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Study links California drought to global warming
Now a study is asserting a link between climate change and both the intensifying California drought and the polar vortex blamed for a harsh winter that mercifully has just ended in many places…
Wine group expands HQ to south Napa
Crimson Wine Group, owner of the Seghesio, Pine Ridge and other California and Washington brands, plans to relocate its headquarters this summer to south Napa…
Californian Wines Grab 64% of U.S Market
In total 215 million cases of wine produced in California were shipped within the US in 2013, up 3% by volume, with an estimated retail value of $23,1 billion, up 5% by value, according to the San Francisco-based Wine Institute…
Rose most popular wine with younger drinkers, finds survey
Younger drinkers are more than twice as likely to opt for a rosé wine than those aged 35-plus…
Gallo buys Solano vineyard, winery
Feds back off, wine growlers are legal again in Oregon
Menopausal women are the target for new US wine brand – Hot Flash Wines
World of top wine sommeliers seeing a growing number of women breaking wine glass ceiling
California rethinking groundwater regulation
First U.S state passes biotech labeling law
The Green Case for Putting Wine Into Cardboard Bottles
UK Wine Consumption to Increase, Great News for Importers
‘Waters of the US’ EPA proposed rule published
Consumer choice driving South Dakota study on wine imports
Arizona revamps winery license to weed out businesses that don’t produce wine or grow grapes
Can a Cement Suitcase make the Yakima Valley go Sideways? (See Video)
3 Reasons to get excited about this year’s DIRECT Conference
Small and giant wineries are squeezing out the mid-sized
Tiny Suisun Valley and Behemoth E.J. Gallo
Domaine des Baumard Under Screw Cap: 10 Years After
Drinking Wine That Makes a Difference
The world’s boozing habits revealed. There are some surprises.
Thinking outside the box with email marketing
The New California is an Old Story
A short history of why Cabernet is King in America, and why that could be changing
Brewer Reveals Secret to Not Getting Drunk
Lower the Drinking Age – Because Alcohol is Good!
Sweeping Changes in Proposed New York State Liquor Authority Bill Include Expansion for Craft
Germany’s Wine Revolution is Just Getting Started
