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...
July 11, 2017
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The $110 Million Question: Is Alcohol Good for You?
With researchers producing a seemingly constant stream of studies about alcohol’s protective...
June 22, 2017
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Increased Competition for Labor Leaves Wine Hanging
The numbers don’t lie: there has been a steady loss off immigrant labor back across the...
June 8, 2017
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Napa Cabernet Prices at Worryingly High Levels
As reported by Wines & Vines, prices and demand for Cabernet grapes shrunk during the 2008 recession...
May 25, 2017
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Wine Industry Racing to Meet $10–$20 a Bottle Demand
Consumer thirst for wines retailing for more than $10 a bottle is set to grow with California...
April 27, 2017
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Michael David Winery Acquires Historic Geyserville Winery, Tasting Room, and Vineyards
Michael David Winery announced today the purchase of a historic...
April 13, 2017
A Foot in Two Industries: How Wine and Weed Cross-Pollinate
Cannabis has long been grown in the shadows, under the canopies of the Emerald Triangle, while wine grapes were grown in the neighboring counties...
April 12, 2017
A Woman's Death Sorting Grapes Exposes Italy's "Slavery"
Her husband can still recall how Paola Clemente used to set two alarms to make sure she woke in the middle of the night - 1:50 a.m. - to catch...
July 7, 2016
Top Somms Advice Vintners on How to Get on Their Wine Lists: Sommeliers and wine directors see and taste a lot of wines. What gets their attention? What's the best way to get attention? We asked them....
June 23, 2016
Millennials Weigh In on What Makes Food Brands Authentic: Today Watershed Communications released findings from two national ethnographic studies examining the media habits of millennial food and beverage...