Antitrust Suit Leaves Big Distributors Sweating: A lawsuit against America's biggest two wine and spirit distributors could be a landmark action with far-reaching effects...
The Not-So-Secret Reason California Wineries Are Constantly Fighting Over Name Rights: Ask a vintner what’s the hardest part about starting a winery, and one answer they might give is: choosing a name...
2022 International Women’s Wine & Spirits Competition Now Accepting Submissions: Now in its fifteenth year, the prestigious International Women’s Wine Competition has this year added spirits to its lineup,...
Using Alternative Yeasts to Replace Sulfites in Wines: New research shows that non-Saccharomyces yeasts could be an effective way to cut sulfur dioxide use in the cellar—and even the vineyard...
There are More Merges and Acquisitions in Wine Than Ever Before—Here’s Why: In recent years, mergers and acquisitions in the wine industry have become increasingly common. During the latter half of 2020...
Sebastopol Vintner Admits Guilt for Killing Man, Injuring Boy While Driving Drunk in Sonoma County Court: A Sebastopol vintner pleaded guilty in Sonoma County Superior Court Wednesday to vehicular manslaughter...
Chemical Analysis Reveals Effects of Wildfire Smoke on Grapes and Wines: A new study provides practical guidelines for using biomarkers to identify ‘smoke taint’ in grapes and wines affected by the smoke...
The San Luis Obispo Coast Named by TTB as Wine’s Newest AVA: The SLO Coast Wine Collective is proud to announce the San Luis Obispo Coast is the newest American Viticultural Area (AVA), a designation awarded...
Smoke on the Vineyards: Wine Industry Looks for Solutions to a Continuing Problem: Hundreds of wine industry owners and professionals joined a Tuesday seminar on wildfire smoke’s effect on wine, searching...
Spirits Shipments Grew Twice as Much as Wine in US, Reveals Report: However, wine sales were way ahead of beer in e-commerce during 2021, shows the latest report by financial service provider Rabobank,...
