the current wildfire season’s biggest blazes, the Alamo and Whittier...
February 15, 2017
California Wine Exports Reach Record $1.62 Billion in 2016: U.S. wine exports, 90% from California, reached $1.62 billion in winery revenues in 2016, a new record. Despite challenges from a strong dollar,...
January 3, 2017
Napa’s Waugh Family Wines Sues Bronco Wine Co. for ‘Six Degrees’ Trademark Separation: Napa-based Waugh Family Wines on Friday said it has sued Bronco Wine Co., which has a large south Napa Valley bottling...