August 8, 2023
NASA Helps Spot Wine Grape Disease from Skies Above California: In a case study, scientists detected the costly infection in cabernet sauvignon grapevines before they showed symptoms visible to the human...
August 1, 2023
What’s Ahead for California Wine Law in 2023: Leaders in wine law in the North Coast talked about California’s upcoming “Bottle Bill” and other key issues facing the wine industry...
July 25, 2023
Alexandre de Lur Saluces, Longtime Proprietor at Bordeaux’s Château d’Yquem, Dies at 89: The aristocrat was a global ambassador for the Sauternes icon, then waged a bitter battle to prevent LVMH’s tak...
July 11, 2023
PD/GWSS Winegrape Assessment Set at $1.25 for 2023 Harvest: To continue funding crucial research combating winegrape pests and diseases, the Pierce’s Disease/Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Board kept the PD/GWSS...
June 28, 2023
Why Independent Wine Retailers Are Making Custom Cuvées: Private-label wines have long existed for restaurant and retail chains, but now a growing number of small wine retailers are collaborating with...
June 20, 2023
E. & J. Gallo Expands Its Premium Wine Portfolio with Acquisition of the Hahn Family Wines Collection of Brands: E. & J. Gallo Winery (Gallo) announced today that it has purchased the Hahn Family Wines...
June 8, 2023
Are you tired of all the doom and gloom headlines? Join us in this positive webinar where we don’t just talk about why the wine industry is struggling…we give you ideas to do something about it! In a brief...
June 7, 2023
Pix Poised to Re-Emerge Despite Legal and Financial Challenges: Paul Mabray started Pix in late 2020 and launched it the following year. The company cut most all its writers and editors in August 2022...
June 2, 2023
Buellton’s Summerland Wine Brands to Liquidate, Close Doors By July 31: Summerland Wine Brands, formerly Terravant Wine Co., laid off or furloughed all but about 40 people on May 25, and plans to liquidate...
May 23, 2023
North Bay Farmers Still Concerned About Drought Effects and Heavy Rains: The heavy rain pattern of early 2023 delayed the planting season in some areas and has contributed to rising food prices, while...