November 14, 2018
Are Napa Valley Growers Smart to Rely so Heavily on Cabernet Sauvignon? : A panel of grape growing pundits held court last week during the Napa Valley Grapegrowers Rootstock trade show on the wisdom of...
August 15, 2018
Searching for the Truth About Smoke Taint: With wildfires still blazing, Tom Jarvis tells you all you need to know about the effect on grapes...
July 18, 2018
Napa County Handling of Williamson Act Agricultural Land Contracts Draws Grand Jury Scrutiny
Napa County's grand jury says a decades-old program giving property tax breaks to agriculture land owners suffers...
July 17, 2018
Napa's Duckhorn Wine Company announced this morning that it is purchasing Sonoma Pinot Noir powerhouse Kosta Browne Winery. Duckhorn will replace Kosta Browne's current stakeholders, the investment fund...
July 10, 2018
Does Napa Valley have too much Cabernet? The question informed most of last month's Vineyard Economics Symposium...
July 9, 2018
Millions of Bottles of Spanish Rosé Sold as French: French authorities have uncovered millions of bottles of rosé imported in bulk from Spain being passed off as French, with at least one producer facing...
July 6, 2018
Relief as Napa Fire Risk Recedes: Napa Valley can breathe easier this weekend. The huge fire raging just outside the valley appears to be coming under containment, with no damage to wineries or vineya...
July 3, 2018
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Fire Risk for Napa County Vineyards
A huge wildfire has crossed over into Napa County, less than a year after the region was devastated by one of...
June 28, 2018
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Bo Barrett: Vultures Have Circled but Château Montelena Is Not for Sale
Ten years after his father famously almost sold Napa Valley’s Château...
June 27, 2018
E. & J. Gallo Buys Star Winemaker Dave Phinney’s Locations Wine Brand
Two years after acquiring Orin Swift Cellars, E. & J. Gallo announced today that it has purchased another of star winemaker...









