Free Virtual Webinar for the Wine Industry and All Interested Stakeholders | June 8, 2026
April 30, 2026 (Sacramento, CA) — The West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force (WCSETF) will host its annual...
Full-day seminar on the State of Smoke Science–Breakthroughs and Lessons
March 9, 2026 (Seattle, WA) — Research meets industry take-aways at the annual WAVE seminar (WAVE stands for Washington...
Sonoma County Harvest Fair Announces Best of Class and Gold Medal Winners: The Sonoma County Harvest Fair, now in it’s 50th year, has released the results of its annual professional wine competition.....
Smoke Exposure Research Roadmap Published: With wildfire smoke continuing to be a significant threat to winegrapes and wines, a comprehensive new roadmap provides guidance for smoke exposure research and...
Highlights critical priorities and strategies for the wine and winegrape industry
August 18, 2025 (Sacramento, CA) — With wildfire smoke continuing to be a significant threat to winegrapes and...
Benchmarking the Premium Wine Industry - Exclusive Data from SVB: Gain a data-driven view of the premium wine market with Silicon Valley Bank’s latest Peer Group Analysis, featuring anonymized financial...
SACRAMENTO, May 27, 2025 – The West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force (WCSETF) will host its virtual 2025 Smoke Summit on Tuesday, July 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (PDT). The summit serves as a platform for...
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...
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 22, 2024 – The West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force (WCSETF) is excited to announce the launch of its new website – www.wcsetf.org. This user-friendly website is designed to feature comprehensive...
Grim Reports Have the Wine Industry in Knots. But Should We Just Calm Down?: Lately, conversations within the wine industry have been punctuated with doom and gloom. Sales are erratic, the climate is unpredictable,...
Presented by the West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force
SACRAMENTO, MAY 30, 2024 – The West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force is pleased to announce its Annual Smoke Summit, to be held virtually...
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 3, 2021 – A team of West Coast university researchers received a $7.65 million grant to study the impact of smoke on grapes and wine. The research project is expected to produce new insights,...
