June 25, 2019
Bordeaux vs. Napa: What Is the Best Wine Region in the World? : In 1976, the Judgment of Paris shocked the wine world. In a blind tasting, an all-French panel of experts rated a California Cabernet above...
May 11, 2018
Small Wineries Hoping for Tax Cuts Face Massive Tax Hikes Instead
Last year's big tax bill included excise-tax cuts for American wineries, but an error means many now face a potential tax hike...
May 8, 2018
Wine Sellers Charge "Gangster Tactics" by Liquor Commission over Shipping Sales
A national group of wine sellers is accusing the New Hampshire Liquor Commission of abusing its power and using "gangster...
April 27, 2018
Esther Mobley Reviews Ayesha Curry’s New Wine, Domaine Curry
The question was never whether Ayesha Curry would launch a wine brand. That seemed inevitable: After writing a cookbook, opening a restaurant...
March 28, 2018
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Chilean Winemaker Learns Napa Lesson
Patricio Celedon may be the only winemaker in the world who went to Napa Valley to learn more about winemaking...
March 9, 2018
A Veteran Winemaker Throws Out the Wine-Selling Playbook
Adam Lee wants to shake things up. "Selling wine isn't what I like to do," Lee says. He's good at it, of course. Lee is a darling of wine writers...
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...
November 9, 2016
What a Trump Presidency Might Mean for Wine: Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election is the second time this year that markets and political pundits have been caught out...
November 19, 2015
Unauthorized Work at Winery Vexes Planning Commission: Napa County Planning Commissioners again found themselves confronted with a winery asking to have unauthorized work made legal, as well as seeking...
October 1, 2015
U.S. Beverage Industry Expo Opens Conference Registration: Attendee registration for the 2016 U.S. Beverage Industry Expo has officially opened...