Lighter yields show promising flavor concentration and freshness
October 1, 2026 (Sacramento, CA) — California vintners greeted the early 2026 harvest with enthusiasm for the wines taking shape...
July 6, 2026 (Ukiah, CA) — The 47th annual Mendocino County Wine Competition has a new home. Hosted by Mendocino Winegrowers, Inc. (MWI), this year’s competition was part of the inaugural Bacchanal...
Celebrate the Bounty of Mendocino with a Curated Menu and Wine-Pairing
June 22, 2026 (Ukiah, CA) — Tickets are available for a special 6-course dinner and wine pairing at 7:30pm on Friday, June...
Oscar’s Place Adoption Center & Sanctuary — a 501(c)(3) featured on ABC’s Donkey King — releases its premiere vintage Sauvignon Blanc, with 100% of profits funding animal care. The founder...
November 5, 2024 (Rolling Hills, CA) — Castle Rock Winery is honored to announce that Wine Enthusiast has named both the 2023 Mendocino County Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc among its “Best of the...
Diamond Creek Owner Adelle 'Boots' Brounstein Dies at 92: Adelle Boots Brounstein, who cofounded Napa Valley’s legendary Diamond Creek winery with her husband, Al, and helped guide the winery for more...
US Government Shutdown Hits Wine Hard: The longest partial government shutdown in US history is a buzz-kill. And not just for the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who are missing their paychecks,...
Are Napa Valley Growers Smart to Rely so Heavily on Cabernet Sauvignon? : A panel of grape growing pundits held court last week during the Napa Valley Grapegrowers Rootstock trade show on the wisdom of...
Wine Supply Is Hitting a Tipping Point: I've been pointing out the slowdown in the growth rate of consumer demand by volume for some time now. We are still growing, but the growth rate is slowing, particularly...
A Clash Between Cotton and Cabernet? : The Texas High Plains has the potential to be a grape grower's paradise. This plateau near the New Mexico border is now home to nearly 5,000 acres planted to wine...
Large Wineries Are Rejecting Smoke Exposed Lake and Mendocino County Grapes: Large wineries, most notably Constellation Brands and Treasury Wine Estates, are now exercising the option to skip a vintage...
Making the Most of Dwindling Customer Engagement Opportunities: The biggest difference between tasting rooms and wine clubs that perform beyond expectation and those that don't, is an organizational commitment...
Carriers Trashing Wine Shipments
Some shipments of wine from New York are being confiscated and destroyed...
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Should Wineries Acquire Vineyards Instead of Buying Fruit on the Open Market?
Should wineries acquire vineyards instead of buying fruit on the open...
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Close Calls as 44 Best of Class Wines Clash in Dan Berger’s International Wine Competition Sweepstakes
As we gathered for the judging of the sweepstakes...
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Silver Oak Owners Buy Oregon Vineyard from Dick Erath
The family behind Napa Valley’s Silver Oak is the newest landowner in Oregon’s...
