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February 10, 2022
US Treasury Pushes Alcohol Reforms: A just-published report into the US alcohol industry could be good news for consumers – but bad for wholesalers...
February 9, 2022
Napa County Delays Walt Ranch Hearing amid Conflict-Of-Interest Allegations: Sonoma County Vintners in collaboration with presenting sponsor American AgCredit will honor four Sonoma County Icons and Innovators...
February 8, 2022
Has U.S. Wine Industry Consolidation Gone Too Far?: Is the U.S. wine industry becoming too concentrated, with just a few big firms dominating the marketplace? That, more or less, was one of the questions...
February 7, 2022
Warming Planet Makes Better Wine: Climate change is undoubtedly a bigger threat to the planet than even Covid, but if it could be said to have a sweet spot, then we are in it – at least where wine is...
February 4, 2022
Napa County Planning Commission Endorses Micro-Winery Law: Advocates who say Napa County should make it easier for small farms to create "micro-wineries" have secured backing from the county Planning...
February 3, 2022
Wine Tanker Used to Smuggle Thousands of Kilos of Drugs Across Europe: A full wine tanker was used to smuggle thousands of kilos of drugs between Italy and Spain it has been discovered, as Italian police...
February 2, 2022
Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation, Napa Valley Grapegrowers, Partner with UCCE to Support Equitable Working Conditions for Farmworkers: The Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation (FWF) and Napa Valley Grapegrowers...
February 1, 2022
The Dust Settles on Prowein’s Rescheduled Date: What We’ve Learned: Trade fairs for the global wine and spirits industry are big business, both in their own right for the organizers and as locations for...
January 31, 2022
The Next Normal—DtC Shipping Reverts to Pre-Pandemic Predictions: The 2022 Direct to Consumer Wine Shipping Report has been released, and the industry is likely breathing a collective sigh of relief. The...
January 28, 2022
News of Rebounding Wine Markets Sets Upbeat Mood at 2022 Unified Symposium: From information to application, guests at the 2022 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium returned after a two-year absence to Sacramento’s...