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September 5, 2024
Three Napa Wineries Sue Napa County in Federal Court: After years of their concerns falling on deaf ears, three Napa wineries have joined forces to sue Napa County in federal court to address longstanding...
September 4, 2024
6 Surprising Findings from Wine Market Council DTC Study: In a deeper analysis of the recent Wine Club/DTC Consumer Survey data, WMC researchers identified several surprising findings about how wine consumers...
September 3, 2024
Texas Wine Grape Growers See Uptick in Pierce's Disease: This growing season followed a mild winter and started with good spring moisture conditions, which likely contributed to a rebound in populations...
August 30, 2024
Legislation Signed to Extend Pierce’s Disease Control Program: This week, Governor Newsom signed AB 1861 to extend a vital program within the California Department of Food and Agriculture that protects...
August 29, 2024
Bankruptcy Proves Appeal of California Wine: Vintage Wine Estates did a lot of things wrong in expanding beyond its means, which is why it's in bankruptcy court. But the wineries and wine brands it owns...
August 28, 2024
Winemaker James MacPhail Reclaims MacPhail Family Wines from Hess Persson Estates: Renowned veteran winemaker James MacPhail, known for crafting exceptional Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines from Sonoma,...
August 27, 2024
Sonoma County Winegrowers just received final confirmation that their organization has been awarded two significant California Department of Food & Agriculture's Specialty Crop Block Grants, totaling over...
August 26, 2024
Smoke Taint Revolution - Carbon Fabric to Become Vineyard-Wide Netting: As wildfires become more frequent and intense due to climate change, the need for smoke taint prevention has never been more critical....
August 23, 2024
California Hijacks Regenerative Viticulture: “Regenerative” is the trendiest Earth-friendly farming philosophy out there. So it’s not surprising that organizations would try to hijack and greenwash it...
August 22, 2024
Afternoon Brief: Is Napa Green Just Greenwashing? Napa Green is a certification organization founded in 2004 that has been an independent nonprofit since 2019. About one-third of certified Napa Green vineyards...