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Sonoma County Harvest Fair Wine Sweepstakes Announced
A pinot noir, a chardonnay and a sparkling wine won the coveted sweepstakes awards Sunday...
Bordeaux Added to Pesticide Blacklist: Living in a famous wine region like Bordeaux sounds idyllic, but a recent investigation shows it's not such a hot idea especially if you have kids...
The Inside Scoop on How Wines Make the Wine Spectator Top 100 List: Tracy Byrnes, Fox Business anchor and Wine With Me columnist, sits down with Bruce Sanderson, Senior Editor and Tasting Director of Wine...
California aquifers contaminated with billions of gallons of fracking wastewater:
Industry illegally injected about 3 billion gallons of fracking wastewater into central California drinking-water and...
Robert L. Hall, owner of Robert Hall Winery, dies at 85:
The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance reported today that Robert L. Hall, owner of Robert Hall Winery, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday...
Sta. Rita Hills Winegrowers Fight Proposed AVA Expansion:
Unknown a decade ago, Sta. Rita Hills is now one of the most-respected regions in California for Pinot Noir. No wonder one vineyard owner outside...
New technology tested as first wine grapes arrive:
A new grape sorting system with the brains of a computer is giving Columbia Crest red winemaker Laura Sorge more control over the grapes that make it...
Napa, Sonoma wineries examine safety of barrel rooms after quake:
Though 14 years ago, Bob Torres still vividly remembers the day he and other wine industry officials saw a demonstration at UC Berkeleys...
Impact-Napa Conference Focuses on Past, Present and Future of Napa Valley:
With Sundays earthquake still fresh on peoples mind, members of the wine growing community gathered at Napas Meritage Resort...
Most wineries not insured for quake losses:
Napa and Sonoma winemakers on Monday assessed the toll of the American Canyon earthquake, which could saddle wineries with costly losses because most are not...
Scientists use grape chemistry to forecast wine flavour:
Researchers in Australia believe they may be able to influence a wine's flavour and aroma by manipulating the chemical make-up of grapes while...
Truett-Hurst selects new partner for wine distribution in Canada:
Truett-Hurst, a US-based company that focuses on sales, marketing and production of wines, has entered into a distribution partnership...
Will the Cement Suitcase movie be the Sideways of Washington and the Yakima Valley? 10 years later the Santa Ynez Valley is still celebrating Miles and Jack’s journey, and Cement Suitcase has some of the...
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Back to Back Record Harvests for California Winegrapes
The Preliminary California Grape Crush Report released today shows that we have hit another record harvest in California, 4.23 M tons...
