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2014 Winegrape Harvest Welcome Relief for California Wine Market
The Preliminary California Grape Crush Report released today reveals the 2014 winegrape crush was down 7.9% to 3,910,178 from the 2013 record high winegrape crush of 4,245,852 tons…
West Coast ports fully reopen as contract talks resume
West Coast seaports fully reopened Monday after two days during which no ships were unloaded amid a labor dispute between dockworkers and their employers…
Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot on the Rise in U.S.
Chardonnay is still king of the U.S. wine market, but its sales were flat in 2014 for the first time in years, according to Nielsen…
Washington wine grape crop sets record
Washington states wine grape harvest set a record for the third straight year with 227,000 tons in 2014…
Spinning Your Web to Capture Wine Buyers’ Attention
Proposed TTB rule would alter the use of appellation names on wine labels
For Brits, Red Wine More Romantic than Oysters
Winemakers around Europe seek E.U. subsidies for hillside vineyards
Bordeaux ‘returning to favour’ among fine wine buyers
3-Day School For New Midwest Grape Growers
Washington wine industry gathers in Tri-Cities
Higher prices, fewer tons keep North Coast winegrape value unchanged
New Mexico bill would allow doorstep delivery of beer, wine
Planting Bordeaux grapes in Portugal’s Douro ‘nonsense’
Facebook drives users to drink
The Proust Q&A with Robert Parker
Jane Paulsen of Paulsen Vineyards: Sonoma County’s American Gothic
King Estate appoints Mark Feinberg Chief Marketing Officer
Spring Mountain Vineyard Announces New Winemaker
Eberle Winery partner dies at 95
Matriarch of Domaine Weinbach Dies
Yalumba CEO Robert Hill Smith to step down
Fernando Franco Named Wine Grower of the Year
Hearst Ranch Winery hires new winemaking team
Biever Mondavi to chair WWS’ Grand Event
Cork Supply USA Hires Richard McNell as Sales Consultant
Rapper turned winemaker in Portland defies ‘cork dorks’
Stephan Asseo named wine industry person of the year
Meet the man whose Virginia grapes make some of the best wine in the world
All you wanted to know about this year’s Winemakers to Watch