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Wine makers fight off casino plan in California
The threat of a Las Vegas-style casino opening in the lush fields of Californias Napa Valley is rousing the makers of some of the worlds most celebrated wines into a pitched community fight…
California seeks better local water-use oversight
As state water regulators prepare send out water-use curtailment notices to winegrape growers and other property owners in part of the Russian River watershed to stave off a drought disaster…
French MW compares GM vines to ‘weapons of mass destruction’
A heated debate at this year’s Masters of Wine symposium pitched scientists against winemakers over the possible use of genetically modified grapevines to combat climate change and disease…
Napa County meeting Tuesday to weigh winery impacts
The Napa Valley wine industry has become increasingly reliant on a direct-to-consumer sales model, which requires bringing customers into winery tasting rooms to drink the wines and drink in the Napa Valley experience before deciding whether to buy…
First Lake County wine warehouse planned
No Relief for Parched California Farms, But the Wine’s OK
Class action for profit, Treasury Wine Estates claims
Cloverdale tribe forging ahead with casino plan
The battle to privatize liquor sales in Oregon is heating up
The Wine Institute Receives the 2014 Amorim Sustainability Award
Chinese Producers Squeezed by Falling Demand
Australian wine exporters really need to up their game in Asia-Pacific
The appellation movement continues
Fears New Zealand dollar could threaten wine industry
Beer & Wine Made from the Same Bunch
California growers can lien on distressed wineries
I support Andy Beckstoffer’s idea to bring more tasting rooms to Napa city
10 Reasons to Choose Sonoma Valley Over Napa Valley for Your Wine Vacation
Why Biodynamic Farming is Overrated
Remembering Winemakers Laurence Faller and Bob Sessions
U.S. wine critic Robert Parker dictates what we drink in Spain
How to Become a Wine (Whatever)
What’s Worse…Faking Wine Knowledge or Faking Orgasms?
Book Review: The Inside Story of a Wine Label – by Ann Reynolds
Yes you can! Enjoy wine without a corkscrew or a glass
U.S. wine consumption waxes as China wanes
Ecommerce fulfillment strategies need to be updated in 2014
What’s the point of wine competitions?
Five trends in wine that need to end right now
