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July 17, 2020
Wineries Scramble for Digital Marketing Tools in Pandemic: Hardy Wallace, vintner of Napa's Dirty and Rowdy brand, still holds 900 cases from the 1,200-case March release of wines destined for specialty...
July 16, 2020
In Wine Country, Coronavirus Cases Rise in Cramped Farmworker Housing: As Eppie Ordaz, a grape grower in Sonoma County, readies his vineyard for the late August harvest season, he is stocking masks and...
July 15, 2020
North Coast Wine Challenge Announces 2020 Sweepstakes Winners: Out of 1,059 entries from California’s North Coast, the most ever, these were the best...
July 14, 2020
Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Moves to Virtual Conference and Trade Show in January 2021: Due to concerns about COVID-19, organizers of the 2021 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium announced the event will...
July 13, 2020
Wine Dodges the Tariff Bullet: French luxury goods will face higher tariffs in a transatlantic trade spat, but wine has escaped - for now...
July 10, 2020
Wine Labeling Controversy Triggers Class Action Lawsuit: A Napa Valley winery is accused of misleading consumers about the origins of its Oregon-labeled wines in a proposed class action lawsuit filed June...
July 9, 2020
Michigan Slaps Liquor Distributor with 'Historic' $3 Million Fine: A spirits distributor tied to a 2019 liquor shortage in Michigan will face a $3 million fine, which state officials labeled "historic"...
July 8, 2020
Trump’s Tariffs on European Wine Backfire on US Wine Industry: Last year the Trump administration placed a 25% tariff on a broad section of European wines as part of the WTO judgement against the European...
July 7, 2020
Napa County Again to Close Wine Tasting, Restaurant Indoor Dining as Coronavirus Cases Spike: Starting Thursday, Napa County is on track to again shut down dine-in restaurants, bars, wine tasting rooms...
July 6, 2020
Gallo Sues Napa's Amourvino Winery Over Breach of Contract: E. & J. Gallo Winery is suing Amourvino Winery over an alleged failure to pay almost $80,000 for five and a half tons of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes...