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Constellation Paid $60 Million for Napa Cabernet Star Schrader Cellars
Wine Spectator has learned that Constellation Brands paid approximately $60...
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Another Oregon Winery Plucked by a California Estate
A boutique, family-owned California winery has acquired an Oregon counterpart, the latest deal...
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Researchers Working to Manage Grapevine Virus
Grapevines in the WSU Prosser vineyard have been infected with a virus that causes grapes and grape...
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The One Shift in Thinking About Wine That Could Help Professionals Everywhere
It is not our job to drink wine. It is our job to sell wine, or write...
Are Napa, Sonoma Vineyards Getting too Pricey?
At a wine industry event about 10 years ago, there was a lot of discussion about top Napa Valley vineyards setting new records, with some selling for as...
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Increased Competition for Labor Leaves Wine Hanging
The numbers don’t lie: there has been a steady loss off immigrant labor back across the...
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No Simple Solutions for Sonoma’s Glut of Downtown Wine-Tasting Rooms
As summer heats up and more tourists come to Sonoma for wine-tasting, among...
When one brings up the concept of terroir—a French wine term used to describe a wine's "sense of place"—you realize the importance that extraordinary vineyard soils have on producing truly exceptional...
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Constellation Buys Napa Cabernet Star Schrader Cellars
Drinks giant Constellation Brands has purchased Napa Valley cult winery Schrader Cellars,...
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Here’s How Big Wine Gets to Avoid Environmental Rules in Napa
In 2006, Napa County officials issued a permit for The Caves at Soda Canyon,...
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Freak Hail Storm Hits Napa Valley Vineyards
Freak hail storms struck the Napa Valley on Sunday 11 June. Thunderstorms brought lightning, wind, rain...
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Constellation Brands Has Better Options Than Rumored Brown-Forman Deal
Earlier this week, Brown-Forman was rising on news Constellation Brands wanted...
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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...
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Napa Cabernet Prices at Worryingly High Levels
As reported by Wines & Vines, prices and demand for Cabernet grapes shrunk during the 2008 recession...
Do you think that pot will take a huge bite out of wine sales or is this just a tempest in a teapot? Maybe. Maybe not. It depends on which state you’re in, literally and figuratively.
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California Association of Winegrape Growers Foundation Awards $30,000 in Student Scholarships
The California Association of Winegrape Growers Foundation...
