August 18, 2016
California Eradicates the European Grapevine Moth: In what's being heralded a "success story," California is officially eradicated of the European grapevine moth...
April 15, 2016
North Coast Grape Acreage Losing Ground: Vineyard acreage declined slightly across much of the North Coast in 2015 for the second consecutive year, with dips in Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino counties offset...
April 13, 2016
Marin County Man Charged with Embezzling From Napa Winery: A Marin County man was arrested for allegedly embezzling nearly $30,000 from a Napa winery, according to court documents...
October 9, 2015
More Glassy-Winged Sharpshooters Found in Marin, Sonoma: Agricultural pest inspectors in Sonoma and Marin counties found a greatly feared nemesis for North Coast winegrape vines, as well as for other plants,...
March 16, 2015
Those of you, who read my review of the crush report for the Wine Industry Advisor, may have noticed that I gave limited analysis of the crush report by geographic location. In this article, I’ll take...
June 9, 2014
Drought Causes California Water Rights to be Curtailed:
With California's extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-rights holders, the State Water Resources Control Board (State...
April 16, 2014
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Paso Robles CAB Collective Announces 2014 Panelists and Moderator
The Paso Robles CAB (Cabernet and Bordeaux) Collective (PRCC) will present a star-studded...
February 6, 2014
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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie plan ‘Super Provence’ red wine with Perrin family
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and their winemaking partner, the Perrin family, are considering making...