March 16, 2026
The 2025 Crop Was Down an Equivalent of 72 Million Cases from the Five-Year Average: Following the release of the Preliminary 2025 California Grape Crush Report, Turrentine Brokerage, the largest California...
March 4, 2026
One Year Later, Canadian Bans on U.S. Wine Cost American Industry $357 Million in 2025: Full-year data confirms steepest single-year export disruption in modern U.S. wine trade; Wine Institute calls for...
March 4, 2026
Unveiling a limited-edition Bin 389 collaboration during Paris Fashion Week
March 4, 2026 — Today, Penfolds announced Troye Sivan as its new Creative Partner. The landmark multi-year collaboration...
September 17, 2025
Gallo Acquires Whiny Baby, Wine Brand Aimed at Gen Z: Gallo has snapped up another California wine brand - one specifically marketed to Gen Z drinkers of legal age...
August 11, 2025
Sonoma County Vintners Names Emilie Eliason as Interim Executive Director: She will guide the organization through the transition as Michael Haney departs from the role...
May 20, 2025
Startups to Showcase Irrigation, Robotics, Pest-Detection Tech June 26: Six innovative ag tech startup companies have been selected to participate in VINE Connect, a program that vets and connects emerging...
August 28, 2024
Winemaker James MacPhail Reclaims MacPhail Family Wines from Hess Persson Estates: Renowned veteran winemaker James MacPhail, known for crafting exceptional Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines from Sonoma,...
July 13, 2023
NAPA VALLEY, California, July 13, 2023: Penfolds is delighted to announce NIGO as its first Creative Partner. The multi-year relationship will see NIGO lead the creative vision for selected Penfolds projects,...
August 22, 2019
Saving Cabernet from Climate Change: UC Cooperative Extension, Beckstoffer Vineyards and Duarte Nursery are launching the wine industry's most ambitious cabernet sauvignon rootstock and clone trial in...
November 26, 2018
A New Era for U.S. Wine-Labeling Laws: Recent disputes find winemakers and legislators reconsidering America's laissez-faire attitude toward veracity in wine labeling...
October 24, 2018
Master Somm Raises More Cheat Questions: It has been more than a month since the incident that caused 23 Master Sommelier (MS) candidates who had previously been reportedly to have passed the exam to have...
July 30, 2018
Carriers Trashing Wine Shipments
Some shipments of wine from New York are being confiscated and destroyed...
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...
December 14, 2017
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Alcohol Will ‘Disappear’ Within a Generation, Claims Scientist
A neuropsycho pharmacologist, and the UK’s former chief drugs officer,...
November 16, 2017
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The DOCa Rioja Control Board Opens 2018 Registration for the Official Rioja Wine Educators Programme
The DOCa Rioja Control Board opens registration...
October 25, 2017
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Cayuse Opts to Not Release Majority of 2015s Due to Faulty Corks
The official email is as follows: Since 1997, we at Cayuse Vineyards have been...














