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Sonoma County’s Jackson Family Among Vineyard Owners Impacted by Kincade Fire
The Kincade fire, driven by fierce winds, whipped through choice vineyards and Sonoma County Wine Country estates, damaging or destroying some of the regions most valuable property. In the midst of the smoke and haze that hung thick as the mercury rose over the Alexander Valley, Jackson Family Wines scion Julia Jackson’s home, and numerous buildings on the Jackson Family estate, were destroyed …
PG&E Admits It May Have Ignited Kincade Fire
California’s biggest utility admitted its electrical equipment may have ignited a wildfire burning in Sonoma County Friday, despite blackouts imposed across the region to prevent blazes …
Wine Producers and US Importers Delay Price Increases
On 18 October, the US government imposed tariffs of 25% on French, German, Spanish and UK wines under 14% abv. Leslie Gevirtz discovers that wine producers and US wine importers won’t raise their prices until after the New Year …
Napa County’s PG&E Customers Told to Brace for More Power Shutdowns This Weekend
All but 500 Napa County residents who lost power Wednesday have been restored, but another shutdown is in the offing for this weekend, the county said Friday morning …
Harvest Delayed? Talk to Your Crop Insurance Agent
Chardonnay Evolves Deliciously Throughout the Northwest
Abundant Harvest in Grand River Valley Wine Region
Your Guide to Miami’s Major Natural Wine Moment
Burgundy May Not be Such a Great Investment After All
Two Wineries in Puglia Sabotaged
Rioja Celebrates a High Quality Harvest
Fall of Berlin Wall Transformed Fortunes of Saxony Wine
Welcome to the Wine Garden of England
Queensland Wineries Support New Strategy to Build International Wine Tourism
What Makes a White Wine Ageworthy?
Wine Women 2019 Conference
November 5, 2019 – Sonoma, CA , USA
Upgrade Your Holiday Marketing with Dazzling Visual Content
November 6, 2019 – Webinar
SommCon® San Diego
November 13 , 2019 – San Diego, CA, USA
Rootstock
November 14, 2019 – Napa, CA, USA
8th Annual North Coast Wine Industry Expo
December 5, 2019 – Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Wine Sales Representative
DM Vineyards and Partners – Los Angeles, CA, USA
Lab Tech in Custom Crush Winery
The Wine Foundry – Napa, California, USA
Head Chef/Kitchen Manager
Coyote Sonoma – Healdsburg, California, USA
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Wineries Sue Insurers for $20 Million in Smoke Taint Losses
What to Expect When Cal Expo Hosts the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium for 2020
Napa County Works on Permit Streamlining for Small Wineries
Mitigating for Smoke Exposure and Returning Value to Tainted Wine
Despite Public Concerns, Napa County Approves a ‘Remote’ Winery on a Mountain Road
Exceptional Fruit Coming onto Crush Pads Throughout Napa Valley as 2019 Harvest Continues
Leaving Unsold Grapes on Vine ‘Makes Sense’
Vineyard Investigations of St. Helena Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against E&J Gallo
Sustainable Packaging Likely to Become Battleground for Premium Alcohol Producers, Says GlobalData
Decision on Fate of Walt Ranch Could be Determined by San Francisco Appeals Court
New Law, Citing Napa as Inspiration, Seeks to Change Status Quo of Farmworker Housing
Treasury Wine Estates Chief Executive Michael Clarke to Step Down
Rain, Freeze Nip Washington Wine Grapes
Why We Should Be Talking About Open-Air Winemaking
Close to Home: Farmworkers and the Wealth of Wine Country