Riverland grape growers call for moratorium on vine plantings // Drought-Free Status for California Through 2025? Forecasters Think So

With the equivalent of more than 860 Olympic swimming pools worth of wine in storage and growers being paid 1970s prices for grapes, the industry is in a crisis bordering on catastrophe.  

Water supply in a surplus thanks to consecutive seasons of wild winter storms and atmospheric rivers.

Across California, growers are tearing out vineyards to reduce the state’s winegrape-bearing acreage in response to declining wine sales.

I joined in with the group of around 500 other folks who showed up live to CalRecycle’s informational webinar on what they CA CRV reporting will mean for wineries.

NAWR will urge all members of the alcohol beverage community to embrace the principles outlined in the new Direct Shipping Bill of Rights.

Leaders from major wine industry groups told the TTB Feb. 29 that future wine labeling regulations in the U.S should utilize digital QR codes and align with EU standards on ingredient and nutritional labeling.

This legislation seeks to incentivize sustainable agricultural practices, undertaken by winegrape growers and other ag producers, by offering a tax credit for the utilization of compost to enhance carbon sequestration efforts.

Although bigger than Chablis Premier Cru and Chablis Grand Cru, the area for Petit Chablis production is relatively little.

Chianti Classico has recently been divided into 11 UGAs (Unità Geografiche Aggiuntive, which translates inelegantly into Additional Geographical Units). This move, from the 2022 vintage, allows producers to indicate where the grapes came from in this large appellation.

In a bid to enhance wine quality, improve working conditions, and increase the vine’s resilience to extreme weather, one high-end Argentine wine estate is not only going organic, but planting trees and ditching the tilling.

The questions for grape growers are: can vinifera varieties (currently planted) be grown at economically viable levels, with typicity, in warmer regions? What would need to be done in the vineyard to do so?

The South African wine industry has a few tricks up its sleeve to weather a maelstrom of political chaos this year.

Germany recorded an increase in the value of its wine exports in 2023 but volumes fell, data from the German Wine Institute (DWI) indicates.

When Jayson Hu first attended Premiere Napa Valley as a trade bidder a decade ago, he sought rare wines for his wine-seeking clients around the world. Fast forward to this year, and Hu, now a Napa Valley vintner, debuted his new wine brand Fairest Creature at the 2024 Premiere Napa Valley trade wine auction.

The Sunshine State sailed through the pandemic and has been partying ever since. As salaries are high, there’s a need for a supply of premium wine.

When Eiji Akaboshi learned he is related to Sonoma County wine legend Kanaye Nagasawa, his love of wine suddenly made sense.

The legal battle for control of Bordeaux’s Château Giscours has ended, with the Albada Jelgersma family assuming full, undisputed ownership.