US 'phenomenally thirsty' for wine: experts: The American wine market, already the world's biggest, still has "phenomenal" potential for growth if handled with care, US wine professionals said this week...
Who Are Fine Wine Buyers Listening To?: Fine wine traders Wine Owners have looked into who fine wine buyers listen to and how they gather opinion before splashing out – or not – on fine wine purchases...
Health Watch: Red Wine Compounds Fight the Common Cold: Employee-lounge snack purveyors, take note: People who consume flavonoids, compounds found in red wine and other plant-based foods, take fewer sick...
El Dorado: An AVA's Search for The Holy Grail of Identity: Located about an hour east of Sacramento, the El Dorado AVA is huge, encompassing about 2000 vineyard acres, with elevations from 1250 to 3500...
Scientists Now Predicting Near 100% Chance Of Strong El Nino, But Rainfall Isn't Always Guaranteed: Climate experts say El Nino is growing stronger and could bring drought-busting wet weather to California...
Napa Wine Auction Goes for the Bling Factor: Auction Napa Valley has thousands of special bottles of wine on offer, but the industry's biggest fundraising event hasn't really been about the wine for y...
Judge dismisses legal challenge to Paul Hobbs vineyard project: A judge has dismissed a challenge to Sonoma County's approval of the controversial Paul Hobbs Winery vineyard project in Sebastopol, potentially...
Millions In USDA Export Funds Now Available To Ag/Wine Trade Associations: In Fiscal Year 2015 the USDA's Market Access Program awarded more than $173 million to 62 American agricultural trade associations...
Rebellious California grape farmers want their confiscated raisins returned: The National Raisin Reserve, which is overseen by the Fresno-based Raisin Administrative Committee, is part of a post-World...
Water into wine: How California vintners conserve H20: Local grape growers, especially those with a sustainability focus, haven't just started paying attention to water use, says Steve Sangiacomo, one...
Sinking Euro and Rising Dollar Make Waves in the Wine Industry: Shifting exchange rates are producing beneficial ripples of change for American consumers and European wineries. If you've ever been tempted...
North Coast Wine Challenge underway in Santa Rosa: The 2015 Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge began Tuesday at the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country Hotel in Santa Rosa...
Yellow Tail and Constellation off to Kangaroo Court: Aussie vintners hope a Canadian wine company will roo the day it allegedly used a logo featuring Australia's favourite marsupial...
A likely early bloom could increase impact of a late Napa Valley frost: Unusually warm temperatures since the first of the year have accelerated development of Napa Valley's 2015 wine grape crop, prompting...
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Beringer Launches Category-Changing Method Of Consumer Sampling With Taste Station Program: This month Beringer unveils an industry-leading innovation that allows consumers to preview wine in stores without...
