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September 24, 2020
California Regulators Identify Violations After Rodney Strong Wine Spill, but No Fine Yet: One of the largest wine spills in Sonoma County history this year violated federal and state clean water laws,...
September 23, 2020
Crisis in Wine Country: 2020 is shaping up to be the worst year for American wineries since Prohibition...
September 22, 2020
'Wet Ashtray' Wine Grapes Left to Birds as Fires Choke West Coast Vineyards: Heavy ground smoke clouded Hanson Vineyards in Oregon’s picturesque Willamette Valley for more than a week following a Labor...
September 21, 2020
Wine Industry Affected by Wildfires Seeks Extension of Disaster Payment Program: With growers and winemakers facing unprecedented losses from the devastating West Coast wildfires, leaders of 10 wine industry...
September 18, 2020
Fires Leave 2020 Vintage in the Balance: Fire and pestilence mark it as the vintage from hell; will any wine be made this year?...
September 17, 2020
Sonoma County Winery Faces Record $172,000 Fine for Alleged Vineyard Work Violations: A Geyserville winery and its billionaire owner face a record fine from Sonoma County agriculture officials who contend...
September 16, 2020
California Farmworkers Say They Didn’t Get Masks During Wildfires: Availability of N95 masks for farmworkers looked as hazy as the orange sky in California this week...
September 15, 2020
Almeda Fire Destroys Southern Oregon Winery: A massive column of smoke over Ashland grabbed Brian Denner’s attention as he stood in front of his winery in Talent, Oregon. Four hours later, Simple Machine...
September 14, 2020
Winemakers Still Fighting the Clone Wars: It's a topic that divides winemakers, but few consumers ever think about – clonal selection...
September 11, 2020
The Lawrence Family and CEO Carlton McCoy Jr. Announce the Acquisition of Napa Valley's Burgess Cellars: The Lawrence Family, owners of Napa Valley's iconic Heitz Cellar and CEO and Master Sommelier Carlton...