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August 23, 2021
Becky Wasserman, American Champion of Burgundy's Small Wineries, Dies at 84: From her farm near Beaune, Wasserman represented small winegrowers from around France to U.S. importers and consumers, and was...
August 20, 2021
How Napa's Cakebread Winery Absolved Itself of Starting One of California's Most Destructive Fires: An electric fence at a vineyard was suspected of sparking the 2020 Glass Fire. So the winery commissioned...
August 19, 2021
Fires Finally Reach California Wine Country: Until last weekend, California wine country had – knock on hardwood, preferably fire-resistant maple – so far largely avoided fires in 2021, even as the largest...
August 18, 2021
Redefining the Definition of Balanced Wine: Talking about “balanced wine” used to be perfectly acceptable—until about ten years ago, when the term suddenly became politicized...
August 17, 2021
Permit Sonoma Leads “Visioning” Sessions for Cannabis Regulation: Sonoma County has been actively addressing the cannabis business since the legalization of recreational use. The County’s Board of Supervisors...
August 16, 2021
Right-Wine Extremist from L.A. Who Turned a Lodi Vineyard into a Shooting Range Cops a Plea with Feds: Right-wing extremist Benjamin Jong Ren Hung who, according to FBI court documents, turned his family’s...
August 13, 2021
California Faces Another Dustbowl Vintage: California is used to drought conditions, but this year is one of the driest on record...
August 12, 2021
What the Biden Administration’s Anti-Trust Directive Means for the Wholesale Tier: Experts believe the Executive Order may correct unfair trade practices; few predict any immediate or drastic results....
August 11, 2021
In-Person 5th Annual Wine & Weed Symposium Is Success: Wine Industry Network (WIN) hosted the 5th Annual Wine & Weed Symposium on August 5th at the Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country in Santa Rosa, CA....
August 10, 2021
Delicato-Coppola Deal Receives Federal Approval: The Federal Trade Commission approved the acquisition of Francis Ford Coppola Winery by Delicato, making Delicato the first winery in over a decade to break...