August 27, 2019
Wineries Share Their Point-of-Sale System Priorities and Experiences - Point-of-Sale systems in wineries seem to be a love-hate relationship many times the hate overcoming the love as the frustrations...
August 22, 2019
Saving Cabernet from Climate Change: UC Cooperative Extension, Beckstoffer Vineyards and Duarte Nursery are launching the wine industry's most ambitious cabernet sauvignon rootstock and clone trial in...
May 22, 2019
Wineries Innovate to Build Domestic Demand: Amid lingering trade uncertainties and a changing consumer market, some Northern California wineries are trying to get creative to maintain demand...
February 11, 2019
WineDirect Sues Former Employees for Allegedly Misappropriating Trade Secrets: WineDirect Inc. is suing two former employees for allegedly misappropriating trade secrets to benefit their e-commerce platform,...
March 28, 2018
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Chilean Winemaker Learns Napa Lesson
Patricio Celedon may be the only winemaker in the world who went to Napa Valley to learn more about winemaking...
December 5, 2017
Wine.com Releases 2017 Wine.com 100
Wine.com, the nation's leading online wine retailer, today announced the eleventh annual Wine.com 100. Reflecting the top wines purchased on the website during the...
September 26, 2017
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Opus One Winery Fined for Accidental Grape Waste Discharge
Opus One Winery has agreed to pay nearly $12,000 for accidentally dumping an unknown...
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...
July 26, 2016
Winemakers’ Push for Stricter Label Rules Fraught with Unintended Consequences: A federal proposal that California winemakers and legislators hope will tighten labeling rules for wine in the state also...
May 31, 2016
Wineries Sold! The Trickle Down Effect: There have been some dramatic acquisitions in the wine business the past several months. Most recently, Jackson Family Wines purchased Copain winery, a highly regarded...









