December 10, 2018
A 31% Increase in Number of California Wineries Makes Financial Success That Much Harder: The global investment firm Rabobank November 2018 Wine Quarterly included a few important takeaways from the Wine...
November 13, 2018
Malibu Coast AVA Devastated by Woolsley Fire – Some Structures Saved by Vines: Vineyards and wineries in the Malibu Coast AVA have been heavily damaged or destroyed by the still-raging Woolsey fire in...
June 9, 2017
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Santa Rosa’s Vintage Wine Estates Expanding to Oregon
Santa Rosa-based Vintage Wine Estate on Thursday, June 8, said it inked a deal to buy...
February 20, 2015
Wine Industry Network Partners with Consumer Wine Awards to Advance Wine Diversity: "The Consumer Wine Awards is a unique blend of consumer-centric wine competition and research project," says George Christie,...
November 5, 2014
New research predicts California droughts will worsen:
Future droughts in California are likely to bite deeper and last longer than the one now gripping the state, according to new research into the...
August 26, 2014
Most wineries not insured for quake losses:
Napa and Sonoma winemakers on Monday assessed the toll of the American Canyon earthquake, which could saddle wineries with costly losses because most are not...
August 18, 2014
U.S. women drink wine to relax, men look for high quality:
Men and women are different when it comes to their wine habits. New research from Canadean finds that in the US, women drink wine in order to...
July 21, 2014
Three mistakes every small winery makes when dealing with retailers, and how to correct them for more sales into the channel:
Wineries often forget that when they come off the pristine grounds of said...
July 18, 2014
California farmers fight drought-inspired regulation of groundwater pumping: A report this week from UC Davis researchers highlighted again the threat that drought poses to California's groundwater supply....