California’s Holy Grail: The Good $20 to $30 Wine // The Wine Industry Hits Back

Cheap bottles have mostly meant bad, processed wines. The hope is that good wine from well-farmed grapes at a slightly higher price will fill a need.

Europe's wine sector held an event in Brussels to discuss science and moderate consumption with EU politicians. Public health groups protested the presence of trade representatives in policy debates. Felicity Carter examines the background.

Oregon’s winemaking centre is swelling with new talent – here are some of the buzziest new names to seek out. Above, Josh Wludyka, Bertrand de Villaine, Thomas Savre and Dominique Lafon of Académie.

The Old Vine Registry (OVR) has today launched the OVR Seal, a programme which allows registered producers to indicate their old-vine status to consumers via wine labels and digital marketing materials.

‘They’re not thinking about the same things the winemaker’s thinking about.’

When the James Beard Foundation announced its national culinary awards this summer, both the hospitality industry and the general public tuned in to see who topped the list in each category.

Massachusetts-based Martignetti Cos. has completed its previously announced acquisition of RNDC’s 17-state control state business.

Spectrum Wine has acquired Wine Cellar Club, adding approximately 34,000 square feet of professional wine storage across two Irvine, California, facilities and expanding its total storage footprint to more than 73,000 square feet.

Australian Vintage has struck a deal to sell a clutch of assets which it uses for its Nepenthe wine brand, a filing shows.

The declining market doesn’t appear to have depressed wine industry wages although the average bonus amount did take a hit compared to last year.

The Napa Valley Grapegrowers will host the 2026 ROOTSTOCK Conference on Thursday, November 5, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center.

Summit Lake and Smith-Madrone seek to keep doing what they've already been doing for decades -- hosting visitors, holding events, and pouring wine -- while their lawsuit against Napa County moves forward.

Some 20,000 bottles of rare wine worth millions of dollars remain unclaimed more than three years after the implosion of New York City wine store Sherry-Lehmann.

French Cognac producers are facing another difficult harvest as falling sales in China and the United States squeeze an industry that sends 98% of its production outside the European Union. Cognac sales have fallen from about 230 million bottles in 2023 to 140 million, according to Euronews.

New Zealand wine exports grew from 288.8 million to 306.2 million litres in the 12 months to June 2026, despite tough conditions for the country's wine industry.

Jordan Vineyard & Winery releases its 2023 Sauternes in partnership with Château Guiraud—a limited-edition late-harvest wine blending Sonoma craft with French Sauternes tradition.

What you need to know about riddling, or remuage, the art of turning sparkling wine bottles at an incline for sediment to accumulate in the neck of the bottle.

Listen in as Sebastián Zuccardi explains how concrete vessels help to define his winemaking style and Andrew Beckham discusses making his own clay vessels for use in his and others' wineries.

In the final story of this two-part series, Scott and host Carol Collison talk about Scott’s acquisition of the virtual brand Realm Cellars in 2012.