August 31, 2022
Sonoma County Supervisors Approve Evacuation Zone Measure for Farmers: The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a measure that would establish a new program for farmers to access their...
August 10, 2022
Wine Direct Shipping Ebbs but Remains Above Pre-Pandemic Levels, Report Says: Consumers who moved to getting wine shipped directly to their homes when they couldn’t or were reluctant to visit the vintners...
August 10, 2022
Noted Journalist, Virginie Boone, Is Writing the Weekly Column SANTA ROSA, Calif. (August 10, 2022) – A new weekly series, inspired by the good works of Sonoma County’s winegrape growing community,...
July 20, 2022
Mexican Beauty Queen, Romanian-Dutch Man Arrested After Chase Across Europe Over $1.7 Million Wine Theft: A former Mexican beauty queen and a Romanian-Dutch accomplice have been arrested in Croatia over...
April 29, 2022
AI Sommelier Generates Wine Reviews Without Ever Opening a Bottle: A new algorithm writes wine and beer reviews that sound like they were penned by human critics. Is that a good thing?...
April 28, 2022
By Barbara Barrielle I first heard the concept of “workplace” or “worker” sustainability when interviewing Paul Draper, winemaker at Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello and Lytton Springs. Draper has long...
April 22, 2022
Farming for the Future Marks New Milestone in Sonoma County: Winegrape commission announces installation and use of ford pro telematics available to all winegrape farmers...
April 21, 2022
Winegrape Commission Announces Installation and Use of Ford Pro Telematics Available to All Winegrape Farmers SANTA ROSA, Calif. (April 21, 2022) – Today, Sonoma County Winegrowers took another step...
February 3, 2022
Wine Tanker Used to Smuggle Thousands of Kilos of Drugs Across Europe: A full wine tanker was used to smuggle thousands of kilos of drugs between Italy and Spain it has been discovered, as Italian police...
February 3, 2022
Effort Will Build Off Local Wine Community’s Sustainability Leadership SANTA ROSA, Calif. (February 3, 2022) — Ever wonder what the farm of the future will look like? Chances are you won’t...