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Winemaker Loses Right Hand in Harvest Accident
To veteran winemaker Bruno D’Alfonso, the screams exploding from the neighboring winery were eerily familiar, reminiscent of a sailing trip many years ago to Santa Cruz Island with his former boss, Richard Sanford…
California Water Law Will Affect Vineyard Value
Some California vineyards will be worth a lot less money this week if, as expected, Gov. Jerry Brown signs a bill regulating groundwater use…
‘China Downturn Deeper than Anticipated’
After several years of heavy investment in China, the major spirits producers have been quick to identify it at the root of a string of depressed annual results published in the past few months…
Napa quake jumpstarts stream flows, though probably only temporarily
Three creeks in Sonoma Valley and two more in Napa and Solano counties have dramatically increased water flows since the Aug. 24 earthquake in Napa County…
Livliga’s Aveq Wine Glass Becomes an Official Nominee of the Martha Stewart American Made Contest
A New Frontier for Custom Wine Labels
Cameron Hughes Spreads Wings at Retail, Eyes Half-Million-Case Mark
Champagne Harvest Bubbling Away Nicely
Whole Foods Market in U.S. set to sell British Columbia wines
Inquiry Launched Over $575 Million United Spirits Loss
73 million Americans now living in drought
Grapes, wineries thrive in Washington’s apple region
California drought: El Nino chances fall again
Study looks at soil characteristics of Idaho wine region
Vintage Atlantic Wine Region to take promotion across state lines
The Demand for Sustainability Resonates with the Wine Industry
Former Napa Wine Executive Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion Scheme
‘Wonderful’ conditions forecast for Pacific Northwest vineyards
Winemakers Use Art to Attract an Audience for Wine
In a campaign about nothing, a $100k wine club membership makes a splash
Earthquake Rocks Constellation Brands’ Foundations in the Wine Industry
Mosel winemakers upset after rally cars flatten vines
Why Earthquakes Make Napa Wine Taste So Good
Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction pulls in record $4 million
Have Robert Mondavi Jr and Christopher R. King Made the Best Cult Wine in Napa?
Crimson Wine Buying Sonoma Vineyard With 98-Year-Old Zinfandel Vines
Women for WineSense to host 2 Vin de France events this month
In an earthquake, wine barrels became quarter-ton projectiles
La Residence, a Napa Wine Country Inn, Rebrands to Senza Hotel
