The challenge of estimating crops in a year like 2023 // DTC Shipment Value Dips 2% in July

Exactly one year ago we started the 2022 harvest with four tons of Viognier off the estate. Not this year. Here we're still in such an early stage of veraison that there's a lot more green than red out there...

DtC shipment value fell more than 2% versus a year ago to $145 million in July, according to WineBusiness Analytics/Sovos ShipCompliant. Volume for the month dropped 11% to 341,065 cases.

It seems that hardly a week goes by without some announcement connecting wine with the cryptocurrency concept called NFTs (non-fungible tokens). Well-known names associating their wines with NFTs include Château Malartic-Lagravière a Grand Cru Classé de Graves, Penfolds, Robert Mondavi, Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair in Vosne-Romanée, Burgundy, and Bérèche & Fils and Pierre Peters in Champagne.

The ruling intends to settle an ownership dispute over Henry Enterprises, Inc., or HEI, which owns more than 3,300 acres of farm and forest land in Oregon’s Douglas County.

Australia's wine industry faces severe oversupply problems that will need years to resolve, experts say, pointing to Chinese tariffs, high production and export bottlenecks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deep-sea divers happened upon a shipwreck on the Baltic Sea floor in 2010 and, from the wreckage, recovered 168 bottles of 170-year-old champagne. According to scientists, they had “aged in close-to-perfect conditions at the bottom of the sea.”

CEO Tim Ford said shipping flexibility has been built into the second half of FY24 in case China's tariffs are lifted.

Adam Bilbey, global head of wine & spirits at Christie’s, outlines the challenges of the fine wine market.

There is a clear benefit to adding a more casual, urban tasting room to a winery's main facilities, reveals new wine report.

Trade tasting events are more than just opportunities to showcase your wines; they can be the gateway to securing coveted spots on retail shelves. These events bring together industry professionals, decision-makers, and enthusiasts, creating an environment ripe for forging partnerships …

North Bay winemakers have been tracking the forecast closely, worried about what any rainfall could mean at this key time of year.

Landslides are causing problems in the vineyards of Slovenia following floods described as the most devastating in the country's history.

One of California's thirstiest, Trumpiest water districts is going through a political transformation.

Established eight years ago by Gianluca and Ana Paula Queiroli, Wine Empire is located in the suburbs of Boston, USA. What started as a traditional ‘bricks-and-mortar’ wine...

Auction of Washington Wines is hosting several fundraising events in August that will directly benefit Washington State University’s Department of Viticulture and Enology (V&E). On Aug. 10, the nonprofit is hosting TOAST!, a seated dinner and cel

Mireia Pujol-Busquets spent her childhood surrounded by grapes. Her father, Josep Maria, founded the family’s winery, Alta Alella, in 1991. The current 50-hectare farm, in Barcelona’s Serralada de Marina Natural Park, focused on certified organic farming techniques, creating organic wines ranging from orange and pet-nat to traditional cava.

With Paul Rayner retiring as Chairman and independent non-executive Director, John Mullen has been appointed as Chairman elect.

Bokisch Vineyards' Markus Bokisch with 2023 crop of Macabeu, a Spanish Cava grape now grown in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA. Look out, world, California is almost ready to become a Cava producer!

The heat wave had an impact on crops in Portland. The record-breaking temperatures coupled with the wildfire smoke could have spelled disaster for the Oregon wine crop this year.

Changes approved for American Canyon's future town center Watson Ranch include 186 affordable housing units, more parkland, and street and trail changes.

Where these suits are being filed, why they are being brought, and what they mean.