2018 Wine Harvest Report: Sonoma Sings of an Ideal Year

(WS) - Cooler temperatures and moderate weather lead to a long growing season, allowing grapes to ripen smoothly After the stress of 2017, Sonoma winemakers hoped for a more relaxed harvest this year, and Mother Nature gave it to them. Last year  brought scorching temperatures  that tr...

Napa Adopts New Rules For Non-Compliant Wineries

(WB) - Napa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday adopted new rules to help wineries become compliant with the provisions of their permits. The resolution was approved over objections from environmentalists and others who called the efforts a “whitewash” Non-compliant wineries...

Oregon Liquor Commission Challenges California-Produced Wine Brand

(Forbes) - Joe Wagner, of the  Caymus  wine brand fame, made major headlines in 2015 when he sold his family’s  Meiomi  brand to Constellation Brands for a whopping $315 million. While he is hardly the first winemaker to have produced a wine brand from grapes shipped ...

Court Decision Crucial for Wine Shipping

(Wine Searcher) Interstate retail could become a little easier after a landmark decision in a US court this week. The looming Supreme Court wine showdown became more likely to have sweeping national impact on direct shipping, thanks to an important ruling this week by a federal appeals court in ...

Florida the Latest Battleground for Interstate Shipping

(Wine-Searcher) - A Florida legal declaration seeks to open the state up to the auction and retail market. Midwestern attorney Robert Epstein is on a mission to open up as many states as possible to interstate shipping. "We have pending cases in Missouri, Illinois and Michigan, which is now o...

“WELCH’S GRAPE JELLY WITH ALCOHOL”: HOW TRUMP’S HORRIFIC WINE BECAME THE ULTIMATE METAPHOR FOR HIS PRESIDENCY

(Vanityfair) - After the deadly Charlottesville riots, Donald Trump responded by . . . plugging his family winery in Virginia. Aided by an expert oenophile, the author takes the bait—and tastes the pain. I thought you needed something good to drink,” the server said, slippi...

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...