A California wine region’s long-simmering battle against the government is bubbling over // American Cancer Society cancels alcohol industry fundraiser

A reformist movement is brewing in Napa Valley, notorious for being California’s most regulated wine region. 

The American Cancer Society had an optics problem: its annual Wine and Spirits Industry's Gala. It decided to do something about it.

Company expands commitment to American agriculture and beer supply chain with support for growers in Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota

Quality winemakers are doubling down with fresh vineyard sources and new bottlings. Discover three compelling Cabernet projects shaping Napa's future.

The announcement, which Trump made on his social media platform, buys time for more negotiations and avoids, for now, another strain in already tense relations between the historic allies.

Ridge, High West, J. Lohr and more join 100% Cork's "Drink Responsibly. Choose a Bottle with a Natural Cork" campaign. Why the closure choice matters for F&B.

Four wine producers, a chef-driven market, and plans for a gourmet restaurant and distillery are coming together at the reimagined 60-acre Edna property southeast of downtown San Luis Obispo.

Harvest Woodinville, a long-planned, oft-delayed mixed-use development, is now beginning to open to the public. Finally. 

A new EU trade agreement offers a significant tariff relief for exports, as Canada offers immediate market gains, reports Felicity Carter. Meanwhile, a fresh 50 million Australian dollar fund helps local wineries pursue new trade concepts.

The percentage of Americans who report drinking alcohol is holding at a record-low 54% for a second year in a row.

Dynasty Fine Wines Group has issued another profit warning, saying earnings for the first half of 2026 are set to fall sharply.

While it’s no surprise that, over the nearly 300-year history of winemaking in California, it has had its own rich years — vintages of critical acclaim, recognition through events like the Judgement of Paris — and dry years –– periods of oversupply and bulk-wine glut.

The latest group also includes the first Masters of Wine based in Portugal and Hungary.

Early harvests; authorities postpone estimates

With record early harvests across the northern hemisphere, the climate has reset and winemakers are having to adjust.

English fizz-maker Nyetimber is expecting to see its earliest harvest yet, with fingers crossed for a vintage year, triggered by the swathe of heatwaves that have scorched the UK this summer. 

Discover how grapevines in Italy's Puglia region produced 277% more grapes when grown beneath solar panels, overturning the long-held belief that more sunlight equals higher yields. Learn about the implications for agrivoltaics and sustainable farming practices.

This innovative trial explores a variety of test plots of native grasses to solve water issues.

Remembering Gerald Boyd, veteran wine journalist and early Wine Spectator editor.

Sam Neill was a fine actor and “a very nice man.” But Nick Ryan is “one of many who suspect “his proudest achievements sprang from the soil.”