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Saving Wine from the Sober Generation
On the subject of Generation Z, market analysts and the wine trade are rarely in agreement a rash of research pieces suggests that young consumers are increasingly shunning alcohol, while business owners insist that this is a red herring …
What if the To Kalon Vineyard Became a California AVA?
Should To Kalon, California’s most hotly contested vineyard, become an appellation? Hear me out. Although To Kalon is in Napa Valley, it operates more like a vineyard in Burgundy …
Climate Change Comes for Oak
Winegrowers looking to cope with climate change can respond relatively quickly: vines can be replanted and productive in less than a decade; in the shorter term, irrigation and canopy management might address issues from one harvest to the next …
Challenges to the 2018 Virginia Vintage: Rain, Insects, Diseases, and Birds
Its well known that the East had an exceptionally wet grape growing season in 2018. Now that the vintage is over and the wine is in the tanks, barrels, and in some cases, the bottles, its possible to look at what actually happened as a result of the bad weather …
When Simplicity Can Be a Winemaking Virtue
Grape Expectations as Smart Agriculture Experts Lead Quest for Better Wine
Gary Eberle Receives the Robert Mondavi Wine and Food Award
Brands Must Elevate Sustainability Conversations Around Flexible Packaging
Jack Ma-Owned Château de Sours Seeks to Repair Neighbor Relations
Women Now the Top Wine Consumers in Germany
Era of Extraction ‘Is Over’ in Central Otago
Yarra Valley Wineries Turn to Smartphone Technology
Pernod Ricard Winemakers Take on ‘Ambitious Goal’ to Eliminate Landfill Waste
Wine Trash and Treasure Reveal Lost City of Winemaking’s Ancient Secrets
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Decoding Aroma Molecules in Wine & Cork
April 3, 2019 – Santa Rosa, CA USA
Oxygen Management to Optimize Sulfite Additions
April 4, 2019 – Webinar
Laffort Rendezvous 2019 – Bio-Protection and Preventing Oxidation
April 16, 2019 – Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Wine Industry Conference
April 18, 2019 – Rohnert Park, CA, USA
3 Tier Wine Symposium
May 22, 2019 – Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Butternut Brand Grew from 1,500 to 100,000 Cases by Paying Close Attention to Market Trends
Vineyard Lawsuit a Test for Napa
New Collective Brings Applied Research, Collaboration to Winemaking Community
After Marathon Debate, Napa County Supervisors Pass Watershed, Tree Protections
Northern California Wine Industry Leaders to Tackle Luxury, Other Top Trends at April 18 Conference
How Can Wineries Reach Millennials? Personal Experience & Shipping Convenience
Grower Sues Chateau Boswell Winery Over Grape Payment
2019 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Lots Revealed
Premium Boxed Wines Surge, Led by Black Box and Bota Box
City of Sonoma to Limit Plaza Tasting Rooms to 25
Expect These 4 Wine Trends to Pop Up Throughout 2019
Rack & Riddle Expands Winemaking Team & Operations
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