August 22, 2024
Afternoon Brief: Is Napa Green Just Greenwashing? Napa Green is a certification organization founded in 2004 that has been an independent nonprofit since 2019. About one-third of certified Napa Green vineyards...
August 21, 2024
ROHNERT PARK, CA. – Sonoma State University’s (SSU) Wine Business Institute (WBI) announces its Fall 2024 offerings of wine business courses. Whether you’re seeking a career change or...
April 3, 2024
North Coast Wine Challenge Top Honors Go to Italian-Inspired Red Blend from La Storia: A Sonoma County red wine beat out 1,093 other entries to win Best of the Best...
December 8, 2023
Additional Layoffs at Ste. Michelle Indicate On-Going Struggles: On December 6th, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE), the largest winery in the Pacific Northwest, announced a substantial layoff. The layoffs...
December 7, 2023
Sonoma State University’s (SSU) Wine Business Institute (WBI) announces the launch of A Report on the Wine Industry Today, offering a fresh perspective on the current landscape, the...
December 6, 2023
New Lawsuit Challenges Protectionist California Wine Distribution Law: The National Association of Wine Retailers announced its support today for a lawsuit challenging a discriminatory and protectionist...
November 10, 2023
The Sonoma State Wine Business Institute team will be onsite to discuss our programs.
Sonoma State is the first in the United States to offer an undergraduate degree (since 1998), an MBA (since 2008),...
October 13, 2023
Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium will open its registration and housing on Tuesday, October 17, at 9 a.m. PDT...
October 2, 2023
Chilean Politician Takes Aim at “Illegal” Sweet Wines: A Chilean politician has called on authorities to act against "falsely produced" sweet wines in the country, saying their production does not meet...
June 8, 2023
SAN JOSE, CA, (June 7, 2023) – Sonoma State University announces the Wine Business Institute’s new Korbel Professor of Wine Business, Dr. Angelo Camillo. The professorship, was established in 2011...