October 11, 2018
Who Leaked the Somms' Wine List? - This year's Master Sommelier Diploma Examination taste test has been controversially struck down amid suspicions of cheating by one of the Master Sommeliers overseeing...
July 12, 2018
Napa County Superior Court will consider whether Bremer Family Winery is a recalcitrant, rule-breaking rogue winery or the victim of a bad rap...
April 19, 2018
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Buyer of Napa Valley’s Iconic Heitz Wine Cellars ‘a Breath of Fresh Air’ to Industry
One of the top names in Napa Valley luxury-tier...
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...
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...
January 11, 2017
San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Draws 6,850 Entries: This week's San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition won't break last year's record, but the 6,850 entries still makes it the largest in the...
November 1, 2016
Winery Association Leaders Converge in Washington, D.C. for Inaugural Conference: "You can't find a successful wine region that doesn't have a strong winery association tied to it." So proclaims George...
July 5, 2016
Treasury Wine Estates to Offload 12 US Wine Brands: The group said on Monday that it would sell 12 US wine brands that were part of its "non-core" portfolio at "approximately book value"...
August 17, 2015
Leading Premium-Plus Wine Players Drive U.S. Growth: Benefiting from robust premiumization trends, the U.S. markets leading wine brands priced at $10-and-above are posting solid growth and outperforming...
August 6, 2015
Red Wine Could Slow Brain Ageing by 7.5 Years: The study, carried out by researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and funded by The National Institute of Aging, evaluated cognitive change...