May 26, 2016
Experts: Smaller 2016 Crop May Increase ‘Buyer Fatigue’ from High Grape, Wine Prices: The consumers' thirst for better-quality wine continues to deepen, but the diminishing North Coast supply of grapes...
May 24, 2016
Sea Change Coming to California Winegrape Landscape: If you asked typical American wine consumers where most winegrapes in the U.S. are grown, they would almost certainly say California, as the state produces...
February 9, 2016
Will Marijuana Be the Next Great Wine Industry Disrupter? The biggest disruption to the American wine industry was Prohibition, which shut down some eighty percent of existing wineries in the period 1...
February 8, 2016
Grape Crush Report Reveals Lighter Harvest for Washington State in 2015: Washington State's wine grape harvest in 2015 totaled 222,000 tons, down 2 percent from the prior year, said a report released today...
December 1, 2015
Truett-Hurst Sues Landlord in Winery Lease Dispute: Publicly owned startup vintner Truett-Hurst has taken the owner of its Russian River Valley winery and tasting room to court, claiming the action is...
November 16, 2015
New Grapevine Virus Detected in California: Grapevine Pinot Gris Virus Discussed at UCD FPS Meeting: A grapevine virus formally recognized in 2012 by Italian researchers as grapevine Pinot Gris virus and...
September 8, 2015
Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction Breaks Records with $4.5 Million Haul: A recreation of the 1915 World's Fair complete with a Model T Ford and a barbershop quartet created a colorful backdrop for a record-breaking...
July 15, 2015
Former Winemaker Pleads No Contest in California Court: Jeffry James Hill, a former Napa Valley winemaker and vineyard manager who was accused of stealing grapes and misrepresenting the origin of wines...
May 27, 2015
Advisory panel mulls new rules on Napa winery expansion: An advisory panel on Tuesday recommended Napa County refrain from adopting new regulations that would prohibit the net loss of vineyard acreage...
May 26, 2015
Scientists Now Predicting Near 100% Chance Of Strong El Nino, But Rainfall Isn't Always Guaranteed: Climate experts say El Nino is growing stronger and could bring drought-busting wet weather to California...