August 29, 2018
Grape Shortage Exacerbated as Growing Demand Collides with Bad Weather and Pests in the Mid-Atlantic: Kevin Atticks, the longtime executive director of the Maryland Wineries Association, has seen a rapid...
June 28, 2018
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Bo Barrett: Vultures Have Circled but Château Montelena Is Not for Sale
Ten years after his father famously almost sold Napa Valley’s Château...
March 5, 2018
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Two ‘Second Acts’ in the Napa Valley Wine Industry: The Araujo and Krupp Families
Napa Valley has changed. Just ask the Araujos and...
August 10, 2017
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Alcoholism Epidemic: More Than 1 in 8 Americans Are Now Alcoholics
Americans are becoming increasingly heavy drinkers, with the greatest rise among...
May 18, 2017
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Constellation Brands Might Be Sniffing Around Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the umbrella for a group of premium brands...
February 6, 2017
Beer Is the Drink of Choice Among Americans, with Wine Moving Up in the Ranks: Beer had edged out wine as US adults (21 years and older) drink of choice, according to a survey by The Harris Poll that included...
January 25, 2017
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Judgment of Paris No Clear-Cut Decision
It’s practically written into the annals of time at this point. A young English wine merchant organizes...
October 3, 2016
Napa Valley Fruit Versus Napa Valley Wine: A proposal before the federal agency in charge of wine labeling has vintners in emerging regions complaining that Napa Valley is trying to hurt their businesses...
September 23, 2016
Healdsburg Vintner Truett-Hurst Sales Surge 19% for Fiscal Year: Healdsburg-based wine company Truett-Hurst Inc. capped its fiscal year with 19.1 percent growth in net sales, better margins and net loss...
July 20, 2016
Thieves Take $55,000 in Wine from California Store: The South Bay's oldest wine seller is reeling after thieves broke in and made off $55,000 worth its priciest vintages...