March 31, 2025
New Study Shows Pierce’s Disease Investment Saves Winegrape Growers $56 Million Annually: According to a study released today, the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Pierce’s disease (PD)...
March 27, 2025
Weighing up the Big Beasts of Wine and Liquor: How are alcohol companies doing on the stock market? Surprisingly, small wineries are outperforming big ones. Beer brewers are doing better than distillers....
December 10, 2024
Federal Judge Blocks Largest Supermarket Merger in History: A federal judge in Oregon blocked Kroger's proposed $25 billion tie-up with Albertsons, ruling that the largest merger in US supermarket history...
November 26, 2024
Temecula's Wine Country Hits Baby Boomer Skid as More Vineyard Owners Opt to Sell: After half-a-century, there are a record number of properties up for sale in Temecula Valley Wine Country. The 93 combined...
August 28, 2024
Winemaker James MacPhail Reclaims MacPhail Family Wines from Hess Persson Estates: Renowned veteran winemaker James MacPhail, known for crafting exceptional Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines from Sonoma,...
July 10, 2024
Finally, Some Good News About Smoke Taint: Smoke taint is a scourge that can ruin a harvest. But as Jeff Siegel discovers, research has unlocked some answers...
March 18, 2024
Founding Winemaker James Hall Buys Back Patz & Hall from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates: James Hall, the founding partner and winemaker, has repurchased Patz & Hall winery from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates,...
January 31, 2024
Washington the Winner in Bad Wine Year: Each year, when many of Sonoma County’s 1,800 certified sustainable winegrape growers gather for the Sonoma County Winegrowers’ (SCW) annual meeting, they want to...
January 30, 2024
Grant Provides $80,000 in Financial Support to 12 Up-and-Coming Latino Wine Professionals NAPA, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024 — Naked Wines, the largest 100% direct-to-consumer winery in America, today announced...
January 12, 2024
Labeling Laws Another Challenge for Wine: Wine labeling laws are already in use in the EU. Should US producers be freaking out?...