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OLE Health Foundation Celebrates 40 Years with the Return of Vida OLE!, September 17-19, 2026
Vintner Darioush Khaledi to Receive 2026 John Shafer Visionary Award August 18, 2026 (Napa, CA) — The OLE Health Foundation will mark 40 years of supporting high-quality, comprehensive healthcare...
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AG x Stony Hill: Thoughtful Craftsmanship Rooted in the California Spirit
May 11, 2026 (Los Angeles, CA) — Today, AG announces a partnership with Napa Valley’s historic Stony Hill Vineyard. Launching this summer, the collaboration brings together fashion, wine, and culture...
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Mountain AVA in Napa County Welcomes Visitors
Summer in the Spring Mountain District. St. Helena, Napa Valley, Summer 2024 – Wineries in the Spring Mountain District AVA in St. Helena are ready for summer time visitors. Like most wineries in...
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Iconic Napa Valley Wineries Burgess, Heitz Cellar, and Stony Hill Featured at Premiere Napa Valley 2024, as a Top-Selling Lot
From left to right: Reid Griggs, Brittany Sherwood, Meghan Zobeck Napa Valley, CA – February 27, 2024 – Lawrence Wine Estates is pleased to announce that their wine specially crafted for Premiere...
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Afternoon Brief, September 28th
Is a Robotic Arm in Calistoga Pouring the Future?: An early-stage piece of technology at Maria Concetto's tasting room in Calistoga is turning heads. Known as RobinoVino, this robotic wine-pouring arm...
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Non-Binary Winemaking: The Rise of Mellow Malo in a Bid for Non-Buttery, Non-Steely Chardonnay
Winemakers are expressing Chardonnay in an entirely new way. By Kathleen Willcox  Malo + Chardonnay = J. Lo + Ben Affleck.  You either love them together or gag at the very notion. But perhaps...
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Afternoon Brief, December 22nd
Unheard of - Young Vines Shattered by Frost in Bordeaux: At the end of autumn, master pruner Massimo Giudici of Simonit & Sirch discovered grapevine trunks devastated by spring frosts in Cabernet-Sauvignon,...
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Historic Napa Valley Winery Stony Hill Vineyard Announces the Appointment of Michaela Kelly as Estate Director
Napa Valley, CA (December 22, 2021) – Stony Hill Vineyard is pleased to announce Michaela Kelly as its Estate Director. Gaylon Lawrence and Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy, Jr. acquired the legendary...
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Afternoon Brief, December 24
Gaylon Lawrence and Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy Jr. Announce the Acquisition of Napa Valley’s Legendary Stony Hill Vineyard: Gaylon Lawrence and Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy, Jr., have acquired legendary...
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Gaylon Lawrence and Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy Jr. Announce the Acquisition of Napa Valley’s Legendary Stony Hill Vineyard and Appointment of Winemaker, Jaimee Motley and Estate Director, Laurie Taboulet
Jaimee Motley, Laurie Taboulet by Matt Morris Napa Valley, CA (December 23, 2020) – Gaylon Lawrence and Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy, Jr., have acquired legendary Napa Valley winery Stony Hill...
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Spring Mountain District Association Announces Podcasts
Unusual extensive array of oral history-interviews available on website St. Helena, Napa Valley, July 2019 – In the arena of wine marketing and communications the choice of sharing information via...
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Afternoon Brief, June 24
California's 2017 Vintage Feels the Burn: Whenever dozens of people die in a natural disaster, it feels unseemly to discuss the manner in which it affects sectors of the luxury industry. And yet, it's...
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Afternoon Brief, September 20
Large Wineries Are Rejecting Smoke Exposed Lake and Mendocino County Grapes: Large wineries, most notably Constellation Brands and Treasury Wine Estates, are now exercising the option to skip a vintage...
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Afternoon Brief, August 30
Package Redesign Flipped Double Digit Decline to Growth: To say Cline Cellars Marketing Director Christine Lilienthal is thrilled about the new label design and packaging for the winerys core Lodi Zinfandel...