New ‘Sonoma County Wine’ Promotion Effort to Launch in 2027
Russian Questions for US Wine Competition: How did Russian wines make it to a San Francisco wine competition, despite being banned by US law?...
California Wine Production Plummets - Lowest Since 1999: Late Friday, Sept. 26, the Wine Institute released its 2024 production figures. The numbers are stark and deepen the strain on an industry already...
Proposed Winery Assessment Fee in Lodi District Takes Step Forward: The San Joaquin County Board Supervisors has voted to allow the Lodi Winegrape Commission and consulting firm Civitas to speak with the...
Presentation to take place during the Sonoma County Wine Celebration Live Auction on September 20
September 11, 2025 (Santa Rosa, CA) – Sonoma County Vintners (SCV) and The Wine Business Institute (WBI)...
Sonoma County Puts Wine Tax on Hold:
Sonoma County Vintners have put on hold a plan to tax local wineries to create a special Wine Business Improvement District. The plan would tax Sonoma County wineries...
U.S. Drinking Rate at New Low as Alcohol Concerns Surge: The percentage of U.S. adults who say they consume alcohol has fallen to 54%, the lowest by one percentage point in Gallup’s nearly 90-year tre...
Good Morning Friends!
As many of you know, after 11 wonderful years representing our Sonoma County Vintners (SCV) and Sonoma County Vintners Foundation (SCVF), I have made the decision to step down as...
Sonoma County Vintners Names Emilie Eliason as Interim Executive Director: She will guide the organization through the transition as Michael Haney departs from the role...
Emilie Eliason, Sonoma County Vintners
August 11, 2025 (Santa Rosa, CA) — The Sonoma County Vintners (SCV) Board of Directors has named Emilie Eliason as Interim Executive Director. She will guide...
Santa Rosa, CA (July 22, 2025) – Sonoma County Vintners (SCV) and Sonoma County Vintners Foundation (SCVF) today announced that Executive Director Michael Haney will step down in September 2025, marking...
Sonoma County Growers and Vintners Join Forces to Explore Bold New Model to Revive and Energize Wine Industry: With the U.S. wine industry under pressure from declining sales, shifting consumer trends,...
July 21, 2025 (Santa Rosa, CA) — With the U.S. wine industry under pressure from declining sales, shifting consumer trends, and economic headwinds, Sonoma County’s vintners and grape growers are...
Cuts Could Leave AI in Charge of Wine: Because of the Trump administration's downsizing of bureaucracy, the federal agency responsible for regulating alcohol has 13 percent fewer workers than last yea...
Just a month before it was set to open, the private equity firm that bought Duckhorn in December announced that it is winding down the Paraduxx brand…
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SANTA ROSA, CA (May 15, 2025) – Sonoma County Vintners (SCV) announces a new weekly podcast premiering on May 15, 2025, called “Uncorked with Sonoma County...
