True Consumer Choice Beginning to Impact Alcoholic Beverage Industry: Cheryl Durzy, CEO and founder of Liberation Distribution (LibDib), thinks the time for real consumer choice in the alcoholic beverage...
What Do Winemakers Worry About? In Napa It's Not Wildfires: During a recent visit to Napa Valley I quizzed winemakers on the thing that they worry most about with regard to winemaking -- it's worth noting...
California Winery Blames 'Smoke Taint' from Wildfires in Canceling Rogue Valley Grape Contracts: Dozens of vineyard owners in Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley region opened their mail on Sept. 22 to discover...
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...
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Protecting Vineyards in Fire-Ravaged Areas
Some of the blackened hills of the North Bay are sporting a light covering of green as new grasses push...
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E. & J. Gallo Winery Will Contribute $1 Million to Fire Recovery Effort and Will Match Employee Donation Two-for-One
Joseph E. Gallo, chief...
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Sonoma County Harvest Fair 2017 Winning Wines Announced
Sonoma County Harvest Fair is the largest regional wine competition in the United States....
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Pay-to-Play Scandal Exposed
Southern Glazer’s, the largest wine and spirits distributor in the United States, was fined $5 million last month...
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Napa Wine Merchant Accused of Fraud in Client’s Lawsuit
Bond investor Jeffrey Gundlach has filed suit against Soutirage for $1 million, accusing...
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Grapevine Scourge Has Returned to Temecula Valley’s Wine Country
The glassy-winged sharpshooter, a flying menace that devastated the Temecula...
