May 18, 2016
Boxed Wine Aims for the Next Level: Higher-end boxed wines continue to thrive, led by Black Box and Bota Box, which dominate the premium side of the business ...
April 27, 2016
eBay Wine Launches Tomorrow, with Drync's Help: eBay, the major online retailer whose mission is to be the world's favorite destination for discovering great value and unique selection, turns its well-seasoned...
April 25, 2016
Wine Buyers Return to Sonoma County Barrel Auction 2016 with Praise for Inaugural Event: In just two short hours and 71 lots representing 14 of Sonoma's 17 appellations, the inaugural Sonoma County Barrel...
April 19, 2016
Vineyard techniques from Rack & Riddle Custom Wine Services’ Director of Winemaking By Penny Gadd-Coster With the arrival of spring, we winemakers find ourselves in the midst of full-blown prep and...
March 28, 2016
How to assess your grape and bottling needs for OND and beyond. With the 2015 vintage tucked away, buds breaking and harvest 2016 looming, now is the ideal time to get prepped for OND, the famous acronym...
January 19, 2016
With sparkling wine growing ever more popular and sales far outpacing still wine, now is the ideal time to carve your niche in this lucrative market. Stop by and taste samples of Rack & Riddle’s...
December 16, 2015
Counterfeit Claims Spark Defamation Action: Wine experts are embroiled in a defamation lawsuit, in which the chairman of The Wine Institute of Las Vegas claims a San Francisco consultant accused him of...
November 11, 2015
California's Wine Industry Heading for a Fall? The decline in Bordeaux prices means many Californian wines are now at a premium, but how much longer can that last?
September 2, 2015
Vintage Wine Estates Buys Napa's Swanson Vineyards: Vintage Wine Estates has continued a recent winery-buying spree, announcing its purchase of Napa Valley's Swanson Vineyards, a pioneer in California...
August 24, 2015
Year After Quake, Napa's Wine Industry Healthy: In the immediate aftermath of last August's earthquake in Napa, photographs quickly circulated of shattered wine racks, toppled barrels and what looked like...