Award-winning New Mexican winery brings sparkling wine to Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Ohio and Texas
October 28, 2025 (Alburquerque, NM) — VARA Winery & Distillery, the Albuquerque-based...
In July, Tennessee attorney general Jonathan Skrmetti filed a federal lawsuit against
six out-of-state retailers, claiming they illegally shipped alcohol into the state.
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Wine's Most Inspiring People: Donniella Winchell—Executive Director, Ohio Wine Producers Association
Growing up on a Concord grape farm, Donniella Winchell never had the desire to pursue a career in the grape or wine business. Instead, after college, she took her talents to the classroom and taught history...
‘Terroir…Is That a Dog?’ Survey Exposes Wine Knowledge: Wine experts have grappled with a definition of terroir for decades, but more than one in four Britons surveyed thought that it referred to a small...
Organic Grape Growing Harms Vineyard Soil, Says a Consumer Advocacy Group: According to the pro-science consumer advocacy group, American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), organic wine may not be good...
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Napa’s Watershed C Vote at a Standstill
Poor voter response, mail-in ballots and bureaucracy stall a decision on a major agricultural provision…
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Cannabis and Wine, Unlikely Bedfellows Fall Under Similar Scrutiny
As Sonoma County Supervisors weigh and discuss how the cannabis industry should...
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United States Takes Action Against Canadian Trade Measures That Discriminate Against U.S. Wine
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Trade...
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Paradise Ridge Winery Faces Rebuild Challenges After Santa Rosa Fire
If plans work out, visitors could start returning to Paradise Ridge Winery’s...
Sonoma County Grape Growers Battle Frost After Early Bud Break
Below-freezing temperatures that can damage Sonoma County's $575 million grape crop before it even develops are prompting some growers to...
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Acquisitions Impact on North Coast Grape Growers Hard to Predict Due to Market “Hesitation”
Glenn Proctor has been in the business of predicting...
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Fires Won’t Destroy California Wine Industry
Fires are still burning in northern California as you read this, and people’s homes are...
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Napa Supervisors Agree on New Winery Rule-Breaker Policies
Napa County supervisors are almost finished sharpening rules to deal with rural winery...
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Torrid Temperatures Shrivel California Wine Grapes to Raisins
Humans weren’t the only ones caught off guard and uncomfortable by the Bay Area’s...
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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...
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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...
