August 4, 2017
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At Wine and Weed Symposium, Vintners Find Themselves Surrounded by Economic Opportunity
Wine professionals found themselves surrounded by potential...
August 2, 2017
Wine & Weed Symposium Offers Pot of Gold
Bud break is taking on a whole new meaning in California, where voters legalized the recreational use of cannabis in November. Opportunities form the focus...
July 31, 2017
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California Flip Flops on Wine Delivery Law
Wine delivery apps have become big business as the delivery market has been transformed by technology...
July 21, 2017
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Artificial Intelligence Boosts Wine’s Bottom Line
South Australian tech firm Ailytic has developed an artificial intelligence program to significantly...
July 14, 2017
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Vineyard Robot Prototype to Debut at FutureFarm Expo in Oregon
Seeking to solve the chronic labor shortage problem facing the US premium wine industry,...
July 5, 2017
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Full Speed Ahead for Jackson Family Wines
As one of the wine industry’s most famous (and wealthy) celebrities, you might expect any interview...
June 30, 2017
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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...
June 22, 2017
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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...
June 9, 2017
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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...
June 7, 2017
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China’s Wine Imports Continue to Slide
The country’s bottled wine imports grew by 2.99% year-on-year in volume to 148.4 million litres...
May 30, 2017
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Lidl to Shake Up U.S. Wine Grocery Business
Will Lidl shake up the U.S. grocery store wine business when it opens its first stores on the East Coast...
May 10, 2017
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China Is Building a Disney World for Wine
At Chateau Changyu Reina, honey-colored brick towers enclose wide cobbled courtyards, and vast, wood-beamed...
May 4, 2017
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Strained Relations – Wine Family Feuds
One of the most agonizing experiences that any business faces is surely the transference of leadership and...
April 28, 2017
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Picking Wine Grapes by Machine Means Better Efficiency with No Loss in Quality
The truth of the matter is that Washingtons agricultural industry...
April 21, 2017
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Silver Oak Owners Purchase Ovid Winery
The owners of the Napa Valley’s Silver Oak and Twomey wineries have purchased Ovid, an estate vineyard...
April 12, 2017
A Woman's Death Sorting Grapes Exposes Italy's "Slavery"
Her husband can still recall how Paola Clemente used to set two alarms to make sure she woke in the middle of the night - 1:50 a.m. - to catch...















