May 14, 2015
Grape growers harvesting on average eight days earlier each decade: Researchers from the Australian Wine Research Institute are warning grape growers they must adapt to warmer and drier conditions leading...
February 9, 2015
While sales of wine retailing for more than $9 or $10 a bottle in the U.S. are growing rapidly, sales of lower-priced wine, considered a gateway for new consumers, are buckling under strong competition...
January 13, 2015
Napa Valley might have spearheaded California's emergence on the world wine scene in the past 40 years, but it is neighbouring Sonoma that appears to have seen stronger interest in vineyard acquisitions...
December 17, 2014
Bulk wine shipping and New World plantings to slow, says Rabobank: Shipping wine in bulk is set to slow, while New World plantings are also declining that's according to Rabobank's recently published World...
November 5, 2014
New research predicts California droughts will worsen: Future droughts in California are likely to bite deeper and last longer than the one now gripping the state, according to new research into the potential...
October 17, 2014
Even normal rain won’t end California drought, expert says: California will likely remain in a drought this winter even if most areas receive normal rainfall, according to an expert from the federal Climate...
October 16, 2014
Drones could become familiar sight over Wine Country vineyards: The drones are expected to be more commonplace in the Napa vineyard, likely by next year if the Federal Aviation Administration approves...
October 14, 2014
Bulk wine market sluggish as 2014 harvest ends, says Ciatti: As the 2014 harvest draws to a close, the bulk wine market remains sluggish, with plentiful stocks available in most markets, says the latest...
October 10, 2014
California aquifers contaminated with billions of gallons of fracking wastewater: Industry illegally injected about 3 billion gallons of fracking wastewater into central California drinking-water and farm-irrigation...
October 8, 2014
TTB Establishes 11 New Viticultural Areas Within the Paso Robles Viticultural Area: On Thursday, October 9, 2014, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau will publish a final rule in Federal Register...