June, 08, 2017 Washington Wastewater Permit Draws Limited Feedback

(Wines&Vines) - The first iteration of Washington’s proposed wastewater permit for wineries drew a sigh of relief from the industry because approximately 80% of the state’s wineries are exempt because they fall below the production threshold of 7,500 cases. Two months after the s...

June, 05, 2017 The story behind Napa's new blockbuster winery: Promontory

(SFChronicle) - Once upon a time, Bill Harlan raced motorcycles, docked a schooner on seven continents and played professional poker. Now, he buys unwieldy swaths of Napa Valley wilderness. Same sensation of thrill seeking, perhaps; different resource set. Harlan rests in a singular sort o...

June, 05, 2017 Napa Valley Wine Train owners plan $100 million resort development

(NVR) - The owners of the Napa Valley Wine Train have submitted an application to the city to build a 348,000-square-foot, five-story resort at the current train station property on McKinstry Street. Such a project will cost an estimated $100 million, said Jake Donoghue, CEO of Noble Ho...

June, 04, 2017 Berkshire Hathaway vs the Three-Tier System

(Wine-Searcher) - The Warren Buffet-owned McLane food distribution company moves forward with its quest for a Texas wine distribution license. While it's debatable whether the US's three-tier, wine-distribution system may be outdated and inefficient, most of the industry players in Texas seem to...

June, 04, 2017 China will drive growth in the global wine market until 2021, according to Euromonitor International data

(Cityam) - China is a major driving force in the global wine market and will contribute a third of world wine sales growth between 2016 and 2021, according to data from Euromonitor International. After five years of stagnation, the wine market is growing again and an extra 3.2bn litres of wine w...

June, 04, 2017 ‘HARRY POTTER’ PUB PLANNED FOR LONDON

(TDB) - A ‘Harry Potter’-inspired wizarding pub complete with moving pictures, levitating candles and wand-operated beer taps could be opening in London, if a fantasy fan’s Kickstarter campaign receives enough support from the franchise’s legions of fans. Entrepreneu...

June, 04, 2017 Estimated $15.5 million raised at Auction Napa Valley with Francis Ford Coppola as guest chef

(PD) - The Coppola Family, assisted by a supporting cast of vintners, chefs and volunteers, drew an audience of 950 to the grassy fairway at Meadowood Resort in St. Helena Saturday to raise money for the Napa Valley community during the 37th annual Auction Napa Valley. Temperatures in the m...

June, 01, 2017 CLIMATE ACTIVISTS ON WHAT PULLING OUT OF THE PARIS ACCORD MEANS FOR BEER & WINE’S FUTURE

(CNBC) - President Donald Trump  announced on Thursday  that he will start the process of taking the United States out of the Paris climate accord. It will take up to four years to break off from the agreement, but once that happens, the United States will join Nicaragua and Syria as the ...