January 15, 2016
Kendall-Jackson Wine Maker Buys Former Evergreen International Headquarters: The company behind Kendall-Jackson wines is buying more property in Oregon wine country after winning an auction for the former...
January 14, 2016
Could Drinking Red Wine Lead to Better Sex? Good news, wine-loving dudes a new study out of Harvard University and the University of East Anglia found that consuming foods and drinks rich in flavonoids,...
January 11, 2016
The 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Winners: The winners of the 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (SFCWC) were announced on Friday, after receiving a record 7,162 entries this...
January 7, 2016
Wine Personality and TV Star Leslie Sbrocco Opening Night Keynote Speaker at USbevX: Sbrocco will que up the conference with her renowned panache for fun and engaging facts, addressing an industry manifesting...
January 6, 2016
More Californians Preparing for Severe El Nino Flood Risk: Residents Purchase 28,000 New Flood Insurance Policies in California: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today released new data on...
January 5, 2016
2016 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Begins Today: The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition begins today in this northern Sonoma County community, and it continues to break records...
January 4, 2016
The Labeling Lies of Expensive Wines: The labels on more affordable wines can be more trustworthy than their pricey counterparts...
December 30, 2015
Eight Ways Wine Will Change in 2016: The impact of climate change and new technologies (like the ability to check wine prices on smartphones) are on my vinous radar for 2016...
December 28, 2015
Napa, Sonoma Struggle with Winery Events Rules: Napa and Sonoma counties are in the midst of reviewing how they handle rural winery projects amid increasingly vigorous opposition...
December 21, 2015
Wine Premiumization Trend Builds Through Thanksgiving: The latest off-premise report from Nielsen indicates that the premium wine segment continues to perform well with consumers trading up for the holidays...
December 17, 2015
Gallo to Acquire The Ranch Winery, Tripling Its Production Capacity in the Napa Valley: E.&J. Gallo Winery has agreed to acquire The Ranch Winery, a custom crush winery in St. Helena, California, located...
December 11, 2015
Is the Napa Valley Vine Trail Compatible with Growing Grapes? Whether the Napa Valley Vine Trail and farming are a good mix is a new question facing the county Board of Supervisors...
December 9, 2015
FEMA Releases Severe El Nino Disaster Response Plan For California, Arizona, Nevada: The FEMA Region 9 office, in Oakland, CA has established an El Niño task force charged with preparing the regional office...
December 8, 2015
Gallo Survey Finds That Today's Wine Drinkers Are Diverse with an Appreciation of New Offerings for More Occasions: Whether it's relaxing at home, dining out at a restaurant or celebrating with friends...
December 7, 2015
Canada and Mexico Given Approval to Implement Over $1 Billion in Damaging Tariffs on American Exports, Including Wine: The World Trade Organization announced today that it is authorizing Canada and Mexico...
December 4, 2015
North Coast Wineries See Opportunities, Challenges Ahead in 2016: The North Coast wine industry remains in a relatively strong position going into 2016 despite a much lighter grape harvest this year and...















