November 18, 2021
New community college programs provide practical training in skills required by local wine industry.
—Robin Shreeves
The East Coast wine industry is growing—and finding itself increasingly in need of educated...
October 13, 2015
Last year Sonoma State’s Wine Business Institute was awarded a WINnovation Award at the North Bay Business Journal’s annual Wine Industry Awards, for its leadership in wine education and partnership...
May 29, 2015
By Elizabeth Hans McCrone
Ray Johnson accepts a 2014 WINnovation Award on behalf of the Sonoma State Wine Business Institute
“Wine education won’t necessarily sell wine, but it gives you a reference to...
May 27, 2015
This week I am in Portland, Oregon for the VESTA curriculum conference. For any of you that don’t know about VESTA (I can’t imagine there are many), it is the Viticulture, Enology Science & Technology...
May 8, 2015
Napa city planners ease up on 75% local-grape rule for wineries in industrial zones: A board member for the Commons, formerly Napa Valley Corporate Park, argued for the change, saying the clash of city...