California Wine Business Faces New, Ongoing Challenges as It Adjusts to Pandemic, Wildfires: The U.S. wine business eked out slim volume growth overall last year, even as the coronavirus has upended how...
California Liquor Board Bypasses Due Process: A move by California's Alcoholic Beverage Control department ignores a basic legal principle, critics say...
WOODINVILLE, Wash. (December 10, 2020) – Ste. Michelle Wine Estates and Villa Maria Estate, New Zealand have mutually agreed to discontinue their exclusive importer relationship, thus...
Researchers Study Ashy Aromas, Tastes in Wine Affected by Wildfires: Grapes exposed to smoke for shorter periods of time may not cause negative impacts to wine...
Veteran global wine production executive will lead all winemaking, vineyard and operations functions for the company
WOODINVILLE, Wash. (November 10, 2020) – Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the largest...
Elite Wine Group Suspends Master Sommeliers: After recent sexual harassment allegations by many women, the Court of Master Sommeliers has apologized and announced next steps...
Pacific Northwest’s leading winery taps beverage veteran to lead sales organization in vital home region
WOODINVILLE, Wash. (November 2, 2020) –Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the largest wine company in the...
David Dearie to Succeed Mortensen, Bringing 30+ Years of Global Beverage Alcohol Experience
WOODINVILLE, Wash. (October 27, 2020) – Today Ste. Michelle Wine Estates announced the retirement of Jim Mortensen,...
Vineyards Help Protect Wine Country During Glass Fire: Napa County has been hit hard by wildfires but experts say the damage could have been worse. Wine country’s most precious crop may have prevented...
Restaurant Failures in 2020 and Beyond Hurts Wine: Yelp research showed that 17% of all businesses that closed in March 2020 were restaurants; since then, more than half the restaurants have closed pe...
Aug. 5, 2020 (Paterson, Wash.) –– Today, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates announced that its well-known H3 tier of wines from Columbia Crest would transition into a stand-alone H3 brand. Named for the Horse...
A Game Changer for Wine & Spirits Distribution: The wine and spirits business continues to evolve, with producers and buyers alike looking for more service, more flexibility, and more choice...
Northwest’s largest wine company makes contributions to charitable funds for restaurant workers and food banks
WOODINVILLE, Wash. (April 15, 2020) – Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the largest wine company...
Closure includes all properties in Washington, Oregon, California
WOODINVILLE, Wash. (March 13, 2020) – Ste. Michelle Wine Estates has announced the closure of all its wineries and tasting rooms...
California's winegrowers may have reached a ceiling the 2019 grape crush was 9.1 percent smaller than the record 2018 crush, and is the smallest overall since 2011, according to the California Department...
WOODINVILLE, Wash. (February 10, 2020) – Ste. Michelle Wine Estates has appointed Team One as its lead agency, following a review.
Team One will handle advertising and social campaigns as well as media...
