Accolade Wines CEO Robert Foye steps down // Enology and Viticulture Research Journal Moves to Open Access Beginning in 2025

Robert Foye first joined Accolade Wines in 2020 as chief operating officer, being promoted to CEO that same year.

The American Journal of Enology and Viticulture (AJEV), a publication by the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV), will move to full open access (OA) effective January 2025.

A week after vying for two Napa Valley wineries from the Vintage Wine Estates portfolio, the top bidder has doubled the offer price. Vintage filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in late July and plans to sell off most assets.

It might sound counterintuitive, but the collapse of Vintage Wine Estates shows the strength of California's industry.

The court decision is the latest turn in a yearslong legal fight between Sonoma County and environmental groups who contend the county is not doing enough to study and regulate heavy groundwater pumping and its impact on streams and aquatic wildlife.

Just as the harvest of vintage 2024 gets under way in California, Amador County’s wine community is being jolted by news that Trinchero Family Estates is closing and putting on the market its Shenandoah Valley winery Terra d’Oro.

Decanter takes a look at the very challenging vintage of 2023 across the state of New York, from its famed Finger Lakes to Lake Erie and the Hudson Valley.

The first harvest shears could be heard in the vineyards of Bordeaux on August 22, marking the start of the region’s 2024 grape harvest.

“I expect to see some stabilization in wine sales over the next year as inflation abates and interest rates come down, though a return to outright growth looks improbable.”

It is hardly a closely guarded secret that present market conditions are not good and unlikely to improve any time soon on La Place.

IWSR analysis highlights three key reasons Millennials are the age cohort boosting the no-alcohol segment in the US.

Are any of the drinks backed by famous names worth a star rating? One singer has a surprise hit.

Brown-Forman reaffirms its full year outlook, despite reporting lower volumes and profit decline, citing shifting ordering patterns.

Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ), a leading beverage alcohol company, announced today it will report financial results for its second quarter ending August 31, 2024, on Thursday, October 3, 2024, before the open of the U.S. markets.

Wine Australia has announced the promotion of Dr Paul Smith to the position of general manager of research and innovation.

In the exclusive interview with Xing Wei MW, the latest and youngest MW in China, he opens up about his past struggles, the arrogance and prejudice he once saw as the industry’s biggest challenges, why he considered leaving wine industry the moment he achieved the MW title, and what ultimately made him stay.

USDA has introduced a new crop insurance endorsement to help California winegrape growers protect against the effects of wildfire smoke.

The California Department of Insurance confirmed it has approved the latest filing from the nation’s sixth largest home insurer, raising rates in the Golden State by an average 34%.