October 27, 2014
Police Investigating U.S. Winemaker's Death:
Police in Oregon are investigating the death of pioneering Washington-based winemaker Eric Dunham whose body was found in Cannon Beach last Thursday...
October 24, 2014
New AVAs Put Paso Robles in Wine Industry Big Leagues:
On the heels of a top national ranking from Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Paso Robles Wine Country is rolling out an expanded set of sub-brands to put...
October 21, 2014
Symposium, Exhibition, & Concept Bar at Breakthrough Napa Valley Conference November 13, 2014:
Rootstock presents a full day of high-level, provocative seminars and industry experts, wine trials and...
October 20, 2014
Ignorance of the Endangered Species Act Could be Costly for Vineyards and Wineries:
When President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) into law on December 28, 1973, it must have been hard...
October 9, 2014
Napa Valley Grapegrowers expect to wrap up another successful harvest next week:
Though this harvest is expected to be a little smaller than 2013, it will have a similar quality profile. The warm season...
August 12, 2014
Grape sales slow in face of prospects for another big crop:
With California's wine grape vineyards on a fast track to producing what looks to be the third large crop in as many years, finding a home...
July 2, 2014
Wine Spectator publisher donates $3M to California college:
Marvin Shanken, who has been publishing the Wine Spectator magazine since 1973, is giving back to the industry that has helped make him a multimillionaire,...
July 1, 2014
Bye bye Bordeaux! The new bull market for wine:
When a pack of wine collectors arrived in the private second floor of Manhattan's Bowery Hotel last Thursday for an auction held by Acker Merrall & Condit,...
June 16, 2014
California vineyard erosion rules effort restarts:
As state water-quality regulators prepare to try again this fall with a framework designed to control erosion into the Napa River and Sonoma Creek watersheds,...