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Future-Proofing Vineyards: Expert Perspectives on AI, Water Management and Climate Resilience

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Navigating climate change in viticulture by water management automation, climate-friendly farming, and AI advancements By Laurie Wachter Note: This article summarizes key insights from industry experts...
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Afternoon Brief, April 21st

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The Wine Industry Remains Resilient: This year's OIV estimates a look into the industry's challenging state. From the USA overtaking Germany as the world's largest wine importer, to China's wine market continuing its decline...
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Afternoon Brief, April 14th

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California Vintners Welcome Higher Last-Resort Fire Insurance Limits but Await Return of Private Market: The Golden State raises coverage limits on its last-resort policies after billion-dollar wildfire losses at wineries, vineyards and other ag properties. Here’s how North Coast wineries are coping...

1 + 1 = 3: Winemakers and Industry Innovators Reap the...

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An innovative electric autonomous tractor tackles labor-intensive field tasks with the help of wine industry collaborators. By Laurie Wachter New technologies are increasingly delivering creative solutions...
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Afternoon Brief, March 3rd

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Foreigners Keep Buying Napa Valley Wineries. But This One Is Different: There’s a controversial consolidation trend in California’s Wine Country, and Florence Cathiard doesn’t skirt around it. She acknowledges that this shift is driven by investments from foreign entities — just like her...
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Afternoon Brief, February 24th

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Beckstoffer To Kalon and the Mystery Bottle: An intriguing lawsuit pits an opportunistic wine company against a Napa heavyweight. We know which side our money is on...

Easy-to-Use Greenhouse Gas Calculator Goes to Work Down Under

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As the New Zealand and Australian wine industries look to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, a simple tool, designed in California, is helping...
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Afternoon Brief, June 21st

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What Tourism Downturn? Napa Wineries Report off-the-Charts Demand for $500-Plus Tastings: Luxury experiences with limo rides and vintage airplane aerobatics are on the rise...
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Afternoon Brief, June 14

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Calistoga Winery, City Spar Over What Constitutes an 'Event': The Calistoga Planning Commission on Wednesday took up the debate of what does or does not constitute an "event" at a winery. They decided that Brian Arden Winery on Silverado Trail had violated its use permit with its First Friday Socials, which take place once a month from 5 to 7 p.m...

Sonoma County Barrel Auction Brings Trade and Media from Around the...

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Santa Rosa, CA (May 6, 2019) – National and international trade buyers convened on Friday, May 3 in the heart of Sonoma County’s Russian...

Fifth Annual California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards Recipients Announced

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SAN FRANCISCO — The California Green Medal recipients have been announced for the fifth annual Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards. The California Green Medal recognizes the...

Sonoma County Barrel Auction Celebrates Fifth Anniversary Returns to MacMurray Estate...

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Innovators and Icons to Be Honored SANTA ROSA, CA (March 7, 2019) – Presented by Sonoma County Vintners and celebrating its fifth anniversary, the Sonoma...

Afternoon Brief, November 26

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A New Era for U.S. Wine-Labeling Laws: Recent disputes find winemakers and legislators reconsidering America's laissez-faire attitude toward veracity in wine labeling...

Afternoon Brief, November 15

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Smokey Summers a Winner for Wine Critics: California's ongoing worst wildfires ever will not affect the 2018 vintage, which is now in tanks and barrels. In fact, California's wines are better off than its people, as the inside of a stainless-steel tank might be the only place in the Golden State where you could breathe easily right now...

Afternoon Brief, July 17

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Napa's Duckhorn Wine Company announced this morning that it is purchasing Sonoma Pinot Noir powerhouse Kosta Browne Winery. Duckhorn will replace Kosta Browne's current stakeholders, the investment fund J.W. Childs, as the sole owner. The deal includes Kosta Browne's winery and tasting room in Sebastopol, as well as 80 acres of owned vineyards and leases on 90 additional acres, as well as all inventory...