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The Great Haut-Brion Price Hack
It’s no surprise that the most expensive wine traded on the Liv-Ex fine wine exchange in 2018 was one that dragged the superlatives from the critics. Such wines are obviously rare and expensive, especially when they come from Bordeaux, but we’ve found a little hack that could see you getting similar quality for a much-reduced price…
Domaine Carneros Wins Best Sparkling for Third Time at North Coast Wine Challenge
Winemaker Eileen Crane came to California from Connecticut with no job and really no qualifications to make wine other than her degree in nutrition from her alma mater, UConn, where she had been teaching…
Sonoma County Explores Fees to Pay for New Groundwater Management Plan
Thousands of Sonoma County residents who rely on groundwater will likely see new fees on their property tax bill next fall, helping pay for a legally required groundwater regulatory plan…
“Farm Bill” Passed: Good News for Grape Growers and Winemakers
On Dec.11 the Senate passed H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, a.k.a. the Farm Bill, with an 87-13 vote, and the following day the House of Representatives approved the legislation with an equally bi-partisan vote of 369-47…
Van Duzer Corridor Is Approved by the TTB
Ciatti Global Market Report: What Happened in the World of Wine This December?
Average Bulk Wine Pricing by U.S. Appellation
Southwestern US States Close to Sealing Drought Deal
Fine Wine Outperformed Global Equities in 2018
Interview: Deirdre Mahlan, President, Diageo North America
SB Voices: Panic at Pernod Ricard?
Austria’s Most Popular Red Wine Bears a Nazi’s Name and Must Change It, Group Argues
Four Reasons Why UK Consumers are Drinking Less Wine
Yealands Fined over Historical Breaches of NZ Wine Act
Rebuilding Wine Country, Eight Cottages at a Time
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Free Flow Wines – Sonoma, CA, USA
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Gemeny Winery and Vineyards – Brandywine, MD, USA
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Martin Ray Winery – Russian River Valley, CA USA
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Wine Speak Paso Robles
January 7-10, 2019 – Atascadero, CA, USA
Grapevine Nursery Stock: Vine Health and Disease Status by Industry Experts Dr. James Stamp and Dr. Alan Wei
January 16, 2019 – Placerville, CA, USA
2019 Dollars & $ense Seminar and Trade Show
January 17, 2019 – Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium
January 23-24, 2019 – Concord, CA, USA
Unified Wine & Grape Symposium
January 29-31, 2019 – Sacramento, CA, USA
Gloomy Outlook for Smaller Wineries
8 New American Viticultural Areas on the Horizon in California
More Wine Industry Professionals Than Ever Drawn to WIN Expo for Learning and Discovery
Napa County Takes First Step to Rein in Wineries That Break the Law
Illinois Distributor’s Massive Payout to TTB
A 31% Increase in Number of California Wineries Makes Financial Success That Much Harder
How We Will Drink Wine in 2019: Trends According to Winemakers and Pros
Opus One Sues Supplier Alleging Barrels Were Contaminated with TCA
Napa Valley Vintner Jean-Charles Boisset Buys Oakville Grocery
A Snapshot of the American Wine Consumer in 2018
Gallo Attributes Growth to Customers Trading Up
Somm Cheat Probe Going Nowhere
Is Oregon Wine Afraid of Meiomi-zation?
Holiday Horror Stories from the Land of Retail