Raising Glass' Ceiling: Drinks Brands Look Again as Emissions Targets Bite: As drinks brands work to cut emissions, glass has felt the heat, with interest rising in alternatives. But proponents argue glass,...
MENDOCINO COUNTY, CA — February 18, 2025 — The 2024 California harvest season was marked by a historically light crop, dropping to 2.8 million tons— a 23% decrease from 2023. Despite a smaller harvest,...
How TikTok Could Transform the Wine Industry: Within hours of TikTok announcing that it would allow alcohol advertising in North America, alcohol companies began running recruitment ads for TikTok specialists....
America's Incredible Shrinking Wholesale Landscape: Wholesalers across the US have consolidated, turning once regional entities into national behemoths. Jeff Siegel charts the changes...
Wine Industry Makes Sustainability Push with New Packaging Alliance: A new alliance of wine brands is launching a push for sustainable packaging solutions across the US wine industry...
USDA Preliminary Grape Crush Report
February 14, 2024 – Mendocino County realized near-record crop values from the recently completed 2023 harvest, according to data released by the US Department...
Sherry-Lehmann's Own Lawyers Want to Quit on Deadbeat Park Avenue Wine Store: Sherry-Lehmann’s own long-time lawyers no longer want anything to do with the besieged wine store — joining the ranks of jilted...
Washington Wine Industry Helps Stall Bill to Lower DUI to .05%: Senate Bill 5002 didn’t make it across the finish line this year, but responsible wine consumers should keep in their rearview mirror the...
Oregon Liquor Director to Resign Amid Scandal Over Rare Bourbon: The director of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission will step down this week, after revelations he and other top managers at the agency...
Wine's Supply Crisis: Opportunity in Disguise: As supply-chain issues bite, wineries are looking at innovative ways to cut costs – and help the environment...
Annual Coro Mendocino Release Party, Saturday, June 11th, 2022, at Contento Vineyards
May 27th – Mendocino Winegrowers Inc. (MWI) is proud to host a “Singing Into Summer” Celebration on Saturday,...
February 11th – The drought that continues to plague California wreaked havoc on production yields in 2021, resulting in one of the North Coast’s smallest harvests in over a decade. The 2021...
Neither Wine or Cannabis Businesses Are for the Faint of Heart: Terry Wheatley, president of Vintage Wine Estates, delivers message of risk and success at Wine & Weed 2021...
Constellation Brands and E. & J. Gallo Sign Agreement with Federal Trade Commission Staff: The proposed consent order marks the final stages in the FTC review process and remains subject to review...
Higher quality and smaller quantity make for sought-after grapes
MENDOCINO, CALIFORNIA – November 9, 2020 – Upon surveying growers and vintners across the region the Mendocino WineGrowers (MWI) is...
An Estimated 80% of Napa Cabernet May Be Lost to Fire and Smoke: On the evening of Sept. 27, when winemaker Chris Howell saw flames on a ridge a mile away from Cain Vineyard and Winery, he and his wife...
