Tag: WineAmerica

Fortunately, issues affecting the wine industry are often below the political fray and supported by bipartisan coalitions.  By Jim Trezise   Following the installation of a new...

Hurricane Destroys Hawke's Bay Vineyards: Wine growers are used to rain, frost and drought, but a full-force tropical cyclone is a different level entirely...

COVID-19’s Lasting Impact on the Wine Industry Sets the Stage for 2023 Opportunities: The challenges of the past few years have driven significant change in the wine sector, and 2023 will require continued adaptation...

SACRAMENTO, CA, January 26, 2023–The seventh annual Rich Smith Award of Excellence for outstanding contributions to the American grape and wine industry was presented...

These Elite Napa Estates Are Releasing Wines from a Fire-Ravaged Year. Do They Taste Smoky?: Two years after the hazy, chaotic days of the 2020 wine harvest, a season bookended by sprawling wildfires, some Napa Valley winemakers are coming out with a surprising announcement: They made wine in 2020. And they’re proud of it...

January 3rd - WASHINGTON, DC– WineAmerica, the National Association of American Wineries, is pleased to report major early progress on one of its top...

California’s Jackson Family Wines Sues Insurer Over $430 Million in Wildfire Damage Claims: The Santa Rosa-based wine company alleges that the insurance company is delaying claims from the Tubbs, Kincade and Glass fires in the past five years...

Now that the dust has settled a bit on the 2022 midterm elections, we can take a look at what happened and what it...

Herbicide the Star of New Napa Movie: Documentary filmmaker Brian Lilla says he moved from Oakland, California to Napa to get away from gun violence, because he and his wife wanted to have kids. Once there, he discovered grapegrowers spraying Roundup on their vines and it disturbed him enough to make a movie about it...

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Meets with WineAmerica and Waterloo Container December 5th - WATERLOO, NY–Senate Majority Chuck Schumer met on Friday, December 2 with leaders...

Consumer Groups Obtain TTB Commitment to Issue Rulemakings on Mandatory Alcohol Labeling: A coalition of consumer groups today announced an important victory for the American public: the Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has agreed to issue proposed rules requiring standardized alcohol content, calorie, and allergen labeling on all beer, wine and distilled spirits products...

As the 112th Congress winds down, WineAmerica is currently tracking a few pieces of legislation that are making their way through the process. By Jim...

Grapevines May Only Need Help to Survive Heavy Spotted Lanternfly Infestations: Most vines may be able to survive lighter infestations with few ill effects, study suggests...

To use music as part of any business enterprise, a license is required. But who to pay, how to pay — and how much...

Thirteen people were up in the dock in Auch (in the Gers department of South West France) this week, accused of participating in the theft and sale of 55,000 bottles of wine...