Ciatti California Report July 2025: Growers Face Decision Time // Johnson Brothers Expands Partnership with St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery into Six New Markets

Growers face decision time; inventory scrutinized by vintage.

This expansion builds on the company’s existing relationship in Iowa, Nebraska, North Carolina, and West Virginia, bringing the total to ten markets nationwide.

A wildfire that reached the northwestern outskirts of France's second-biggest city of Marseille was under control on Wednesday, but not over, officials said, warning that it could flare up again.

NASAA Certified Organic has been placed in administration and ceased all operations.

The U.S. Board of Geographic Names will hear arguments over the creek running through Napa’s To Kalon Vineyard; Robert Mondavi Winery owner argues To Kalon is a brand not a place.

New York-based importer and marketer Vintus has aligned with Breakthru Beverage Group in the California market, effective September 1, following the news that RNDC will be exiting the Golden State.

New levies, apart from the 25% on auto parts and 50% on steel and aluminium, will come into effect on 1 August.

Reciprocal tariffs that were set to hit many countries on July 9 have been pushed back to August 1, 2025. Duty rates for some countries could be higher or lower than those announced on Liberation Day back in April 2025.

In a pivotal ruling with wide-reaching implications for the protection of geographical indications, the EU General Court has sided with Comité Champagne and INAO in rejecting the ‘Nero Champagne’ EU trade mark application.

The latest North Bay Business Journal research focuses on legal resource providers to California North Coast’s wine industry.

No one was happy with this year's Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, but some producers just don't see a problem.

A little well-crafted truth telling can go a long way.

Employees flagged pay, mental health and burnout as key worries in the global report, with one consultant saying more "middle management training" is the solution.

The government has announced an additional $1.1 million will be added to the $3.5 million Grape and Wine Sector Long-term Viability Support Package, delivered by Wine Australia, to support the resilience of the sector following the oversupply of red wine.

Proximo Spirits has become the latest key supplier to move to the Breakthru Beverage Group portfolio in California, as the reverberations from RNDC’s exit from the Golden State continue.

Effective July 1, Copa Fina is the exclusive wholesale source for Sokol Blosser's portfolio of wines.

One of the UK’s leading wine estate agents has warned that a growing number of English wine producers are suffering financially and looking to sell up.

There is no question that wine faces significant issues.

Any vacation requests from the 11th of August onward are being denied. Such was the ominous beginning to an interview with a winery owner in DO Terra Alta for a forthcoming report.

The abundance of wind is such that the winery actually only uses half of the electricity it generates. The rest is fed back into the grid.

In laboratory experiments, the nine pesticides that are used in viticulture and on other crops, far exceeded the two-day threshold set by the Stockholm Convention for the half-life of chemicals in the atmosphere.

Join Kent Daane on American Vineyard Live to explore top strategies for vine mealybug and pest control in 2025.