Why California Wineries are Embracing Fire to Avoid Disaster // It was the bible for California winemakers. But what if it was all wrong?

If you’ve perused a selection of California wines recently, you might have noticed something strange. There are 2019 vintages available and 2021 vintages, but there’s a big hole in the market where 2020 wines should be, especially Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa and Sonoma counties.

The Winkler Index was the gold standard for where to grow wine grapes. Then the climate...

“I don’t think that word means what you think it does…” Today I will say what most distributors will not come out and say to their suppliers. “Your definition of ‘partnering’ and ours are completely different.

Hi everyone, The Grape Data Tool is my most popular public resources. It distills nearly every Acreage and Crush Report since 1991 into a single Excel workbook with a quick and easy interface. I have also added a variety of tools to make it easy to pull out a great deal of derivative data.

In an effort to better understand potential cannabis concerns in the beverage alcohol industry, I sat down with Petalfast’s Arun Kurichety. Further expanding on Arun’s keynote address at the 2023 Sovos ShipCompliant Wine Summit, we discussed trends in the cannabis industry and what alcohol producers should know.

A Napa company thinks this Wine Country tradition can get Millennials to drink...

Cabernet is king; Resilient Sauvignon Blanc sales show markets embrace

In an effort to safeguard wine grape growers in the top three wine-producing states in the United States—Washington, Oregon, and California—new legislation has been introduced this week by U.S. Senator

The perfect pairing for certain fine vines may be grasses. A new study by Penn State researchers shows that in regions with fertile soils that receive plenty of rainfall, growing cover crops under the vines so that the vineyard floor is completely covered with vegetation is a sustainability strategy.

It’s always important to make the most of every single guest walking through the tasting room door. While most wineries are hiring friendly staff with strong service hearts, sales skills continue to be an area of opportunity for our industry. Many people worry that selling wine is too pushy, but the reality is, it’s an extension of great hospitality.

The report captures new data on adult diners who are likely to order drinks, and how operators have changed their drinks options to drive

A cheeky marketing campaign announces Honig Winery’s decision to stop using foil...

WES Brands, parent company of Flecha Azul Tequila and BSB Flavored Whiskey, announces today that industry leader, Shelly Stein, has been appointed as Chairman of the WES Brands Advisory Board.

The latest episode of I'll Drink to That! features wine critic Jean-Emmanuel Simond, who, among other things, decries the high-acid trend in white wine.

At Enoforum 2023, the preliminary results of the D wines project - Diversity of Italian White Wines - "Knowing and Enhancing the Identity and Diversity of Italian White Wines," a project that involved the collaboration of no less than seven universities: Verona, Turin, Padua, Trento, Bologna, the Federico II of Naples and the Edmund Mach Foundation of San Michele all'Adige, were presented.

Heat waves can be detrimental to growers, viticulturist says.

A grant of nearly $3 million will support a project led by Australian Vintage to develop wines with lower alcohol and calories.

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Spanish researchers employ high-power ultrasound (sonication) on Monastrell grapes, comparing the resulting rosé to traditionally macerated wine.

Four decades prior to homebrewing's legalization, beermakers were forced to turn to wine shops to help them be able to illegally brew.