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...
For small and large wineries alike, entering wines in a competition is a tried and true marketing tool. Get a medal, push out an email to your direct-to-consumer base telling them about the award, and...
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Owner of Healdsburg’s Wilson Winery Hit with $56,000 in Pollution Fines
A Healdsburg vintner with a history of breaking environmental laws agreed...
Does Napa Have too Much Cab?: Does Napa Valley have too much Cabernet? And does it charge too much for it? These questions were not on the agenda, but unexpectedly popped up this week at a Napa Valley...
Water wars in California's coastal wine country: By most measures, California's Central Coast wine industry is thriving. Between 1990 and 2014, harvested wine grape acreage in the growing region around...
New Bill Would Change the Excise Tax Structure for Wineries: Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has introduced S. 1562, "The Craft Beverage Reform and Modernization Act of 2015." This bill would amend the current...
Making Wine on Shaky Ground: Industry Looks for Answers to Seismic Safety in the Cellar: The 6.0 earthquake that shook Napa Valley in the wee hours of the morning last August did a lot more than rattle...
