1980s Robert Mondavi atop barrels at Woodbridge Winery, exhorting winemaking team and Lodi grape growers (courtesy Robert Mondavi Winery)
OpEd: What Dylan Has to Do with Mondavi, the History of California Wine and Other Mysteries of Life
When it comes to wine choice, consumers have always been more sophisticated than industry professionals.  By Randy Caparoso   I started out on Burgundy but soon hit the harder stuff.  Not...
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Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Wines Named Official Wine of the Los Angeles Dodgers
LOS ANGELES – August 12, 2020 – Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Wines is now the Official Wine of the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a multi-year partnership. “The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the...
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Historic To-Kalon Vineyard Documented for HALS
The Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) recently added documentation for the historic To-Kalon Vineyard of California’s Napa Valley (HALS CA-139) to its Library of Congress collection. The documentation...
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Afternoon Brief, January 7
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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Afternoon Brief, August 15
Searching for the Truth About Smoke Taint: With wildfires still blazing, Tom Jarvis tells you all you need to know about the effect on grapes...
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Afternoon Brief, July 27
Natural Wine Faces Legal Definition A right-wing French politician has filed a motion this month to launch an investigative committee that will seek to legally define the term "natural wine" in Franc...
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Afternoon Brief, March 1
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief   Trending Story: Washington State Reports Lighter Wine Grape Harvest, Excellent Quality in 2017 Washington State’s wine grape harvest totaled 227,000 tons...
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Afternoon Brief, November 15
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief   Trending Story: Atmospheric River Brings Storm and Flash Flood Warnings to Fire-Ravaged Wine Country The first atmospheric river-fueled storm of the season is expected...
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Afternoon Brief, October 18
EPA Honors Jackson Family Wines with Green Power Leadership Award: Jackson Family Wines announced today that it has received a 2016 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection...
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Afternoon Brief, September 6
Margrit Biever Mondavi Dies at Age 91: Margrit Mondavi of Napa Valley, widow to Robert G. Mondavi and pioneer of the modern-day California wine industry bringing art and culture to the industry, died...