Family-owned winery marks twenty vintages of winemaking, hospitality, and community.
October 12, 2026 (Santa Ynez, CA) — With the final grape clusters harvested and the cellar bustling as the...
International Wine Travel Speaker Jamie Knee
October 2026 (Santa Barbara, CA) — International wine travel speaker and global wine presenter Jamie Knee, founder of Petite Wine Traveler and Contributing...
May 26, 2026 — It’s a bedrock constitutional principle: the government can’t compel a private business to fund speech it disagrees with—but that’s exactly what’s happened to Flying Goat Cellars, a small...
October 14, 2025 (Santa Barbara, CA) — Rideau Vineyard, now in its 28th year of producing estate-driven Rhone-varietal wines of balance and character in Santa Barbara County, have announced...
How Napa County Seeks to Streamline the Winery Permit Process - Recently, local members of the wine industry in Napa County have been actively engaged with county government in discussions regarding ways...
How Wine Became Part of the Trade War: In the escalating trade war that threatens the world economy, wine is a minor skirmish at most. But it has its own list of casualties -- especially vineyards in the...
How the Flooding Affected Sonoma’s 2019 Vintage: Northern California wineries and vineyards continue to clean up and dry out from the unusually heavy rainfall that hit in late February and caused some...
Feds Shut Down Controversial Elouan Wine Labels: California winery Copper Cane has been ordered by the federal government to change the labels on its Elouan wines, which are made in California but labeled...
Gallo Acquires Rancho Real Vineyard
An affiliate of E. & J. Gallo Winery announced today it has purchased Rancho Real Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley appellation of Santa Barbara County...
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Fervent Bidding Results in a Record-Breaking Sonoma County Barrel Auction
A record-setting $840,700 was raised today, up six percent over the previous...
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Bordeaux Wine Firm Found Guilty of Fraud
A judge ruled that Grands Vins de Gironde illegally blended cheap table wines with premium Bordeaux…
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Foley Family Wines Acquires Oregon’s Acrobat from King Estate
Two of America’s leading family owned and operated wineries jointly announce...
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Thomas Fire Threatens Santa Barbara Wine Country
The Thomas Fire, which narrowly missed Ojai vineyards and wineries last week, is now the third-largest...
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Competitors Circle Amazon’s Wine Business
While Amazon has officially announced its exit from its online wine sales platform, its retreat...
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Constellation Brands to Acquire 9.9% Stake in Marijuana Company Canopy Growth for $245M
Alcohol giant Constellation Brands Inc. is making a foray...
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Wine Enthusiast’s 2017 Wine Star Award Winners
Eighteen years ago, the editors of Wine Enthusiast conceived an annual-award program to honor...
