Family Coppola acquires vineyard in Oregon’s Willamette Valley

(PD) - The Family Coppola said Monday it has acquired a 42-acre vineyard in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, making it the latest Sonoma County wine company to buy a stake in the Beaver State as its reputation for fine wine grows. The Geyserville-based winery founded by famed film director...

Napa County continues remote winery discussion

(NVR) - Napa County is searching for ways to handle wineries proposed for challenging locations often far from the Napa Valley floor, be it considering vehicle trips generated or discouraging custom crush facilities. The Board of Supervisors spent an hour and a half last week searching f...

The 2018 Bordeaux Harvest Report

(Wine-Searcher) - 2018 shapes up to be another excellent year for Bordeaux. Well, Bordeaux had another great vintage in 2018 – at least, those who managed to ward off the mildew did. The pattern of the year – a hard winter, then rain, then humidity, then rain, then spray, ...

Elyse Winery sold, buyer promises to preserve heritage

(NVR) - Elyse Winery, a steadfast figure in a small, but notable, corner of Napa wine, has traded hands. In a sale that closed last week, longtime owners and founders Nancy and Ray Coursen handed off the winery to Cheryl Foil and Josh Peeples of Yountville. The sale includes the...

Average to Challenging Wine Harvest in Midwest

(Wines&Vines) - The upper Midwest encompasses a large area, and growing regions in Ohio, for example, often do not experience the same weather events as the cold climate region in Minnesota. The main factor impacting this year’s harvest was the rain that many vineyards across the reg...

Kroger launches online wine store and delivery service

(Kiro7) - Kroger has begun its  soft launch of an online wine shopping and delivery service .  Kroger Wine  will be available in 13 states, as well as Washington, D.C., across Kroger Co. stores, including Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, King Soopers, QFC, Smith’s Food and Drug, Fry...

Welch’s Global Ingredients Group launches new grape juice solutions for the wine industry

Grape juice supplier Welch’s Global Ingredients Group has embarked on a foray into the wine industry. The company has launched a Niagara grape juice solution that is designed to be a cost-effective but high-quality filler or base wine for a broad variety of different wine styles. The Ni...

ARGYLE WINERY AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST COLLEGE OF ART TO UNVEIL THIRD ANNUAL “ART OF SPARKLING” RELEASE

DUNDEE, Ore. – Argyle Winery is excited to announce that it will be unveiling its limited-edition 2015 Art of Sparkling Vintage Brut at a special event to be held on September 15th. As part of Argyle’s philanthropic support of the Oregon arts community, Art of Sparkling is a unique prog...

Wine Business Monthly and Wines & Vines, both owned by the Wine Communications Group, will merge under the Wine Business Monthly

(SONOMA, CA)- Wine Communications Group, owner of both Wine Business Monthly magazine and Wines & Vines magazine, announced that the two leading business-to-business wine publications will merge under the Wine Business Monthly brand, effective with the January 2019 issue. Wine Communi...