Celebrating More Than 1,400 Years of Farming, Eleven Families Added to Sonoma County Century Club
Multiple generations of eleven longtime Sonoma County farming families, all winegrape growers today, gathered...
Wine Market Council Tackles Domestic Wine Industry’s Current Setbacks: This past April 2 at the 2025 Wine Market Council (WMC) Annual Research Conference and Members Meeting, held in the City of Napa,...
National Association of Wine Retailers Statement on Tariffs: The NAWR believes free and fair trade is the cornerstone of a robust wine economy both in the US and internationally. When barriers to trade...
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)...
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....
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Labeling Laws Another Challenge for Wine: Wine labeling laws are already in use in the EU. Should US producers be freaking out?...
Association Touts Wine’s Many Assets as It Counters Anti-Consumption Push: It is a little more than a year since the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report that sent shivers through the tasting...
Napa Valley Robot ‘Sommelier’ Spurs Debate on AI in the Wine Business: “He doesn’t break glasses,” Maria Reznikova said, citing a bonus with hiring her new staffer — a robot “sommelier” that has become...
France Raises Wine Output Estimate, Regains Top Producer Spot: France's farm ministry on Friday raised its estimate for this year's wine production, confirming that it will regain the top spot among world...
