St. Helena, Ca. (September 25, 2019) — ETS Laboratories, the pioneer and leader in wine analysis and testing, has hired winemaker Don LaBorde for the newly created position of director of industry relations.
The...
Paris – February 12, 2019 – Fédération des Tonneliers de France members (French coopers) met in Napa, California on February 1, 2019.
The Annual Meeting gave each Committee Chair the opportunity to provide...
Hybrid grapes don't get much love. France bans them in classified wines, except for Baco Noir in Armagnac distillation. Austria permits their use in the making and selling Uhudler wines in Sudburgenland...
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Growers Sue Napa Winery for Rejecting Grapes Allegedly Tainted by Smoke
A Calistoga couple has filed suit against a Napa Valley winemaker for refusing...
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Chilean Winemaker Learns Napa Lesson
Patricio Celedon may be the only winemaker in the world who went to Napa Valley to learn more about winemaking...
A Foot in Two Industries: How Wine and Weed Cross-Pollinate
Cannabis has long been grown in the shadows, under the canopies of the Emerald Triangle, while wine grapes were grown in the neighboring counties...
How Wineries Are Getting Sold and Still Keeping Their Souls: Making wine may be one of the most romantic and evocative of all professions, but the reality is that it's brutally difficult to earn a reliable...
Innovative Wine Industry Veteran Phil Hurst Announces Changes at Truett-Hurst, Inc.: Phil Hurst, Co-Founder and President and CEO of Truett-Hurst, Inc., announced today that the VML tasting room and ultra-premium...
Fire Threatens Washington Winery, Vineyard Near Red Mountain: A 4,000-acre wildfire near Red Mountain threatened one winery and smoked a handful of Chardonnay vines before being brought under control...
California Winemakers Press for Stricter Label Rules: California winemakers have now enlisted lawmakers and federal regulators in their latest effort to stop the dilution of some vintage names...
