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August 15, 2022
Smoke Threatens to Choke Bordeaux: Earlier this summer on July 12, Bordeaux faced down its first fire which went on to consume over 14,000 hectares in 12 days. Fast-forward a month and Bordeaux is back...
August 12, 2022
More North Coast Winery Website Lawsuits End Without Settlements: More than half the dozens of recent federal lawsuits brought by one Florida man against North Coast wineries over accessibility of their...
August 11, 2022
Hitler-Themed Wine for Sale in Supermarkets Sparks Outrage: Wine bottles featuring an image of Adolf Hitler on their labels have sparked outrage, after it was reported that they were being sold in sup...
August 10, 2022
Wine Direct Shipping Ebbs but Remains Above Pre-Pandemic Levels, Report Says: Consumers who moved to getting wine shipped directly to their homes when they couldn’t or were reluctant to visit the vintners...
August 9, 2022
Sonoma Valley’s 2022 Grape Harvest Begins: The Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance (SVVGA), a non-profit trade association representing more than 100 wineries and 140 grape growers in the Sonoma...
August 8, 2022
Just when the Napa Valley tourism industry seems to be recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic, the city of Napa has been hit with an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease…
August 5, 2022
Zero-Dollar Napa Valley Vineyard Deal Highlights Ups, Downs of Handshake Wine Business Deals: It seems easy and cordial: Notable figures and friends in the North Coast wine world agree to a changing of...
August 4, 2022
Lucio Tasca d’Almerita, a Champion of Sicilian Wines, Dies at 82: At his family’s winery, he gained global respect for Sicily’s terroir by trying international grapes, then built on that with outstanding...
August 3, 2022
40 Million Bottle Catalan Wine Scam Goes to Court: Six individuals involved with Catalan producer Grupo Reserva de la Tierra are accused of making upwards of €14 million a year from distributing falsely-labelled...
August 2, 2022
Fetzer Vineyards Adopts the Operating Name Change of Bonterra Organic Estates: The name Bonterra Organic Estates affirms the company’s commitment to regenerative organic farming, responsible business practices...