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Veraison Starts in Napa Valley
According to the Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) veraison, an annual benchmark in the winegrape growing season is underway, occurring 5-10 days earlier than usual…
California’s wine regions at risk of fire caused by extreme drought
The entire state of California is now in the worst stages of drought according to new figures released on July 3, 2014 by the US Drought Monitor…
Tempranillo and India Growing Fastest
At Mays MW symposium in Florence grape geneticist José Vouillamoz revealed which grapes and countries were growing fastest in terms of plantings worldwide, and the leaders weren’t what people expected…
Statewide farmland loss eased by grapes in Sonoma County
Sonoma County’s ongoing wine grape boom held the countywide loss of irrigated farmland in recent years to just 117 acres, limiting a problem that elsewhere in California has eliminated wide swaths of productive agricultural land, according to a new state report…
Douro, Portugal wine-growers see small decline in output after unusual weather
Beer is Better Than Wine for the American Worker
South Dakota lawmakers ponder direct wine shipments
Wine Vision 2014: Focus on the Future of the Global Wine Business
Napa Valley wastewater pipeline to start
‘European Union doesn’t have resources to police trade deals properly’- spiritsEUROPE DG warns
Chilean Winemakers Decry Proposed Tax Hike
Hail ravages vineyards in France’s Languedoc-Roussillon regions
California to allow underage students to taste wine
Tesco Takes Wine Tasting to the UK Consumer
Napa Crop Reports Show Rise of the Mighty Wine Grape
Paul Draper’s Quest to Reveal What’s Actually in Your Favorite Wines
Copper Peak Logistics Names Meghan Letters as Account Manager
Q&A with Paul Wilkins, Winemaker at Alta Maria Vineyards
Galen Glen’s Sarah Troxell named Best Woman Winemaker
Michael Cox Inspires Medoc Marathon Effort
Diganta Adhikari Joins IRROMETER Co.
Ted Sandbach, Oxford Wine Company, what I want from my suppliers
Q&A – Shannon Brock, Silver Thread Vineyard
Q&A – Danilo Drocco of Fontanafredda Winery in Italy
Interview with Tom Looney, President, Diageo Guinness USA
John Duffy, A Nuclear Engineer Turned Grape Grower and Hotelier in California
Maureen Downey – Routing the Wine Fakers
The King of Carneros, Dr. Tony Truchard
Jacob Halls helps alcohol vendors navigate red tape
Emily Kate; Understanding the History of Wine Through Ancient Texts and Artifacts