For Emerging American Wine Regions, Can Trends Trump Terroir?: Respecting the alchemy of terroir and grape varieties is obviously paramount, but how much do trends dictate the varieties, the styles, or...
Oregon Uproar Over Underage Liquor Drops: One-third of liquor deliveries in the state don't comply with rules on delivering booze to underage or intoxicated customers...
How Winery Incubators Are Making the Industry More Accessible: Launching a winery is both costly and risky, but programs such as these help provide resources and funding—making it possible for would-be...
SCOTUS Backs Down from Another Wine Case: The US Supreme Court has again declined to hear a case pivotal to fixing the country's confusing wine shipping laws...
The Existential Crisis of Bordeaux's Small Grapegrowers: Protesters carried dead vines through the streets of Bordeaux, pleading for help as shrinking wine consumption in France and changes in China have...
Has Wine Country Become Too Expensive for Its Own Good?: One thing became very clear over the course of this year: Visiting Wine Country has gotten really expensive...
Illegal Alcohol Shipping Has Become a Serious Problem: Illegal alcohol shipping in the U.S. has grown into a significant and dangerous problem. Ecommerce exploded during the Covid-19 pandemic, allowing...
Herbicide the Star of New Napa Movie: Documentary filmmaker Brian Lilla says he moved from Oakland, California to Napa to get away from gun violence, because he and his wife wanted to have kids. Once there,...
The Science Behind UV Light in Vineyards: Wine regions that receive higher levels of UV light are finding it comes with unexpected challenges—and benefits...
Leading Wine Professionals Sign Letter Calling for Alternative Packaging: Jancis Robinson MW and Hugh Johnson OBE are among a group of leading UK wine writers who have signed an open letter calling for...
