June 8, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO – Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that California winery tasting rooms can reopen to visitors where permitted by counties. The state-approved guidance...
May 22, 2020
Interview with John Hinman: Pending ABC Emergency Order Puts Alcohol License Holders at Risk: "They will be able to shut down a licensee after a hearing on a five days notice," says John Hinman, founding...
May 21, 2020
Napa County Looks at Wine Country Growth: Napa County is considering how to mold the future of its world-famous wine country balancing a host of factors, from housing demands to requests for wineries in...
May 20, 2020
Napa County Releases Crop Report; 2019 Wine Grape Crop Worth $938 Million: Napa County’s wine grape crop in 2019 saw a 13.5% decrease in volume and a 9.6% decrease in value as compared to 2018, according...
May 20, 2020
Images from California Wine Regions Provide Beautiful Backdrops for Meetings and Virtual Happy Hours SAN FRANCISCO —Ever wish you were touring California wine country instead...
May 19, 2020
Average Bottle Price Drops 21% for DTC Channel in April: Nielsen Beverage Alcohol Practice reports that year-over-year growth rate for total off-premise alcohol dollar sales within Nielsen measured channels...
May 19, 2020
Wine Institute has launched a new series of Market Intelligence Webinars focusing on key international markets (UK/Ireland, Asia, Europe, Canada, Japan and Mexico) to support California wine...
May 18, 2020
The First Wineries Re-Opened This Weekend, but Restrictions Still Present a Challenge: Ernie Bayless said he and the staff at Wise Villa Winery, located about a half-hour northeast of Sacramento, California,...
May 18, 2020
Join Wine Institute at 10am, every Tuesday in May for “Behind the Wines” with Elaine Chukan Brown. The California Wine Export Program is bringing the California winemaking community...
May 13, 2020
Wine Adjusts to Evolving Marketplace Amid Pandemic: Virtual vineyard and winery tours, dinner-and-wine kits, and supper-at-home have replaced the pre-pandemic Lets eat out tonight adventures, and Ciatti,...