Champagne Ditches Expansion Plans // 2026 WINnovation Award Winners Revealed

An almost quarter-century long project to expand Champagne plantings has finally been killed off.

Five wine industry suppliers earned the 2026 WINnovation Awards for breakthrough solutions in AI, irrigation, packaging, and more. See who made the list.

In 2024, James Hall bought back his winery, Patz & Hall, eight years after selling it to wine conglomerate Ste. Michelle Wine Estates — a rare reversal of the California wine industry’s recent consolidation trend. 

Funding will launch Project One Voice, bringing wineries and industry partners together around shared messaging, storytelling and consumer engagement.

The accepted dictum in Bordeaux is that the crus classés and their like act as the ‘locomotive’ for the rest of the region. But with the two worlds growing ever further apart, that hasn’t been the case in recent years.

The 14th annual Southeastern Grape & Wine Symposium heads back to Surry Community College with sessions on regional identity, a vendor showcase, and an evening tasting.

Top performers maximize traditional channels.

Retail customers are embracing crisp, unoaked white, light, chillable red, and sparkling wines this fall season.

The extraordinary story of Domaine de Beudon in Valais, Switzerland

My tasting notes and scores for the latest releases from Ultramarine and the Cruse Wine Co. - great California sparkling and still wines.

A surprisingly upbeat report after a short and hot vintage.

The 2026 harvest on Napa Valley’s Spring Mountain District delivered a season of contradictions: an unusually early start, historically light yields at many properties, bursts of heat, and ripening patterns that sometimes defied growers’ expectations.

After a win for free trade in Ohio, the big question for wine shipping now is what next?

A coalition of political factions rejected the WHO-inspired cancerwarning labels.

1930 law that president used is a 'relic,' lawsuit from New Jersey company says.

Has this once smaller source of revenue devoured wine media at large?

Come Over October lit the spark—now 'Keep Coming Over' carries that spirit through Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year's. See how brands are making it happen.

William Mellon, the owner of manna in Wilmington, North Carolina, is the 2026 MICHELIN Guide American South Sommelier Award winner.

Derek Li, the first Master Sommelier born and raised in Hong Kong, tells Joyce Yip about his journey to bagging the prestigious title, why he believes claims Gen Z are drinking less are overblown, and how somms can find new ways to entice price-sensitive drinkers.