Wine Market Council Tackles Domestic Wine Industry’s Current Setbacks: This past April 2 at the 2025 Wine Market Council (WMC) Annual Research Conference and Members Meeting, held in the City of Napa,...
National Association of Wine Retailers Statement on Tariffs: The NAWR believes free and fair trade is the cornerstone of a robust wine economy both in the US and internationally. When barriers to trade...
New Study Shows Pierce’s Disease Investment Saves Winegrape Growers $56 Million Annually: According to a study released today, the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Pierce’s disease (PD)...
Weighing up the Big Beasts of Wine and Liquor: How are alcohol companies doing on the stock market? Surprisingly, small wineries are outperforming big ones. Beer brewers are doing better than distillers....
Federal Judge Blocks Largest Supermarket Merger in History: A federal judge in Oregon blocked Kroger's proposed $25 billion tie-up with Albertsons, ruling that the largest merger in US supermarket history...
Temecula's Wine Country Hits Baby Boomer Skid as More Vineyard Owners Opt to Sell: After half-a-century, there are a record number of properties up for sale in Temecula Valley Wine Country. The 93 combined...
Winemaker James MacPhail Reclaims MacPhail Family Wines from Hess Persson Estates: Renowned veteran winemaker James MacPhail, known for crafting exceptional Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines from Sonoma,...
Finally, Some Good News About Smoke Taint: Smoke taint is a scourge that can ruin a harvest. But as Jeff Siegel discovers, research has unlocked some answers...
Founding Winemaker James Hall Buys Back Patz & Hall from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates: James Hall, the founding partner and winemaker, has repurchased Patz & Hall winery from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates,...
Washington the Winner in Bad Wine Year: Each year, when many of Sonoma County’s 1,800 certified sustainable winegrape growers gather for the Sonoma County Winegrowers’ (SCW) annual meeting, they want to...
