November 27, 2018
California Winery Should Lose Oregon Licenses for Label Violations, Says OLCC: California winery Copper Cane should lose its licenses to distribute wine or do retail business within the state of Oregon,...
November 15, 2018
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...
November 12, 2018
North Coast Wineries Bullish on Organic Grapes to Drive Growth: Walk down the aisle at the local Whole Foods Market or any other similar grocer. Almost everywhere you look, there are organic products on...
July 16, 2018
French ministers' plans to require bigger health warnings on bottles of wine have provoked a furious response from leading chateaux, which say the move would damage 'the soul of France' and turn wine into...
July 9, 2018
Millions of Bottles of Spanish Rosé Sold as French: French authorities have uncovered millions of bottles of rosé imported in bulk from Spain being passed off as French, with at least one producer facing...
May 25, 2018
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United States Takes Action Against Canadian Trade Measures That Discriminate Against U.S. Wine
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Trade...
April 25, 2018
Worker’s Family Sues Napa Valley Winery for Alleged Wrongful Death
It's been nearly a year since Daniel Mario Colombo went through the roof and fell to his death at Sutter Home Winery in St. Helena, but...
April 13, 2018
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New Study Says Drinking Every Day Can Take Years Off Your Life and the Drinks Industry Is Furious
Industry leaders have hit out at new research...
March 20, 2018
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Robert Haas, Influential American Vintner and Wine Importer, Dies at 90
Robert Haas, one of the leading lights of the American wine industry, died...
March 12, 2018
40 Wines That Changed the Way We Drink
Some wines are good, some are bad, and some are significant. Here are 40 that made a difference...
March 9, 2018
A Veteran Winemaker Throws Out the Wine-Selling Playbook
Adam Lee wants to shake things up. "Selling wine isn't what I like to do," Lee says. He's good at it, of course. Lee is a darling of wine writers...
December 11, 2017
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Beverage Companies Challenge Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s Ban of Health Claims on Labels
Two alcohol companies are seeking a...
November 3, 2017
Constellation Brands Rejects Smoke Tainted Grapes from Sonoma Grower
The Bucklin family's relationship with Constellation Brands stretches back more than three decades. That's how long Constellation -...
September 26, 2017
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Opus One Winery Fined for Accidental Grape Waste Discharge
Opus One Winery has agreed to pay nearly $12,000 for accidentally dumping an unknown...
July 21, 2017
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Artificial Intelligence Boosts Wine’s Bottom Line
South Australian tech firm Ailytic has developed an artificial intelligence program to significantly...
March 10, 2017
Mercer Canyons Agrees to Pay $1.2 Million to Former Workers: A Klickitat County farm has agreed to pay up to $1.2 million to settle a class-action lawsuit involving more than 600 farmworkers.U.S. District...















